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School district · South Carolina · LEAID 4503460

Saluda 01

Saluda 01 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Carolina districts (2,480 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Saluda 01 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,320
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$15,515
Per-pupil spending
2,480
Students enrolled
9th
Pct. in SC
$57,320

Saluda 01 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Carolina districts (2,480 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,320, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,480 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Saluda 01 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Carolina districts (2,480 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 9th percentile for South Carolina
  • 31st percentile nationally
  • 27% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • South Carolina ranks #27 of 49 on the salary estimate and #23 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Saluda 01 ranks #63 of 69 South Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #44 of 69 by per-pupil spending. McCormick 01 pay #1 at $83,878 is not Lexington 03 spending #1 at $32,520 per pupil
  • +22.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs South Carolina median

Among 69 South Carolina districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Saluda 01's instructional payroll puts 77.6% into regular program , 2.8 points above the state median of 74.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median South Carolina district.

Program Saluda 01 SC median Gap
Regular program 77.6% 74.8% +2.8 pp
Special education 14.3% 15.4% -1.0 pp
Vocational programs 4.1% 3.6% +0.5 pp
Other programs 4.0% 5.6% -1.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 69 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4503460 · FY2023.

LEAID 4503460 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Saluda 01 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -12% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P9 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P31 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,480 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Dillon FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,320 estimated average teacher salary · P9 in South Carolina · P31 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Dillon (+$14est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Saluda 01

Salary neighbourhood · Saluda 01

Saluda 01 trails most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Saluda 01

Saluda 01's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,320 31st percentile higher than 31% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Saluda 01 $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Saluda 01 in South Carolina's lower-third pay band

Same 69 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Saluda 01 ranks #63 of 69 South Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #44 of 69 by per-pupil spending. McCormick 01 pay #1 at $83,878 is not Lexington 03 spending #1 at $32,520 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Saluda 01 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Lexington 03 leads spending at $32,520 per pupil; McCormick 01 leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Saluda 01

  • Enrolment grew 6.5% here, from 2,328 students in FY2019 to 2,480 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$57,320.442

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

South Carolina price level
93.5 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$61,320

+7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in South Carolina run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how South Carolina compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Saluda 01

What the Numbers Say About Saluda 01

Saluda 01 is a small school district in South Carolina, serving 2,480 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,515. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,320, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4503460 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the South Carolina statewide average of $64,775, teacher pay in Saluda 01 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Carolina, it pays more than 9% of them. South Carolina itself ranks #27 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Saluda 01 reports $38.5M in total expenditure against $42.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.0M, special-education teacher pay is $1.5M.

How does Saluda 01 compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the South Carolina average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Saluda 01 $57,320
Greenville 01 $66,760
South Carolina avg $64,775
National avg $70,245

Saluda 01 pays -14.1% less than Greenville 01 · per-pupil $15,515 vs $13,774

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable South Carolina districts

On pay, Saluda 01 sits closest to Dillon 04; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Cherokee 01. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Dillon 04
  2. Allendale 01
  3. Union 01
  4. Abbeville 60
  5. Marlboro 01
  6. Chester 01
  7. Newberry 01
  8. Lee 01
  9. Florence 03
  10. Lexington 03
  11. Lexington 04
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Cherokee 01
  2. Anderson 03
  3. Laurens 55
  4. York 02
  5. Marion 10
  6. Dillon 03
  7. Lexington 04
  8. York 01
  9. Barnwell 45
  10. Florence 05
  11. Greenwood 50

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Saluda 01's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Saluda 01: closest on enrollment (2,480 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,320 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$42.5M
Total Revenue
$38.5M
Total Expenditure
$10.5M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.0M
Regular Program
$1.5M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Saluda 01: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 99% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 1% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

South Carolina Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized South Carolina districts belongs to McCormick 01 at $83,878. Placed 63 of 69, Saluda 01 is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Wisconsin and Michigan are the states closest to South Carolina on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all South Carolina districts →

Other South Carolina Districts

Smaller-district sample from 68 South Carolina peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Kershaw 01
$62,236
11,138 students
Hampton
$50,333
2,399 students
Fairfield 01
$69,490
2,278 students
Laurens 56
$63,128
2,715 students
Anderson 03
$62,684
2,737 students
Spartanburg 03
$64,413
2,784 students

This is a sample of 6 from 68 South Carolina districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Saluda 01
What is the average teacher salary in Saluda 01?

The average teacher salary in Saluda 01 is $57,320 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Saluda 01 teacher pay compare to the South Carolina average?

Saluda 01 pays 11.5% less than the South Carolina state average of $64,775. The district's average is $57,320.

How does Saluda 01 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Saluda 01 pays 18.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,320.

What is the per-pupil spending in Saluda 01?

Saluda 01 spends approximately $15,515 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Saluda 01's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Saluda 01's total expenditure of $38.5M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Saluda 01's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.