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School district · Pennsylvania · LEAID 4220970

Schuylkill Valley SD

Schuylkill Valley SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (2,085 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Schuylkill Valley SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$104,518
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$23,350
Per-pupil spending
2,085
Students enrolled
94th
Pct. in PA
$104,518

Schuylkill Valley SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (2,085 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $104,518, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,085 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Schuylkill Valley SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (2,085 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 94th percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 93rd percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Pennsylvania ranks #11 of 49 on the salary estimate and #6 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Schuylkill Valley SD ranks #29 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #221 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil
  • +8.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$14,528,000 ÷ 139.00 reported teacher FTE = $104,518

  • Regular program $11,476,000 · 79.0%
  • Special education $2,262,000 · 15.6%
  • Other programs $790,000 · 5.4%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs Pennsylvania median

Among 520 Pennsylvania districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Schuylkill Valley SD's instructional payroll puts 79.0% into regular program , 3.9 points above the state median of 75.1%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Pennsylvania district.

Program Schuylkill Valley PA median Gap
Regular program 79.0% 75.1% +3.9 pp
Special education 15.6% 18.8% -3.3 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.3% -1.3 pp
Other programs 5.4% 3.7% +1.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 520 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4220970 · FY2023.

LEAID 4220970 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Schuylkill Valley F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +27% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P94 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P93 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,085 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Crestwood FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $104,518 estimated average teacher salary · P94 in Pennsylvania · P93 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: North (+$179est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Schuylkill Valley

Salary neighbourhood · Schuylkill Valley

Schuylkill Valley already leads 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 Schuylkill Valley

Schuylkill Valley SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$104,518 Top 7% higher than 93% 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%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Schuylkill Valley 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

Schuylkill Valley in Pennsylvania's upper-third pay band

Same 505 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Schuylkill Valley SD ranks #29 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #221 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Schuylkill Valley SD is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Wilkinsburg Borough SD leads spending at $61,501 per pupil; Farrell Area SD leads pay.

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

What stands out about Schuylkill Valley SD

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 93% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +8.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Pennsylvania's statewide +14.1% by 5.2 points, a growth rate faster than 24% of the 469 Pennsylvania districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$104,517.986

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Pennsylvania price level
97.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$107,308

+3% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Pennsylvania sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Pennsylvania 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 Schuylkill Valley SD

What the Numbers Say About Schuylkill Valley SD

Schuylkill Valley SD is a small school district in Pennsylvania, serving 2,085 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,350. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $104,518, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4220970 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Schuylkill Valley SD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 27.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (48.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 94% of them. Pennsylvania itself ranks #11 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Schuylkill Valley SD reports $48.7M in total expenditure against $46.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $11.5M, special-education teacher pay is $2.3M.

How does Schuylkill Valley SD compare?

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

Schuylkill Valley SD $104,518
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Schuylkill Valley SD pays +40.4% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $23,350 vs $38,060

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 Pennsylvania districts

On pay, Schuylkill Valley SD sits closest to Crestwood SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Northeastern York SD. 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. Crestwood SD
  2. Lower Moreland Township SD
  3. Morrisville Borough SD
  4. Haverford Township SD
  5. Wallenpaupack Area SD
  6. Centennial SD
  7. Unionville-Chadds Ford SD
  8. Bensalem Township SD
  9. Wallingford-Swarthmore SD
  10. Pennridge SD
  11. Hampton Township SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Northeastern York SD
  2. Lewisburg Area SD
  3. Keystone Oaks SD
  4. Palmerton Area SD
  5. Northampton Area SD
  6. Upper Dauphin Area SD
  7. West Shore SD
  8. Deer Lakes SD
  9. Benton Area SD
  10. Bald Eagle Area SD
  11. Iroquois SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Schuylkill Valley SD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Schuylkill Valley SD: closest on enrollment (2,085 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($104,518 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

$46.4M
Total Revenue
$48.7M
Total Expenditure
$14.5M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$11.5M
Regular Program
$2.3M
Special Education
$0.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Schuylkill Valley SD: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Pennsylvania Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Pennsylvania districts belongs to Farrell Area SD at $144,913. Schuylkill Valley SD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 29 of 485, nearer the ceiling than the floor. On BEA's price parity Pennsylvania sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Texas are its nearest price peers.

View all Pennsylvania districts →

Other Pennsylvania Districts

Smaller-district sample from 505 Pennsylvania peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Slippery Rock Area SD
$72,979
1,885 students
Sharon City SD
$72,157
1,877 students
Fairview SD
$65,157
1,876 students
Corry Area SD
$64,984
1,869 students
Mount Pleasant Area SD
$76,623
1,864 students
Hamburg Area SD
$92,740
2,094 students

This is a sample of 6 from 505 Pennsylvania districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Schuylkill Valley SD
What is the average teacher salary in Schuylkill Valley SD?

The average teacher salary in Schuylkill Valley SD is $104,518 (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 Schuylkill Valley SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Schuylkill Valley SD pays 27.4% more than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $104,518.

How does Schuylkill Valley SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Schuylkill Valley SD pays 48.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $104,518.

What is the per-pupil spending in Schuylkill Valley SD?

Schuylkill Valley SD spends approximately $23,350 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Schuylkill Valley SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Schuylkill Valley SD's total expenditure of $48.7M (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. Schuylkill Valley 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.