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School district · New York · LEAID 3625770

Saratoga Springs City SD

Saratoga Springs City SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (5,945 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Saratoga Springs City SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$85,232
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$24,544
Per-pupil spending
5,945
Students enrolled
56th
Pct. in NY
$85,232

Saratoga Springs City SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (5,945 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $85,232, above the national average of $70,245, serving 5,945 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Saratoga Springs City SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (5,945 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 56th percentile for New York
  • 80th percentile nationally
  • 33% 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.
  • Saratoga Springs City SD ranks #275 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #606 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
  • +11.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs New York median

Among 674 New York districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Saratoga Springs City SD's instructional payroll puts 80.8% into regular program , 3.4 points above the state median of 77.4%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median New York district.

Program Saratoga Springs NY median Gap
Regular program 80.8% 77.4% +3.4 pp
Special education 16.2% 18.3% -2.1 pp
Other programs 3.0% 3.5% -0.5 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 3625770 · FY2023.

LEAID 3625770 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Saratoga Springs F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-MID P56 in state RANK-NAT-MID P80 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-MID 5,945 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Guilderland FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $85,232 estimated average teacher salary · P56 in New York · P80 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Webster (+$1,323est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Saratoga Springs

Salary neighbourhood · Saratoga Springs

Saratoga Springs 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 Saratoga Springs

Saratoga Springs City SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$85,232 Top 20% higher than 80% 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. Saratoga Springs City SD $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

Saratoga Springs 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 Saratoga Springs City SD ranks #275 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #606 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

Saratoga Springs City SD 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 Saratoga Springs City SD

  • Enrolment fell from 6,341 to 5,945 students (6.2% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$85,231.89

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
$79,034

-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 Saratoga Springs City SD

What the Numbers Say About Saratoga Springs City SD

Saratoga Springs City SD is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New York, serving 5,945 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,544. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $85,232, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3625770 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 Saratoga Springs City SD runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (21.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 56% 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, Saratoga Springs City SD reports $145.9M in total expenditure against $143.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $32.7M, special-education teacher pay is $6.6M.

How does Saratoga Springs City SD compare?

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

Saratoga Springs City SD $85,232
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Saratoga Springs City SD pays +23.2% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $24,544 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, Saratoga Springs City SD sits closest to Guilderland Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hamburg 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. Guilderland Central School District
  2. New Hartford Central School District
  3. Phoenix Central School District
  4. Mexico Central School District
  5. Alden Central School District
  6. Depew Union Free School District
  7. Sherrill City School District
  8. Monticello Central School District
  9. Frontier Central School District
  10. Webster Central School District
  11. North Syracuse Central School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hamburg Central School District
  2. Sherrill City School District
  3. South Glens Falls Central School District
  4. Cheektowaga-maryvale Union Free School District
  5. West Genesee Central School District
  6. Penfield Central School District
  7. Waverly Central School District
  8. Broadalbin-perth Central School District
  9. North Tonawanda City School District
  10. Floral Park-bellerose Union Free School District
  11. West Irondequoit Central School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Saratoga Springs City SD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Saratoga Springs City SD: closest on enrollment (5,945 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($85,232 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

$143.4M
Total Revenue
$145.9M
Total Expenditure
$48.3M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$32.7M
Regular Program
$6.6M
Special Education
$1.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Saratoga Springs City SD: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. Saratoga Springs City SD places 269 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.

North Colonie CSD
$90,912
6,023 students
Uniondale Union Free School District
$136,789
6,029 students
Hempstead Union Free School District
$152,741
5,758 students
South Huntington Union Free School District
$119,780
5,740 students
Three Village Central School District
$159,708
5,692 students
Kenmore-tonawanda Union Free School District
$91,731
6,269 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 Saratoga Springs City SD
What is the average teacher salary in Saratoga Springs City SD?

The average teacher salary in Saratoga Springs City SD is $85,232 (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 Saratoga Springs City SD teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Saratoga Springs City SD pays 5.0% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $85,232.

How does Saratoga Springs City SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Saratoga Springs City SD pays 21.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $85,232.

What is the per-pupil spending in Saratoga Springs City SD?

Saratoga Springs City SD spends approximately $24,544 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Saratoga Springs City SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Saratoga Springs City SD's total expenditure of $145.9M (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. Saratoga Springs City SD'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.