School district · Texas · LEAID 4840230

Silsbee ISD

Silsbee ISD sits in the lowest third of Texas districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,432 (above only 39% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Silsbee ISD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$49,432
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$13,485
Per-pupil spending
2,772
Students enrolled
39th
Pct. in TX
$49,432

Silsbee ISD sits in the lowest third of Texas districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,432 (above only 39% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $49,432, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,772 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Silsbee ISD sits in the lowest third of Texas districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,432 (above only 39% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 39th percentile for Texas
  • 13th percentile nationally
  • 38% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Texas ranks #44 of 49 on the salary estimate and #2 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Silsbee ISD ranks #542 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #739 of 888 by per-pupil spending. Huntington ISD pay #1 at $96,219 is not Palacios ISD spending #1 at $62,904 per pupil
  • +12.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Texas median

Among 1,024 Texas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Silsbee ISD's instructional payroll puts 61.8% into regular program , 13.6 points below the state median of 75.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Silsbee ISD TX median Gap
Regular program 61.8% 75.4% -13.6 pp
Special education 13.8% 8.1% +5.7 pp
Vocational programs 9.4% 7.0% +2.4 pp
Other programs 15.0% 8.3% +6.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 1,024 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4840230 · FY2023.

LEAID 4840230 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Silsbee ISD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P39 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P13 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-MID 2,772 students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near New FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $49,432 estimated average teacher salary · P39 in Texas · P13 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Ector (+$1,631est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Silsbee ISD

Salary neighbourhood · Silsbee ISD

Silsbee ISD 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Silsbee ISD

Silsbee ISD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$49,432 13th percentile higher than 13% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Silsbee ISD $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

Silsbee ISD in Texas's lower-third pay band

Same 888 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Silsbee ISD ranks #542 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #739 of 888 by per-pupil spending. Huntington ISD pay #1 at $96,219 is not Palacios ISD spending #1 at $62,904 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Silsbee ISD is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Palacios ISD leads spending at $62,904 per pupil; Huntington ISD leads pay.

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

What stands out about Silsbee ISD

  • Enrolment fell from 2,968 to 2,772 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.

Texas sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$49,431.595

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Texas price level
97.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$50,887

+3% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Texas 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 Texas 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 Silsbee ISD

What the Numbers Say About Silsbee ISD

Silsbee ISD is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Texas, serving 2,772 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,485. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $49,432, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4840230 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Texas statewide average of $51,478, teacher pay in Silsbee ISD runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (29.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Texas, it pays more than 39% of them. Texas itself ranks #44 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Silsbee ISD reports $37.4M in total expenditure against $39.9M 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 $6.2M, special-education teacher pay is $1.4M.

How does Silsbee ISD compare?

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

Silsbee ISD $49,432
Houston ISD $60,017
Texas avg $51,478
National avg $70,245

Silsbee ISD pays -17.6% less than Houston ISD · per-pupil $13,485 vs $16,112

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 Texas districts

On pay, Silsbee ISD sits closest to New Deal ISD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Whitney ISD. 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.

Out-of-state districts near Silsbee ISD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Silsbee ISD: closest on enrollment (2,772 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($49,432 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

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

$39.9M
Total Revenue
$37.4M
Total Expenditure
$14.3M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.2M
Regular Program
$1.4M
Special Education
$0.9M
Vocational
$1.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Silsbee ISD: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 70% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 30% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Texas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Texas districts belongs to Huntington ISD at $96,219. Silsbee ISD places 473 of 708 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Texas sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Pennsylvania are its nearest price peers.

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Other Texas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 902 Texas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

This is a sample of 6 from 902 Texas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Silsbee ISD
What is the average teacher salary in Silsbee ISD?

The average teacher salary in Silsbee ISD is $49,432 (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 Silsbee ISD teacher pay compare to the Texas average?

Silsbee ISD pays 4.0% less than the Texas state average of $51,478. The district's average is $49,432.

How does Silsbee ISD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Silsbee ISD pays 29.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $49,432.

What is the per-pupil spending in Silsbee ISD?

Silsbee ISD spends approximately $13,485 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Silsbee ISD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Silsbee ISD's total expenditure of $37.4M (NCES FY2023).

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