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School district · New Hampshire · LEAID 3306420

Strafford School District

Strafford School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (403 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Strafford School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,973
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$29,799
Per-pupil spending
403
Students enrolled
4th
Pct. in NH
$66,973

Strafford School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (403 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,973, near the national average of $70,245, serving 403 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Strafford School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (403 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 4th percentile for New Hampshire
  • 53rd percentile nationally
  • 21% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New Hampshire ranks #7 of 49 on the salary estimate and #41 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Strafford School District ranks #108 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #27 of 112 by per-pupil spending. Stratham School District pay #1 at $133,818 is not Sunapee School District spending #1 at $48,519 per pupil
  • +34.5% 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

$2,478,000 ÷ 37.00 reported teacher FTE = $66,973

  • Regular program $1,709,000 · 69.0%
  • Special education $733,000 · 29.6%
  • Other programs $36,000 · 1.5%

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 New Hampshire median

Among 161 New Hampshire districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Strafford School District's instructional payroll puts 29.6% into special education , 3.3 points above the state median of 26.2%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical New Hampshire peer.

Program Strafford School NH median Gap
Regular program 69.0% 70.4% -1.4 pp
Special education 29.6% 26.2% +3.3 pp
Other programs 1.5% 2.1% -0.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 161 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3306420 · FY2023.

LEAID 3306420 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Strafford School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -24% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P4 in state RANK-NAT-MID P53 national PPE-HIGH $30K/pupil ENR-TINY 403 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Newport FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,973 estimated average teacher salary · P4 in New Hampshire · P53 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Claremont (+$4,377est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Strafford School

Salary neighbourhood · Strafford School

Strafford School 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 Strafford School

Strafford School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,973 Top 47% higher than 53% 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. Strafford School 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

Strafford School in New Hampshire's lower-third pay band

Same 112 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Strafford School District ranks #108 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #27 of 112 by per-pupil spending. Stratham School District pay #1 at $133,818 is not Sunapee School District spending #1 at $48,519 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Strafford School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Sunapee School District leads spending at $48,519 per pupil; Stratham School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Strafford School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +34.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New Hampshire's statewide +39.3% by 4.8 points, a growth rate faster than 39% of the 79 New Hampshire districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (403 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $29,799 is among the highest in the nation.

New Hampshire prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$66,972.973

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New Hampshire price level
105.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$63,546

-5% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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 Strafford School District

What the Numbers Say About Strafford School District

Strafford School District is a small school district in New Hampshire, serving 403 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $29,799. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,973, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3306420 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New Hampshire statewide average of $87,877, teacher pay in Strafford School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 23.8% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (4.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Hampshire, it pays more than 4% of them. New Hampshire itself ranks #7 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Strafford School District reports $12.0M in total expenditure against $11.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.

How does Strafford School District compare?

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

Strafford School District $66,973
Manchester School District $78,881
New Hampshire avg $87,877
National avg $70,245

Strafford School District pays -15.1% less than Manchester School District · per-pupil $29,799 vs $19,662

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 Hampshire districts

On pay, Strafford School District sits closest to Newport School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hooksett 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. Newport School District
  2. White Mountains Regional School District
  3. Barnstead School District
  4. Franklin School District
  5. Farmington School District
  6. Wakefield School District
  7. Colebrook School District
  8. Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District
  9. Auburn School District
  10. Haverhill Cooperative School District
  11. Northumberland School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hooksett School District
  2. Nottingham School District
  3. Deerfield School District
  4. Barnstead School District
  5. Campton School District
  6. Hanover School District
  7. Barrington School District
  8. Dresden School District
  9. Mont Vernon School District
  10. Littleton School District
  11. Profile School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Strafford School District: closest on enrollment (403 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,973 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

$11.9M
Total Revenue
$12.0M
Total Expenditure
$2.5M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.7M
Regular Program
$0.7M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Strafford School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. 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.

New Hampshire Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New Hampshire districts belongs to Stratham School District at $133,818. At the other end, Strafford School District anchors the bottom of the 82-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 New Hampshire prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Oregon and Maryland are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all New Hampshire districts →

Other New Hampshire Districts

Smaller-district sample from 112 New Hampshire peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Mont Vernon School District
$93,647
211 students
Profile School District
$77,964
210 students
Plainfield School District
$95,097
206 students
John Stark Regional School District
$79,660
610 students
Pemi-baker Regional School District
$92,155
646 students
Littleton School District
$82,087
652 students

This is a sample of 6 from 112 New Hampshire districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Strafford School District
What is the average teacher salary in Strafford School District?

The average teacher salary in Strafford School District is $66,973 (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 Strafford School District teacher pay compare to the New Hampshire average?

Strafford School District pays 23.8% less than the New Hampshire state average of $87,877. The district's average is $66,973.

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

Strafford School District pays 4.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,973.

What is the per-pupil spending in Strafford School District?

Strafford School District spends approximately $29,799 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Strafford School District's total expenditure of $12.0M (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. Strafford 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.