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Shenandoah County Public Schools

Shenandoah County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (5,630 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Shenandoah County Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$63,258
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$15,995
Per-pupil spending
5,630
Students enrolled
56th
Pct. in VA
$63,258

Shenandoah County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (5,630 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $63,258, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,630 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Shenandoah County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (5,630 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 56th percentile for Virginia
  • 44th percentile nationally
  • 37% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Virginia ranks #33 of 49 on the salary estimate and #10 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Shenandoah County Public Schools ranks #57 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #83 of 131 by per-pupil spending. Falls Church City Public Schools pay #1 at $96,912 is not Arlington County Public Schools spending #1 at $27,287 per pupil
  • +12.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Virginia median

Among 131 Virginia districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Shenandoah County Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 15.2% into special education , 3.1 points below the state median of 18.3%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Virginia district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Shenandoah County VA median Gap
Regular program 76.0% 73.8% +2.2 pp
Special education 15.2% 18.3% -3.1 pp
Vocational programs 8.8% 6.1% +2.8 pp
Other programs 0.0% 0.8% -0.8 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 131 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5103510 · FY2023.

LEAID 5103510 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Shenandoah County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P56 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P44 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-MID 5,630 students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Hopewell FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $63,258 estimated average teacher salary · P56 in Virginia · P44 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Stafford ($432est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Shenandoah County

Salary neighbourhood · Shenandoah County

Shenandoah County 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 Shenandoah County

Shenandoah County Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$63,258 44th percentile higher than 44% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. 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

What stands out about Shenandoah County Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +12.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Virginia's statewide +17.6% by 4.8 points, a growth rate faster than 26% of the 129 Virginia districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 6,030 to 5,630 students (6.6% 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.

Virginia sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$63,257.755

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Virginia price level
101.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$62,427

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Virginia 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 Virginia 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 Shenandoah County Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Shenandoah County Public Schools

Shenandoah County Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Virginia, serving 5,630 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,995. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $63,258, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5103510 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Virginia statewide average of $63,048, teacher pay in Shenandoah County Public Schools runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Virginia, it pays more than 56% of them. Virginia itself ranks #33 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Shenandoah County Public Schools reports $90.1M in total expenditure against $89.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $21.3M, special-education teacher pay is $4.3M.

How does Shenandoah County Public Schools compare?

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

Shenandoah County Public Schools $63,258
Fairfax County Public Schools $93,966
Virginia avg $63,048
National avg $70,245

Shenandoah County Public Schools pays -32.7% less than Fairfax County Public Schools · per-pupil $15,995 vs $21,040

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 Virginia districts

On pay, Shenandoah County Public Schools sits closest to Hopewell City Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Smyth County Public Schools. 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. Hopewell City Public Schools
  2. Powhatan County Public Schools
  3. Lunenburg County Public Schools
  4. Waynesboro City Public Schools
  5. Augusta County Public Schools
  6. Botetourt County Public Schools
  7. Gloucester County Public Schools
  8. Montgomery County Public Schools
  9. Franklin County Public Schools
  10. Warren County Public Schools
  11. Radford City Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Smyth County Public Schools
  2. York County Public Schools
  3. Wythe County Public Schools
  4. Madison County Public Schools
  5. Rockingham County Public Schools
  6. Goochland County Public Schools
  7. Halifax County Public Schools
  8. Page County Public Schools
  9. Franklin County Public Schools
  10. Dinwiddie County Public Schools
  11. Manassas Park City Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Shenandoah County Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Shenandoah County Public Schools: closest on enrollment (5,630 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,258 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

$89.9M
Total Revenue
$90.1M
Total Expenditure
$33.3M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$21.3M
Regular Program
$4.3M
Special Education
$2.5M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Shenandoah County Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. 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.

Virginia Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Virginia districts belongs to Falls Church City Public Schools at $96,912. Shenandoah County Public Schools places 57 of 128 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Virginia sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Colorado and Arizona are its nearest price peers.

View all Virginia districts →

Other Virginia Districts

Smaller-district sample from 130 Virginia peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Wythe County Public Schools
$57,606
3,878 students
Manassas City Public Schools
$91,689
7,413 students
Fredericksburg City Public Schools
$72,000
3,762 students
Salem City Public Schools
$67,682
3,750 students
Radford City Public Schools
$61,813
3,690 students
Carroll County Public Schools
$58,915
3,505 students

This is a sample of 6 from 130 Virginia districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Shenandoah County Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Shenandoah County Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Shenandoah County Public Schools is $63,258 (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 Shenandoah County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Virginia average?

Shenandoah County Public Schools pays 0.3% more than the Virginia state average of $63,048. The district's average is $63,258.

How does Shenandoah County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Shenandoah County Public Schools pays 9.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $63,258.

What is the per-pupil spending in Shenandoah County Public Schools?

Shenandoah County Public Schools spends approximately $15,995 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Shenandoah County Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 37% of Shenandoah County Public Schools's total expenditure of $90.1M (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. Shenandoah County Public Schools'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.