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School district · New York · LEAID 3628500

Sweet Home Central School District

Sweet Home Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (3,520 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Sweet Home Central School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$98,022
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$31,985
Per-pupil spending
3,520
Students enrolled
69th
Pct. in NY
$98,022

Sweet Home Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (3,520 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $98,022, above the national average of $70,245, serving 3,520 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Sweet Home Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (3,520 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 69th percentile for New York
  • 90th percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New York ranks #4 of 49 on the salary estimate and #7 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Sweet Home Central School District ranks #193 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #375 of 635 by per-pupil spending. North Merrick Union Free School District pay #1 at $176,270 is not Downsville Central School District spending #1 at $60,637 per pupil

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Instructional payroll mix vs New York median

Among 674 New York districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Sweet Home Central School District's instructional payroll puts 86.4% into regular program , 9.0 points above the state median of 77.4%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median New York district.

Program Sweet Home NY median Gap
Regular program 86.4% 77.4% +9.0 pp
Special education 11.9% 18.3% -6.4 pp
Other programs 1.8% 3.5% -1.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 674 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3628500 · FY2023.

LEAID 3628500 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Sweet Home F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +9% vs state RANK-ST-MID P69 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P90 national PPE-HIGH $32K/pupil ENR-MID 3,520 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Riverhead FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $98,022 estimated average teacher salary · P69 in New York · P90 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Liverpool (+$360est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Sweet Home

Salary neighbourhood · Sweet Home

Sweet Home 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 Sweet Home

Sweet Home Central School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$98,022 Top 10% higher than 90% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This 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

What stands out about Sweet Home Central School District

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 90% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $31,985 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$98,022.006

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New York price level
107.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$90,894

-7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New York 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 York 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 Sweet Home Central School District

What the Numbers Say About Sweet Home Central School District

Sweet Home Central School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New York, serving 3,520 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $31,985. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $98,022, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3628500 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New York statewide average of $89,760, teacher pay in Sweet Home Central School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (39.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 69% of them. New York itself ranks #4 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Sweet Home Central School District reports $112.6M in total expenditure against $99.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $26.2M, special-education teacher pay is $3.6M.

How does Sweet Home Central School District compare?

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

Sweet Home Central School District $98,022
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Sweet Home Central School District pays +41.6% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $31,985 vs $40,178

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 York districts

On pay, Sweet Home Central School District sits closest to Riverhead Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Ravena-coeymans-selkirk Central 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. Riverhead Central School District
  2. Rondout Valley Central School District
  3. Liverpool Central School District
  4. Red Hook Central School District
  5. Owego-apalachin Central School District
  6. Fayetteville-manlius Central School District
  7. Beacon City School District
  8. Johnson City Central School District
  9. Kingston City School District
  10. Poughkeepsie City School District
  11. New Hyde Park-garden City Park Union Free School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Ravena-coeymans-selkirk Central School District
  2. Owego-apalachin Central School District
  3. Watkins Glen Central School District
  4. Spackenkill Union Free School District
  5. Cortland City School District
  6. Longwood Central School District
  7. South Lewis Central School District
  8. Eden Central School District
  9. Newark Valley Central School District
  10. North Rose-wolcott Central School District
  11. Levittown Union Free School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Sweet Home Central School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Sweet Home Central School District: closest on enrollment (3,520 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($98,022 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

$99.3M
Total Revenue
$112.6M
Total Expenditure
$38.6M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$26.2M
Regular Program
$3.6M
Special Education
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Sweet Home Central School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New York Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New York districts belongs to North Merrick Union Free School District at $176,270. Sweet Home Central School District places 191 of 551 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because New York prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Massachusetts and Washington are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other New York Districts

Smaller-district sample from 641 New York peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Peekskill City School District
$110,087
3,597 students
Bedford Central School District
$137,828
3,599 students
Yorktown Central School District
$132,804
3,427 students
East Syracuse Minoa Central School District
$101,276
3,424 students
Gates Chili Central School District
$90,650
3,616 students
Brighton Central School District
$87,035
3,423 students

This is a sample of 6 from 641 New York districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sweet Home Central School District
What is the average teacher salary in Sweet Home Central School District?

The average teacher salary in Sweet Home Central School District is $98,022 (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 Sweet Home Central School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Sweet Home Central School District pays 9.2% more than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $98,022.

How does Sweet Home Central School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Sweet Home Central School District pays 39.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $98,022.

What is the per-pupil spending in Sweet Home Central School District?

Sweet Home Central School District spends approximately $31,985 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Sweet Home Central School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Sweet Home Central School District's total expenditure of $112.6M (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. Sweet Home Central 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.