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Saranac Lake Central School District

Saranac Lake Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,068 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Saranac Lake Central School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$84,489
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$33,835
Per-pupil spending
1,068
Students enrolled
55th
Pct. in NY
$84,489

Saranac Lake Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,068 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $84,489, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,068 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Saranac Lake Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,068 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 55th percentile for New York
  • 79th percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New York ranks #4 of 49 on the salary estimate and #7 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Saranac Lake Central School District ranks #281 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #286 of 635 by per-pupil spending. North Merrick Union Free School District pay #1 at $176,270 is not Downsville Central School District spending #1 at $60,637 per pupil

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Instructional payroll mix vs New York median

Among 674 New York districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Saranac Lake Central School District's instructional payroll puts 70.1% into regular program , 7.3 points below the state median of 77.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Saranac Lake NY median Gap
Regular program 70.1% 77.4% -7.3 pp
Special education 25.5% 18.3% +7.2 pp
Other programs 4.5% 3.5% +1.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 674 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3625740 · FY2023.

LEAID 3625740 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Saranac Lake F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -6% vs state RANK-ST-MID P55 in state RANK-NAT-MID P79 national PPE-HIGH $34K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,068 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Jordan-elbridge FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $84,489 estimated average teacher salary · P55 in New York · P79 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Utica ($659est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Saranac Lake

Salary neighbourhood · Saranac Lake

Saranac Lake sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Saranac Lake

Saranac Lake Central School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$84,489 Top 21% higher than 79% 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%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This district $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

Saranac Lake in New York's lower-third pay band

Same 635 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Saranac Lake Central School District ranks #281 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #286 of 635 by per-pupil spending. North Merrick Union Free School District pay #1 at $176,270 is not Downsville Central School District spending #1 at $60,637 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Saranac Lake Central School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Downsville Central School District leads spending at $60,637 per pupil; North Merrick Union Free School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Saranac Lake Central School District

  • Its per-pupil spending of $33,835 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$84,488.934

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New York price level
107.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$78,345

-7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New York run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.

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 New York 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 Saranac Lake Central School District

What the Numbers Say About Saranac Lake Central School District

Saranac Lake Central School District is a small school district in New York, serving 1,068 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $33,835. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $84,489, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3625740 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New York statewide average of $89,760, teacher pay in Saranac Lake Central School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 55% of them. New York itself ranks #4 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Saranac Lake Central School District reports $36.1M in total expenditure against $37.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $6.4M, special-education teacher pay is $2.3M.

How does Saranac Lake Central School District compare?

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

Saranac Lake Central School District $84,489
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Saranac Lake Central School District pays +22.1% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $33,835 vs $40,178

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 New York districts

On pay, Saranac Lake Central School District sits closest to Jordan-elbridge Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Highland Central School District. 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. Jordan-elbridge Central School District
  2. Weedsport Central School District
  3. Cheektowaga-sloan Union Free School District
  4. Voorheesville Central School District
  5. Ticonderoga Central School District
  6. Rensselaer City School District
  7. Catskill Central School District
  8. Tri-valley Central School District
  9. Queensbury Union Free School District
  10. New Hartford Central School District
  11. Phoenix Central School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Highland Central School District
  2. Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns
  3. Saugerties Central School District
  4. Forestville Central School District
  5. New Lebanon Central School District
  6. Niagara-wheatfield Central School District
  7. Gates Chili Central School District
  8. Whitney Point Central School District
  9. Dalton-nunda Central School District (Keshequa)
  10. Clyde-savannah Central School District
  11. Westhampton Beach Union Free School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Saranac Lake Central School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Saranac Lake Central School District: closest on enrollment (1,068 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($84,489 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

$37.6M
Total Revenue
$36.1M
Total Expenditure
$12.2M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.4M
Regular Program
$2.3M
Special Education
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Saranac Lake Central School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 75% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 25% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New York Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New York districts belongs to North Merrick Union Free School District at $176,270. Saranac Lake Central School District places 275 of 551 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because New York prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Massachusetts and Washington are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other New York Districts

Smaller-district sample from 641 New York peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Sidney Central School District
$63,864
1,034 students
Sodus Central School District
$53,655
1,030 students
Newark Valley Central School District
$72,179
1,026 students
Stillwater Central School District
$79,844
1,024 students
Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District
$133,042
1,022 students
Elmsford Union Free School District
$123,879
1,022 students

This is a sample of 6 from 641 New York districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Saranac Lake Central School District
What is the average teacher salary in Saranac Lake Central School District?

The average teacher salary in Saranac Lake Central School District is $84,489 (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 Saranac Lake Central School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Saranac Lake Central School District pays 5.9% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $84,489.

How does Saranac Lake Central School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Saranac Lake Central School District pays 20.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $84,489.

What is the per-pupil spending in Saranac Lake Central School District?

Saranac Lake Central School District spends approximately $33,835 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Saranac Lake Central School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Saranac Lake Central School District's total expenditure of $36.1M (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. Saranac Lake Central School District'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.