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Schroon Lake Central School District

Schroon Lake Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (238 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Schroon Lake Central School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$88,996
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$38,273
Per-pupil spending
238
Students enrolled
61st
Pct. in NY
$88,996

Schroon Lake Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (238 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $88,996, above the national average of $70,245, serving 238 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Schroon Lake Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (238 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 61st percentile for New York
  • 84th percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Schroon Lake Central School District ranks #241 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #145 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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LEAID 3626130 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Schroon Lake F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P61 in state RANK-NAT-MID P84 national PPE-HIGH $38K/pupil ENR-TINY 238 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Highland FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $88,996 estimated average teacher salary · P61 in New York · P84 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Syracuse ($1,185est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Schroon Lake

Salary neighbourhood · Schroon Lake

Schroon 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 Schroon Lake

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$88,996 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Schroon 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 Schroon Lake Central School District ranks #241 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #145 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

Schroon 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 Schroon Lake Central School District

  • It is a very small district (238 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $38,273 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$88,995.768

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
$82,524

-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 Schroon Lake Central School District

What the Numbers Say About Schroon Lake Central School District

Schroon Lake Central School District is a small school district in New York, serving 238 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $38,273. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $88,996, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3626130 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 Schroon Lake Central School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (26.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 61% 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, Schroon Lake Central School District reports $9.1M in total expenditure against $9.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Schroon 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.

Schroon Lake Central School District $88,996
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Schroon Lake Central School District pays +28.6% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $38,273 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, Schroon Lake Central School District sits closest to Highland Falls Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Geneseo 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. Highland Falls Central School District
  2. Northeast Central School District
  3. Otselic Valley CSD
  4. Lake George Central School District
  5. Willsboro Central School District
  6. Ellicottville Central School District
  7. Delaware Academy Central School District at Delhi
  8. Eldred Central School District
  9. Weedsport Central School District
  10. Roscoe Central School District
  11. Lafayette Central School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Geneseo Central School District
  2. Oppenheim-ephratah-st. Johnsville CSD
  3. Sandy Creek Central School District
  4. Jasper-troupsburg Central School District
  5. Lake George Central School District
  6. Waterford-halfmoon Union Free School District
  7. Romulus Central School District
  8. Rhinebeck Central School District
  9. Barker Central School District
  10. Florida Union Free School District
  11. Letchworth Central School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Schroon Lake Central School District: closest on enrollment (238 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($88,996 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

$9.1M
Total Revenue
$9.1M
Total Expenditure
$2.8M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.8M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Schroon Lake Central School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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. Schroon Lake Central School District places 237 of 552 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.

Roscoe Central School District
$84,423
224 students
Clifton-fine Central School District
$66,415
252 students
Schenevus Central School District
$62,001
252 students
Downsville Central School District
$67,685
215 students
Bradford Central School District
$50,031
261 students
West Valley Central School District
$56,584
213 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 Schroon Lake Central School District
What is the average teacher salary in Schroon Lake Central School District?

The average teacher salary in Schroon Lake Central School District is $88,996 (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 Schroon Lake Central School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Schroon Lake Central School District pays 0.9% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $88,996.

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

Schroon Lake Central School District pays 26.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $88,996.

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

Schroon Lake Central School District spends approximately $38,273 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Schroon Lake Central School District's total expenditure of $9.1M (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. Schroon 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.