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School district · California · LEAID 0638730

Taft Union High

Taft Union High is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (1,186 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Taft Union High come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$109,558
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$25,193
Per-pupil spending
1,186
Students enrolled
51st
Pct. in CA
$109,558

Taft Union High is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (1,186 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $109,558, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,186 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Taft Union High is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (1,186 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 51st percentile for California
  • 94th percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Taft Union High ranks #361 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #133 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
  • +2.6% 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, Taft Union High's instructional payroll puts 69.4% into regular program , 16.4 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 Taft Union CA median Gap
Regular program 69.4% 85.8% -16.4 pp
Special education 10.0% 10.8% -0.8 pp
Vocational programs 10.1% 0.0% +10.1 pp
Other programs 10.5% 0.4% +10.1 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 0638730 · FY2023.

LEAID 0638730 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Taft Union F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P51 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P94 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,186 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near McCabe FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $109,558 estimated average teacher salary · P51 in California · P94 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lodi (+$59est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Taft Union

Salary neighbourhood · Taft Union

Taft 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 Taft Union

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$109,558 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. Taft 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

Taft 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 Taft Union High ranks #361 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #133 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

Taft 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 Taft 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 +2.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing California's statewide +25.3% by 22.6 points, a growth rate faster than 4% of the 856 California districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 16.8% here, from 1,015 students in FY2019 to 1,186 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,193 is among the highest in the nation.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$109,558.349

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
$97,650

-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 Taft Union High

What the Numbers Say About Taft Union High

Taft Union High is a small school district in California, serving 1,186 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,193. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $109,558, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0638730 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Taft Union High runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (56.0% 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, Taft Union High reports $29.9M in total expenditure against $38.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.

How does Taft 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.

Taft Union High $109,558
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Taft Union High pays +5.5% more than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $25,193 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, Taft Union High sits closest to McCabe Union Elementary; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Los Altos 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. McCabe Union Elementary
  2. Westmorland Union Elementary
  3. Enterprise Elementary
  4. Buckeye Union Elementary
  5. Piedmont City Unified
  6. Los Nietos
  7. Needles Unified
  8. Bayshore Elementary
  9. Calipatria Unified
  10. Eureka Union
  11. Planada Elementary
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Los Altos Elementary
  2. Buttonwillow Union Elementary
  3. Cucamonga Elementary
  4. Brawley Elementary
  5. National Elementary
  6. West Park Elementary
  7. McFarland Unified
  8. Goleta Union Elementary
  9. Santa Ynez Valley Union High
  10. Earlimart Elementary
  11. Corning Union Elementary

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Taft Union High's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Taft Union High: closest on enrollment (1,186 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($109,558 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

$38.7M
Total Revenue
$29.9M
Total Expenditure
$8.5M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.7M
Regular Program
$0.7M
Special Education
$0.7M
Vocational
$0.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Taft 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 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% 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. Taft Union High places 351 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

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

Hart-Ransom Union Elementary
$106,870
1,173 students
Calipatria Unified
$109,089
1,172 students
Placerville Union Elementary
$107,881
1,167 students
McCabe Union Elementary
$109,522
1,209 students
Las Lomitas Elementary
$176,980
1,146 students
Byron Union Elementary
$104,106
1,227 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 Taft Union High
What is the average teacher salary in Taft Union High?

The average teacher salary in Taft Union High is $109,558 (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 Taft Union High teacher pay compare to the California average?

Taft Union High pays 0.9% less than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $109,558.

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

Taft Union High pays 56.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $109,558.

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

Taft Union High spends approximately $25,193 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Taft Union High's total expenditure of $29.9M (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. Taft 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.