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Stratford School District

Stratford School District sits in the lowest third of Connecticut districts on estimated teacher pay at $73,755 (above only 14% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Stratford School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$73,755
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$27,363
Per-pupil spending
6,511
Students enrolled
14th
Pct. in CT
$73,755

Stratford School District sits in the lowest third of Connecticut districts on estimated teacher pay at $73,755 (above only 14% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $73,755, near the national average of $70,245, serving 6,511 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Stratford School District sits in the lowest third of Connecticut districts on estimated teacher pay at $73,755 (above only 14% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 14th percentile for Connecticut
  • 65th percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Connecticut ranks #8 of 49 on the salary estimate and #31 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Stratford School District ranks #130 of 151 Connecticut districts by estimated teacher salary and #90 of 151 by per-pupil spending. Regional School District 09 pay #1 at $127,454 is not Winchester School District spending #1 at $51,510 per pupil
  • +10.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Connecticut median

Among 171 Connecticut districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Stratford School District's instructional payroll puts 0.8% into special education , 15.4 points below the state median of 16.3%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Connecticut district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Stratford School CT median Gap
Regular program 87.4% 75.1% +12.3 pp
Special education 0.8% 16.3% -15.4 pp
Vocational programs 1.0% 0.0% +1.0 pp
Other programs 10.8% 7.7% +3.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 171 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0904440 · FY2023.

LEAID 0904440 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Stratford School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -14% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P14 in state RANK-NAT-MID P65 national PPE-HIGH $27K/pupil ENR-MID 6,511 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Bridgeport FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $73,755 estimated average teacher salary · P14 in Connecticut · P65 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Bridgeport (+$1,614est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Stratford School

Salary neighbourhood · Stratford School

Stratford 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Stratford School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$73,755 Top 35% higher than 65% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Stratford 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

Stratford School in Connecticut's lower-third pay band

Same 151 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Stratford School District ranks #130 of 151 Connecticut districts by estimated teacher salary and #90 of 151 by per-pupil spending. Regional School District 09 pay #1 at $127,454 is not Winchester School District spending #1 at $51,510 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

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

per pupil

What this shows Winchester School District leads spending at $51,510 per pupil; Regional School District 09 leads pay.

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

What stands out about Stratford School District

  • Its per-pupil spending of $27,363 is among the highest in the nation.

Connecticut prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$73,755.151

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Connecticut price level
104.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$70,782

-4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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 Stratford School District

What the Numbers Say About Stratford School District

Stratford School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Connecticut, serving 6,511 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $27,363. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $73,755, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0904440 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Connecticut statewide average of $86,015, teacher pay in Stratford School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 14.3% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Connecticut, it pays more than 14% of them. Connecticut itself ranks #8 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Stratford School District reports $178.2M in total expenditure against $184.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% 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 $0.3M.

How does Stratford School District compare?

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

Stratford School District $73,755
Bridgeport School District $75,369
Connecticut avg $86,015
National avg $70,245

Stratford School District pays -2.1% less than Bridgeport School District · per-pupil $27,363 vs $24,161

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 Connecticut districts

On pay, Stratford School District sits closest to Bridgeport School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Berlin 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. Bridgeport School District
  2. Griswold School District
  3. New Haven School District
  4. East Haven School District
  5. Hamden School District
  6. Capitol Region Education Council
  7. Cromwell School District
  8. Vernon School District
  9. Bloomfield School District
  10. Windham School District
  11. Wolcott School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Berlin School District
  2. Bristol School District
  3. East Lyme School District
  4. Groton School District
  5. Montville School District
  6. New Haven School District
  7. Guilford School District
  8. Glastonbury School District
  9. Regional School District 15
  10. West Hartford School District
  11. Regional School District 05

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Stratford School District: closest on enrollment (6,511 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($73,755 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

$184.9M
Total Revenue
$178.2M
Total Expenditure
$57.8M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$33.5M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$4.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Stratford School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 66% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 34% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Connecticut Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Connecticut districts belongs to Regional School District 09 at $127,454. Placed 114 of 131, Stratford School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Because Connecticut prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Maryland and Florida are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other Connecticut Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Connecticut sample (including Stratford School). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

East Haven School District
$70,812
2,856 students
New London School District
$67,169
2,848 students
Berlin School District
$92,619
2,632 students
Trumbull School District
$95,703
6,613 students
Southington School District
$84,734
6,087 students
West Haven School District
$95,046
5,832 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Connecticut districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Stratford School District is $73,755 (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 Stratford School District teacher pay compare to the Connecticut average?

Stratford School District pays 14.3% less than the Connecticut state average of $86,015. The district's average is $73,755.

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

Stratford School District pays 5.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $73,755.

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

Stratford School District spends approximately $27,363 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Stratford School District's total expenditure of $178.2M (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. Stratford 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.