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School district · California · LEAID 0638550

Susanville Elementary

Susanville Elementary sits in the lowest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,293 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Susanville Elementary come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,293
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$14,130
Per-pupil spending
1,044
Students enrolled
1st
Pct. in CA
$69,293

Susanville Elementary sits in the lowest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,293 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $69,293, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,044 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Susanville Elementary sits in the lowest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,293 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 1st percentile for California
  • 58th percentile nationally
  • 29% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • California ranks #2 of 49 on the salary estimate and #1 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Susanville Elementary ranks #746 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #728 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil
  • -2.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs California median

Among 954 California districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Susanville Elementary's instructional payroll puts 88.7% into regular program , 2.8 points above the state median of 85.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median California district.

Program Susanville Elementary CA median Gap
Regular program 88.7% 85.8% +2.8 pp
Special education 9.2% 10.8% -1.6 pp
Other programs 2.2% 0.4% +1.8 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 954 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0638550 · FY2023.

LEAID 0638550 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Susanville Elementary F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -37% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P1 in state RANK-NAT-MID P58 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,044 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Junction FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,293 estimated average teacher salary · P1 in California · P58 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Modesto (+$10,500est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Susanville Elementary

Salary neighbourhood · Susanville Elementary

Susanville Elementary 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 Susanville Elementary

Susanville Elementary's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,293 Top 42% higher than 58% 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. Susanville Elementary $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

Susanville Elementary in California's lower-third pay band

Same 750 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Susanville Elementary ranks #746 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #728 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Susanville Elementary is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Beverly Hills Unified leads spending at $61,843 per pupil; Calaveras County Office of Education leads pay.

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

What stands out about Susanville Elementary

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -2.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing California's statewide +25.3% by 27.4 points, a growth rate faster than 2% of the 856 California districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • This is a contracting district: 1,122 students in FY2019 down to 1,044 in FY2023, a 7.0% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$69,293.015

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

California price level
112.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$61,761

-11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in California 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 California 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 Susanville Elementary

What the Numbers Say About Susanville Elementary

Susanville Elementary is a small school district in California, serving 1,044 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,130. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,293, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0638550 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Susanville Elementary runs materially below the state benchmark, a 37.3% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 1% of them. California itself ranks #2 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Susanville Elementary reports $14.8M in total expenditure against $20.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Susanville Elementary compare?

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

Susanville Elementary $69,293
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Susanville Elementary pays -33.3% less than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $14,130 vs $26,962

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 California districts

On pay, Susanville Elementary sits closest to Junction Elementary; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Springville Union Elementary. 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. Junction Elementary
  2. Laytonville Unified
  3. Scott Valley Unified
  4. Borrego Springs Unified
  5. Southern Humboldt Joint Unified
  6. Modoc Joint Unified
  7. Potter Valley Community Unified
  8. Curtis Creek Elementary
  9. Pacheco Union Elementary
  10. Pacifica
  11. Fort Bragg Unified
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Springville Union Elementary
  2. Curtis Creek Elementary
  3. Franklin Elementary
  4. Pioneer Union Elementary
  5. Sundale Union Elementary
  6. Merced River Union Elementary
  7. Placer Hills Union Elementary
  8. Gold Oak Union Elementary
  9. Rescue Union Elementary
  10. Ackerman Charter
  11. Golden Valley Unified

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Susanville Elementary's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Susanville Elementary: closest on enrollment (1,044 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,293 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

$20.1M
Total Revenue
$14.8M
Total Expenditure
$4.3M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.9M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Susanville Elementary: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 77% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 23% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

California Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized California districts belongs to San Bernardino County Office of Education at $178,265. At the other end, Susanville Elementary anchors the bottom of the 644-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 California prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; District of Columbia and Hawaii are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all California districts →

Other California Districts

Smaller-district sample from 776 California peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Armona Union Elementary
$94,575
1,138 students
Corning Union High
$84,927
1,138 students
Chowchilla Union High
$95,437
1,144 students
Las Lomitas Elementary
$176,980
1,146 students
Sacramento County Office of Education
$152,661
938 students
McKinleyville Union Elementary
$86,804
928 students

This is a sample of 6 from 776 California districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Susanville Elementary
What is the average teacher salary in Susanville Elementary?

The average teacher salary in Susanville Elementary is $69,293 (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 Susanville Elementary teacher pay compare to the California average?

Susanville Elementary pays 37.3% less than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $69,293.

How does Susanville Elementary teacher pay compare to the national average?

Susanville Elementary pays 1.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,293.

What is the per-pupil spending in Susanville Elementary?

Susanville Elementary spends approximately $14,130 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Susanville Elementary's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Susanville Elementary's total expenditure of $14.8M (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. Susanville Elementary'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.