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School district · South Carolina · LEAID 4503660

Spartanburg 07

Spartanburg 07 spends $22,564 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable South Carolina districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Spartanburg 07 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,530
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$22,564
Per-pupil spending
7,371
Students enrolled
68th
Pct. in SC
$66,530

Spartanburg 07 spends $22,564 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable South Carolina districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $66,530, below the national average of $70,245, serving 7,371 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Spartanburg 07 spends $22,564 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable South Carolina districts with a reliable figure.
  • 68th percentile for South Carolina
  • 52nd percentile nationally
  • 28% 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 07 ranks #22 of 69 South Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #10 of 69 by per-pupil spending. McCormick 01 pay #1 at $83,878 is not Lexington 03 spending #1 at $32,520 per pupil
  • +16.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs South Carolina median

Among 69 South Carolina districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Spartanburg 07's instructional payroll puts 20.5% into special education , 5.1 points above the state median of 15.4%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical South Carolina peer.

Program Spartanburg 07 SC median Gap
Regular program 73.0% 74.8% -1.7 pp
Special education 20.5% 15.4% +5.1 pp
Vocational programs 1.1% 3.6% -2.5 pp
Other programs 5.4% 5.6% -0.2 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 4503660 · FY2023.

LEAID 4503660 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Spartanburg 07 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P68 in state RANK-NAT-MID P52 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-MID 7,371 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Dorchester FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,530 estimated average teacher salary · P68 in South Carolina · P52 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Greenville (+$230est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Spartanburg 07

Salary neighbourhood · Spartanburg 07

Spartanburg 07 already leads 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 Spartanburg 07

Spartanburg 07's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,530 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 07 $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 Spartanburg 07

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +16.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing South Carolina's statewide +21.3% by 4.8 points, a growth rate faster than 25% of the 67 South Carolina districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$66,529.902

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
$71,172

+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 07

What the Numbers Say About Spartanburg 07

Spartanburg 07 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in South Carolina, serving 7,371 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,564. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,530, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4503660 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 07 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Carolina, it pays more than 68% 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 07 reports $166.3M in total expenditure against $167.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $33.5M, special-education teacher pay is $9.4M.

How does Spartanburg 07 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 07 $66,530
Greenville 01 $66,760
South Carolina avg $64,775
National avg $70,245

Spartanburg 07 pays -0.3% less than Greenville 01 · per-pupil $22,564 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 07 sits closest to Dorchester 02; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Richland 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 02
  2. York 01
  3. Anderson 02
  4. Oconee 01
  5. Spartanburg 05
  6. Lexington 01
  7. Sumter 01
  8. Spartanburg 04
  9. York 04
  10. Dorchester 04
  11. Spartanburg 03
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Richland 01
  2. Williamsburg 01
  3. Orangeburg
  4. Beaufort 01
  5. Fairfield 01
  6. Spartanburg 03
  7. Spartanburg 05
  8. Lexington 02
  9. Georgetown 01
  10. Darlington 01
  11. Abbeville 60

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Spartanburg 07's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Spartanburg 07: closest on enrollment (7,371 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,530 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

$167.0M
Total Revenue
$166.3M
Total Expenditure
$46.5M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$33.5M
Regular Program
$9.4M
Special Education
$0.5M
Vocational
$2.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Spartanburg 07: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 99% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 1% 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 07 places 22 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.

Edgefield 01
$62,672
3,100 students
Spartanburg 06
$72,405
11,687 students
Anderson 04
$70,676
3,005 students
Spartanburg 02
$50,813
11,740 students
Florence 03
$60,835
2,993 students
Williamsburg 01
$68,889
2,946 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 07
What is the average teacher salary in Spartanburg 07?

The average teacher salary in Spartanburg 07 is $66,530 (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 07 teacher pay compare to the South Carolina average?

Spartanburg 07 pays 2.7% more than the South Carolina state average of $64,775. The district's average is $66,530.

How does Spartanburg 07 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Spartanburg 07 pays 5.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,530.

What is the per-pupil spending in Spartanburg 07?

Spartanburg 07 spends approximately $22,564 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Spartanburg 07's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Spartanburg 07's total expenditure of $166.3M (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 07'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.