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Southern Humboldt Joint Unified

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified sits in the lowest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,332 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Southern Humboldt Joint Unified come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,332
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$19,912
Per-pupil spending
708
Students enrolled
0th
Pct. in CA
$66,332

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified sits in the lowest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,332 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,332, below the national average of $70,245, serving 708 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Southern Humboldt Joint Unified sits in the lowest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,332 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 0th percentile for California
  • 51st percentile nationally
  • 26% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • California ranks #2 of 49 on the salary estimate and #1 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Southern Humboldt Joint Unified ranks #749 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #407 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil
  • +22.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs California median

Among 954 California districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Southern Humboldt Joint Unified's instructional payroll puts 2.3% into vocational programs , 2.3 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical California peer.

Program Southern Humboldt CA median Gap
Regular program 86.9% 85.8% +1.1 pp
Special education 9.0% 10.8% -1.8 pp
Vocational programs 2.3% 0.0% +2.3 pp
Other programs 1.9% 0.4% +1.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 954 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0637590 · FY2023.

LEAID 0637590 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Southern Humboldt F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -40% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P0 in state RANK-NAT-MID P51 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-SMALL 708 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Laytonville FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,332 estimated average teacher salary · P0 in California · P51 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Modesto (+$13,461est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Southern Humboldt

Salary neighbourhood · Southern Humboldt

Southern Humboldt trails 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 Southern Humboldt

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,332 Top 49% higher than 51% 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

Southern Humboldt in California's lower-third pay band

Same 750 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Southern Humboldt Joint Unified ranks #749 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #407 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Beverly Hills Unified leads spending at $61,843 per pupil; Calaveras County Office of Education leads pay.

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

What stands out about Southern Humboldt Joint Unified

  • Enrolment fell from 760 to 708 students (6.8% 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.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$66,332.378

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

California price level
112.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$59,122

-11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in California 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 California 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 Southern Humboldt Joint Unified

What the Numbers Say About Southern Humboldt Joint Unified

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified is a small school district in California, serving 708 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,912. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,332, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0637590 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified runs materially below the state benchmark, a 40.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 0% of them. California itself ranks #2 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Southern Humboldt Joint Unified reports $14.1M in total expenditure against $19.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Southern Humboldt Joint Unified compare?

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

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified $66,332
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified pays -36.1% less than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $19,912 vs $26,962

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 California districts

On pay, Southern Humboldt Joint Unified sits closest to Laytonville Unified; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Waukena Joint Union Elementary. 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. Laytonville Unified
  2. Junction Elementary
  3. Susanville Elementary
  4. Scott Valley Unified
  5. Borrego Springs Unified
  6. Modoc Joint Unified
  7. Potter Valley Community Unified
  8. Curtis Creek Elementary
  9. Pacheco Union Elementary
  10. Pacifica
  11. Fort Bragg Unified
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Waukena Joint Union Elementary
  2. Oak Grove Union Elementary
  3. Oroville Union High
  4. Palermo Union Elementary
  5. Siskiyou Union High
  6. Columbia Elementary
  7. Sunol Glen Unified
  8. Los Molinos Unified
  9. Reef-Sunset Unified
  10. Keyes Union
  11. Tipton Elementary

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Southern Humboldt Joint Unified's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Southern Humboldt Joint Unified: closest on enrollment (708 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,332 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

$19.5M
Total Revenue
$14.1M
Total Expenditure
$3.7M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.4M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 74% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 26% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

California Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized California districts belongs to San Bernardino County Office of Education at $178,265. At the other end, Southern Humboldt Joint Unified anchors the bottom of the 644-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. Because California prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; District of Columbia and Hawaii are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all California districts →

Other California Districts

Smaller-district sample from 776 California peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary
$104,081
823 students
Solvang Elementary
$77,000
593 students
Sundale Union Elementary
$114,969
824 students
San Pasqual Valley Unified
$116,366
591 students
Pollock Pines Elementary
$94,134
590 students
Vallecito Union
$91,537
590 students

This is a sample of 6 from 776 California districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern Humboldt Joint Unified
What is the average teacher salary in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified?

The average teacher salary in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified is $66,332 (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 Southern Humboldt Joint Unified teacher pay compare to the California average?

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified pays 40.0% less than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $66,332.

How does Southern Humboldt Joint Unified teacher pay compare to the national average?

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified pays 5.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,332.

What is the per-pupil spending in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified?

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified spends approximately $19,912 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Southern Humboldt Joint Unified's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Southern Humboldt Joint Unified's total expenditure of $14.1M (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. Southern Humboldt Joint Unified'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.