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School district · New Hampshire · LEAID 3306480

Stratham School District

Stratham School District sits in the highest third of New Hampshire districts on estimated teacher pay at $133,818 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Stratham School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$133,818
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$25,770
Per-pupil spending
521
Students enrolled
99th
Pct. in NH
$133,818

Stratham School District sits in the highest third of New Hampshire districts on estimated teacher pay at $133,818 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $133,818, above the national average of $70,245, serving 521 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Stratham School District sits in the highest third of New Hampshire districts on estimated teacher pay at $133,818 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 99th percentile for New Hampshire
  • 98th percentile nationally
  • 44% 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.
  • Stratham School District ranks #1 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #57 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

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$5,888,000 ÷ 44.00 reported teacher FTE = $133,818

  • Regular program $4,188,000 · 71.1%
  • Special education $1,694,000 · 28.8%
  • Other programs $6,000 · 0.1%

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, Stratham School District's instructional payroll puts 28.8% into special education , 2.5 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 Stratham School NH median Gap
Regular program 71.1% 70.4% +0.8 pp
Special education 28.8% 26.2% +2.5 pp
Other programs 0.1% 2.1% -2.0 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 3306480 · FY2023.

LEAID 3306480 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Stratham School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +52% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P99 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P98 national PPE-HIGH $26K/pupil ENR-SMALL 521 students INSTR-MID 44% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Bow FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $133,818 estimated average teacher salary · P99 in New Hampshire · P98 nationally · 44% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Bow ($1,915est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Stratham School

Salary neighbourhood · Stratham School

Stratham School 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 Stratham School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$133,818 Top 2% higher than 98% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Below this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Below this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Stratham 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

Stratham School in New Hampshire's upper-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 Stratham School District ranks #1 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #57 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

Stratham 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 Stratham School District

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 98% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,770 is among the highest in the nation.

New Hampshire prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$133,818.182

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
$126,971

-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 Stratham School District

What the Numbers Say About Stratham School District

Stratham School District is a small school district in New Hampshire, serving 521 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,770. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $133,818, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3306480 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 Stratham School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 52.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (90.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Hampshire, it pays more than 99% 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, Stratham School District reports $13.4M in total expenditure against $13.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 44% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.2M, special-education teacher pay is $1.7M.

How does Stratham 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.

Stratham School District $133,818
Manchester School District $78,881
New Hampshire avg $87,877
National avg $70,245

Stratham School District pays +69.6% more than Manchester School District · per-pupil $25,770 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, Stratham School District sits closest to Bow School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Newmarket 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. Bow School District
  2. Hanover School District
  3. Exeter School District
  4. Lebanon School District
  5. Hampstead School District
  6. Nottingham School District
  7. Dresden School District
  8. Hollis School District
  9. Grantham School District
  10. Epsom School District
  11. Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Newmarket School District
  2. Wakefield School District
  3. Lisbon Regional School District
  4. Fall Mountain Regional School District
  5. Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District
  6. Kearsarge Regional School District
  7. Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District
  8. Hampton School District
  9. Sanborn Regional School District
  10. Newport School District
  11. Hopkinton School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Stratham School District: closest on enrollment (521 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($133,818 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

$13.2M
Total Revenue
$13.4M
Total Expenditure
$5.9M
Instruction Salaries
44% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.2M
Regular Program
$1.7M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Stratham 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

No comparably sized New Hampshire district reports a higher average than Stratham School District, so this page is the state's ceiling rather than a point on the way to it. Only the state ceiling itself: among the 81 districts of comparable size, Stratham School District is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. 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.

Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District
$60,912
563 students
Barnstead School District
$68,175
469 students
Brookline School District
$73,719
582 students
Hanover School District
$126,804
455 students
Wakefield School District
$69,462
450 students
John Stark Regional School District
$79,660
610 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 Stratham School District
What is the average teacher salary in Stratham School District?

The average teacher salary in Stratham School District is $133,818 (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 Stratham School District teacher pay compare to the New Hampshire average?

Stratham School District pays 52.3% more than the New Hampshire state average of $87,877. The district's average is $133,818.

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

Stratham School District pays 90.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $133,818.

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

Stratham School District spends approximately $25,770 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 44% of Stratham School District's total expenditure of $13.4M (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. Stratham 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.