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Thousand Islands Central School District

Thousand Islands Central School District sits in the lowest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $64,104 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Thousand Islands Central School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$64,104
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$32,192
Per-pupil spending
874
Students enrolled
16th
Pct. in NY
$64,104

Thousand Islands Central School District sits in the lowest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $64,104 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $64,104, below the national average of $70,245, serving 874 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Thousand Islands Central School District sits in the lowest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $64,104 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 16th percentile for New York
  • 46th percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Thousand Islands Central School District ranks #532 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #367 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
  • -5.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs New York median

Among 674 New York districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Thousand Islands Central School District's instructional payroll puts 8.1% into special education , 10.2 points below the state median of 18.3%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median New York district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Thousand Islands NY median Gap
Regular program 86.8% 77.4% +9.4 pp
Special education 8.1% 18.3% -10.2 pp
Other programs 5.1% 3.5% +1.6 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 3607650 · FY2023.

LEAID 3607650 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Thousand Islands F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -29% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P16 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P46 national PPE-HIGH $32K/pupil ENR-SMALL 874 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Falconer FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $64,104 estimated average teacher salary · P16 in New York · P46 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Buffalo (+$5,104est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Thousand Islands

Salary neighbourhood · Thousand Islands

Thousand Islands 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 Thousand Islands

Thousand Islands Central School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$64,104 46th percentile higher than 46% 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. 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

Thousand Islands in New York's lower-third pay band

Same 635 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Thousand Islands Central School District ranks #532 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #367 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

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Thousand Islands Central School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Downsville Central School District leads spending at $60,637 per pupil; North Merrick Union Free School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Thousand Islands Central School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -5.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New York's statewide +9.4% by 15.2 points, a growth rate faster than 7% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $32,192 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$64,103.982

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
$59,443

-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 Thousand Islands Central School District

What the Numbers Say About Thousand Islands Central School District

Thousand Islands Central School District is a small school district in New York, serving 874 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $32,192. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,104, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3607650 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 Thousand Islands Central School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 28.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 16% 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, Thousand Islands Central School District reports $28.1M in total expenditure against $24.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Thousand Islands 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.

Thousand Islands Central School District $64,104
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Thousand Islands Central School District pays -7.4% less than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $32,192 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, Thousand Islands Central School District sits closest to Falconer Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is North Rose-wolcott 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. Falconer Central School District
  2. Wellsville Central School District
  3. Edwards-knox Central School District
  4. Remsen Central School District
  5. Edmeston Central School District
  6. Sidney Central School District
  7. Waterville Central School District
  8. Campbell-savona Central School District
  9. Granville Central School District
  10. Poland Central School District
  11. Waverly Central School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. North Rose-wolcott Central School District
  2. Wheatland-chili Central School District
  3. Eden Central School District
  4. Pulaski Central School District
  5. Cassadaga Valley Central School District
  6. West Canada Valley Central School District
  7. Northern Adirondack Central School District
  8. Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)
  9. Dunkirk City School District
  10. Spackenkill Union Free School District
  11. Watkins Glen Central School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Thousand Islands Central School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Thousand Islands Central School District: closest on enrollment (874 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,104 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

$24.8M
Total Revenue
$28.1M
Total Expenditure
$7.0M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.0M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Thousand Islands Central School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 66% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 34% 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. Placed 486 of 551, Thousand Islands Central School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Port Jefferson Union Free School District
$137,296
909 students
Walton Central School District
$77,958
839 students
Geneseo Central School District
$65,305
838 students
Millbrook Central School District
$95,161
834 students
Letchworth Central School District
$57,801
915 students
Mayfield Central School District
$66,409
830 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 Thousand Islands Central School District
What is the average teacher salary in Thousand Islands Central School District?

The average teacher salary in Thousand Islands Central School District is $64,104 (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 Thousand Islands Central School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Thousand Islands Central School District pays 28.6% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $64,104.

How does Thousand Islands Central School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Thousand Islands Central School District pays 8.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,104.

What is the per-pupil spending in Thousand Islands Central School District?

Thousand Islands Central School District spends approximately $32,192 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Thousand Islands Central School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Thousand Islands Central School District's total expenditure of $28.1M (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. Thousand Islands 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.