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School district · New Hampshire · LEAID 3306540

Sunapee School District

Sunapee School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (374 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Sunapee School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$100,782
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$48,519
Per-pupil spending
374
Students enrolled
81st
Pct. in NH
$100,782

Sunapee School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (374 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $100,782, above the national average of $70,245, serving 374 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Sunapee School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (374 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 81st percentile for New Hampshire
  • 91st percentile nationally
  • 23% 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.
  • Sunapee School District ranks #21 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #1 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

$4,253,000 ÷ 42.20 reported teacher FTE = $100,782

  • Regular program $3,053,000 · 71.8%
  • Special education $1,042,000 · 24.5%
  • Other programs $158,000 · 3.7%

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.

LEAID 3306540 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Sunapee School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +15% vs state RANK-ST-MID P81 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P91 national PPE-HIGH $49K/pupil ENR-TINY 374 students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Seabrook FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $100,782 estimated average teacher salary · P81 in New Hampshire · P91 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Oyster ($66est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Sunapee School

Salary neighbourhood · Sunapee School

Sunapee 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 Sunapee School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$100,782 Top 9% higher than 91% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Sunapee 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

Sunapee 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 Sunapee School District ranks #21 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #1 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

Sunapee 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 Sunapee School District

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 91% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • It is a very small district (374 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $48,519 is among the highest in the nation.

New Hampshire prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$100,781.991

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
$95,625

-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 Sunapee School District

What the Numbers Say About Sunapee School District

Sunapee School District is a small school district in New Hampshire, serving 374 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $48,519. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $100,782, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3306540 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 Sunapee School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 14.7% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (43.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Hampshire, it pays more than 81% 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, Sunapee School District reports $18.1M in total expenditure against $14.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.1M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does Sunapee 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.

Sunapee School District $100,782
Manchester School District $78,881
New Hampshire avg $87,877
National avg $70,245

Sunapee School District pays +27.8% more than Manchester School District · per-pupil $48,519 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, Sunapee School District sits closest to Seabrook School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Rye 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. Seabrook School District
  2. Winnacunnet Cooperative School District
  3. Dunbarton School District
  4. Amherst School District
  5. North Hampton School District
  6. Rye School District
  7. Brentwood School District
  8. Souhegan Cooperative School District
  9. Sanborn Regional School District
  10. Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District
  11. Epsom School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Rye School District
  2. Alton School District
  3. Grantham School District
  4. Plainfield School District
  5. Hampstead School District
  6. Candia School District
  7. Greenland School District
  8. New Boston School District
  9. Winchester School District
  10. Moultonborough School District
  11. Dunbarton School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Sunapee School District: closest on enrollment (374 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($100,782 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

$14.5M
Total Revenue
$18.1M
Total Expenditure
$4.3M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.1M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Sunapee 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. Sunapee School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 16 of 82, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

Plainfield School District
$95,097
206 students
Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District
$60,912
563 students
Brookline School District
$73,719
582 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 Sunapee School District
What is the average teacher salary in Sunapee School District?

The average teacher salary in Sunapee School District is $100,782 (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 Sunapee School District teacher pay compare to the New Hampshire average?

Sunapee School District pays 14.7% more than the New Hampshire state average of $87,877. The district's average is $100,782.

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

Sunapee School District pays 43.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $100,782.

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

Sunapee School District spends approximately $48,519 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Sunapee School District's total expenditure of $18.1M (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. Sunapee 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.