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School district · California · LEAID 0638640

Sweetwater Union High

Sweetwater Union High sits in the lowest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $109,933 (above only 51% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Sweetwater Union High come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$109,933
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$17,922
Per-pupil spending
35,372
Students enrolled
51st
Pct. in CA
$109,933

Sweetwater Union High sits in the lowest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $109,933 (above only 51% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $109,933, above the national average of $70,245, serving 35,372 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Sweetwater Union High sits in the lowest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $109,933 (above only 51% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 51st percentile for California
  • 94th percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Sweetwater Union High ranks #355 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #546 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
  • +15.6% 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, Sweetwater Union High's instructional payroll puts 76.4% into regular program , 9.4 points below the state median of 85.8%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Sweetwater Union CA median Gap
Regular program 76.4% 85.8% -9.4 pp
Special education 19.9% 10.8% +9.1 pp
Vocational programs 2.0% 0.0% +2.0 pp
Other programs 1.6% 0.4% +1.3 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 0638640 · FY2023.

LEAID 0638640 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Sweetwater Union F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P51 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P94 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-LARGE 35.4K students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Fresno FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $109,933 estimated average teacher salary · P51 in California · P94 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Fresno (+$58est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Sweetwater Union

Salary neighbourhood · Sweetwater Union

Sweetwater Union sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Sweetwater Union

Sweetwater Union High's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$109,933 Top 6% higher than 94% 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. Sweetwater Union High $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

Sweetwater Union 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 Sweetwater Union High ranks #355 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #546 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

Sweetwater Union High 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 Sweetwater Union High

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 94% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +15.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing California's statewide +25.3% by 9.7 points, a growth rate faster than 18% of the 856 California districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 38,657 to 35,372 students (8.5% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$109,933.181

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
$97,984

-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 Sweetwater Union High

What the Numbers Say About Sweetwater Union High

Sweetwater Union High is a mid-sized school district in California, serving 35,372 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,922. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $109,933, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0638640 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Sweetwater Union High runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (56.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 51% 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, Sweetwater Union High reports $633.9M in total expenditure against $809.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $131.2M, special-education teacher pay is $34.1M.

How does Sweetwater Union High compare?

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

Sweetwater Union High $109,933
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Sweetwater Union High pays +5.9% more than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $17,922 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, Sweetwater Union High sits closest to Fresno Unified; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Chico Unified. 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. Fresno Unified
  2. Twin Rivers Unified
  3. Lodi Unified
  4. Castro Valley Unified
  5. Kings Canyon Joint Unified
  6. Poway Unified
  7. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
  8. Sacramento City Unified
  9. Greenfield Union
  10. Santa Maria Joint Union High
  11. Escondido Union
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Chico Unified
  2. Etiwanda Elementary
  3. Upland Unified
  4. Lompoc Unified
  5. Walnut Valley Unified
  6. Mt. Diablo Unified
  7. Fullerton Joint Union High
  8. Ventura Unified
  9. Yuba City Unified
  10. Conejo Valley Unified
  11. Los Banos Unified

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Sweetwater Union High: closest on enrollment (35,372 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($109,933 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

$809.7M
Total Revenue
$633.9M
Total Expenditure
$195.5M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$131.2M
Regular Program
$34.1M
Special Education
$3.5M
Vocational
$2.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Sweetwater Union High: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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. Sweetwater Union High places 346 of 644 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

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Other California Districts

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

Torrance Unified
$115,460
21,636 students
Pomona Unified
$119,982
21,326 students
Palm Springs Unified
$126,926
21,029 students
William S. Hart Union High
$103,776
20,971 students
Stockton Unified
$117,041
35,374 students
Poway Unified
$110,670
34,663 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 Sweetwater Union High
What is the average teacher salary in Sweetwater Union High?

The average teacher salary in Sweetwater Union High is $109,933 (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 Sweetwater Union High teacher pay compare to the California average?

Sweetwater Union High pays 0.6% less than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $109,933.

How does Sweetwater Union High teacher pay compare to the national average?

Sweetwater Union High pays 56.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $109,933.

What is the per-pupil spending in Sweetwater Union High?

Sweetwater Union High spends approximately $17,922 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Sweetwater Union High's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Sweetwater Union High's total expenditure of $633.9M (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. Sweetwater Union High'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.