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School district · South Carolina · LEAID 4503570

Spartanburg 04

Spartanburg 04 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Carolina districts (2,901 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Spartanburg 04 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$64,628
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$13,754
Per-pupil spending
2,901
Students enrolled
58th
Pct. in SC
$64,628

Spartanburg 04 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Carolina districts (2,901 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $64,628, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,901 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Spartanburg 04 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Carolina districts (2,901 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 58th percentile for South Carolina
  • 48th percentile nationally
  • 29% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • South Carolina ranks #27 of 49 on the salary estimate and #23 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Spartanburg 04 ranks #29 of 69 South Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #64 of 69 by per-pupil spending. McCormick 01 pay #1 at $83,878 is not Lexington 03 spending #1 at $32,520 per pupil
  • +18.3% 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

$11,633,000 ÷ 180.00 reported teacher FTE = $64,628

  • Regular program $8,679,000 · 74.6%
  • Special education $1,832,000 · 15.7%
  • Vocational programs $223,000 · 1.9%
  • Other programs $899,000 · 7.7%

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 South Carolina median

Among 69 South Carolina districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Spartanburg 04's instructional payroll puts 7.7% into other programs , 2.2 points above the state median of 5.6%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Spartanburg 04 SC median Gap
Regular program 74.6% 74.8% -0.2 pp
Special education 15.7% 15.4% +0.4 pp
Vocational programs 1.9% 3.6% -1.6 pp
Other programs 7.7% 5.6% +2.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 69 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4503570 · FY2023.

LEAID 4503570 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Spartanburg 04 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P58 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P48 national PPE-LOW $14K/pupil ENR-MID 2,901 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Dorchester FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $64,628 estimated average teacher salary · P58 in South Carolina · P48 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: York ($80est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Spartanburg 04

Salary neighbourhood · Spartanburg 04

Spartanburg 04 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 Spartanburg 04

Spartanburg 04's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$64,628 48th percentile higher than 48% 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. Spartanburg 04 $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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$64,627.778

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

South Carolina price level
93.5 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$69,138

+7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in South Carolina run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

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 South Carolina 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 Spartanburg 04

What the Numbers Say About Spartanburg 04

Spartanburg 04 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in South Carolina, serving 2,901 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,754. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,628, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4503570 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the South Carolina statewide average of $64,775, teacher pay in Spartanburg 04 runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Carolina, it pays more than 58% of them. South Carolina itself ranks #27 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Spartanburg 04 reports $39.9M in total expenditure against $44.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.8M.

How does Spartanburg 04 compare?

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

Spartanburg 04 $64,628
Greenville 01 $66,760
South Carolina avg $64,775
National avg $70,245

Spartanburg 04 pays -3.2% less than Greenville 01 · per-pupil $13,754 vs $13,774

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 South Carolina districts

On pay, Spartanburg 04 sits closest to Dorchester 04; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Chesterfield 01. 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. Dorchester 04
  2. Spartanburg 03
  3. Florence 05
  4. Anderson 01
  5. Spartanburg 05
  6. Laurens 55
  7. Georgetown 01
  8. Oconee 01
  9. Lexington 02
  10. Anderson 02
  11. York 01
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Chesterfield 01
  2. Union 01
  3. Kershaw 01
  4. Anderson 02
  5. Spartanburg 01
  6. Greenwood 52
  7. Anderson 01
  8. Greenwood 50
  9. Florence 05
  10. York 01
  11. Lexington 04

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Spartanburg 04's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Spartanburg 04: closest on enrollment (2,901 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,628 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

$44.9M
Total Revenue
$39.9M
Total Expenditure
$11.6M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.7M
Regular Program
$1.8M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Spartanburg 04: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. 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.

South Carolina Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized South Carolina districts belongs to McCormick 01 at $83,878. Spartanburg 04 places 29 of 69 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Wisconsin and Michigan are the states closest to South Carolina on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all South Carolina districts →

Other South Carolina Districts

Smaller-district sample from 68 South Carolina peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Anderson 04
$70,676
3,005 students
Spartanburg 03
$64,413
2,784 students
Anderson 03
$62,684
2,737 students
Laurens 56
$63,128
2,715 students
Edgefield 01
$62,672
3,100 students
Saluda 01
$57,320
2,480 students

This is a sample of 6 from 68 South Carolina districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Spartanburg 04
What is the average teacher salary in Spartanburg 04?

The average teacher salary in Spartanburg 04 is $64,628 (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 Spartanburg 04 teacher pay compare to the South Carolina average?

Spartanburg 04 pays 0.2% less than the South Carolina state average of $64,775. The district's average is $64,628.

How does Spartanburg 04 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Spartanburg 04 pays 8.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,628.

What is the per-pupil spending in Spartanburg 04?

Spartanburg 04 spends approximately $13,754 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Spartanburg 04's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Spartanburg 04's total expenditure of $39.9M (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. Spartanburg 04'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.