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Sherrill City School District

Sherrill City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,806 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Sherrill City School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$86,277
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$24,652
Per-pupil spending
1,806
Students enrolled
57th
Pct. in NY
$86,277

Sherrill City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,806 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $86,277, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,806 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Sherrill City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,806 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 57th percentile for New York
  • 81st percentile nationally
  • 38% 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.
  • Sherrill City School District ranks #267 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #604 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
  • +20.2% 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, Sherrill City School District's instructional payroll puts 10.5% into special education , 7.8 points below the state median of 18.3%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median New York district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Sherrill City NY median Gap
Regular program 84.7% 77.4% +7.3 pp
Special education 10.5% 18.3% -7.8 pp
Other programs 4.8% 3.5% +1.4 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 3626760 · FY2023.

LEAID 3626760 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Sherrill City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-MID P57 in state RANK-NAT-MID P81 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,806 students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Depew FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $86,277 estimated average teacher salary · P57 in New York · P81 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Webster (+$278est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Sherrill City

Salary neighbourhood · Sherrill City

Sherrill City 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 Sherrill City

Sherrill City School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$86,277 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Sherrill City 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 Sherrill City School District ranks #267 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #604 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

Sherrill City 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 Sherrill City School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +20.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New York's statewide +9.4% by 10.8 points, a growth rate faster than 93% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,914 to 1,806 students (5.6% 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.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$86,277.202

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
$80,003

-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 Sherrill City School District

What the Numbers Say About Sherrill City School District

Sherrill City School District is a small school district in New York, serving 1,806 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,652. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $86,277, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3626760 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 Sherrill City School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 57% 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, Sherrill City School District reports $44.5M in total expenditure against $46.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $10.6M, special-education teacher pay is $1.3M.

How does Sherrill City 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.

Sherrill City School District $86,277
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Sherrill City School District pays +24.7% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $24,652 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, Sherrill City School District sits closest to Depew Union Free 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. Depew Union Free School District
  2. Monticello Central School District
  3. Alden Central School District
  4. Frontier Central School District
  5. Ellicottville Central School District
  6. Dover Union Free School District
  7. Mexico Central School District
  8. Starpoint Central School District
  9. Springville-griffith Institute Central School District
  10. Delaware Academy Central School District at Delhi
  11. Fallsburg Central School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hamburg Central School District
  2. Cheektowaga-maryvale Union Free School District
  3. West Genesee Central School District
  4. Penfield Central School District
  5. Saratoga Springs City SD
  6. La Fargeville Central School District
  7. South Glens Falls Central School District
  8. Fonda-fultonville Central School District
  9. Broadalbin-perth Central School District
  10. Fredonia Central School District
  11. Waverly Central School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Sherrill City School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Sherrill City School District: closest on enrollment (1,806 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($86,277 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

$46.8M
Total Revenue
$44.5M
Total Expenditure
$16.8M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$10.6M
Regular Program
$1.3M
Special Education
$0.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Sherrill City 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. Sherrill City School District places 261 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.

Cohoes City School District
$74,884
1,837 students
New Paltz Central School District
$104,388
1,773 students
Oneida City School District
$92,297
1,769 students
Westhampton Beach Union Free School District
$121,588
1,754 students
Cortland City School District
$79,834
1,858 students
Homer Central School District
$74,464
1,859 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 Sherrill City School District
What is the average teacher salary in Sherrill City School District?

The average teacher salary in Sherrill City School District is $86,277 (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 Sherrill City School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Sherrill City School District pays 3.9% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $86,277.

How does Sherrill City School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Sherrill City School District pays 22.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $86,277.

What is the per-pupil spending in Sherrill City School District?

Sherrill City School District spends approximately $24,652 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Sherrill City School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Sherrill City School District's total expenditure of $44.5M (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. Sherrill City 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.