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School district · Oregon · LEAID 4112240

Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J

Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (11,558 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$79,009
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$22,416
Per-pupil spending
11,558
Students enrolled
82nd
Pct. in OR
$79,009

Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (11,558 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $79,009, above the national average of $70,245, serving 11,558 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (11,558 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 82nd percentile for Oregon
  • 73rd percentile nationally
  • 26% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Oregon ranks #24 of 49 on the salary estimate and #28 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J ranks #25 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #38 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Pilot Rock SD 2 pay #1 at $96,623 is not Nestucca Valley SD 101J spending #1 at $40,023 per pupil
  • +34.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Oregon median

Among 183 Oregon districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J's instructional payroll puts 10.3% into other programs , 4.7 points above the state median of 5.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Tigard-Tualatin SD OR median Gap
Regular program 78.1% 80.5% -2.4 pp
Special education 8.0% 8.9% -0.9 pp
Vocational programs 3.6% 3.6% +0.0 pp
Other programs 10.3% 5.7% +4.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 183 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4112240 · FY2023.

LEAID 4112240 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Tigard-Tualatin SD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +16% vs state RANK-ST-MID P82 in state RANK-NAT-MID P73 national PPE-HIGH $22K/pupil ENR-LARGE 11.6K students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Newberg FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $79,009 estimated average teacher salary · P82 in Oregon · P73 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Newberg ($95est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Tigard-Tualatin SD

Salary neighbourhood · Tigard-Tualatin SD

Tigard-Tualatin SD 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 Tigard-Tualatin SD

Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$79,009 Top 27% higher than 73% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J $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 Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +34.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Oregon's statewide +26.7% by 7.8 points, a growth rate faster than 76% of the 178 Oregon districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 12,580 to 11,558 students (8.1% 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.

Oregon prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$79,009.168

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Oregon price level
104.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$75,382

-5% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Oregon 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 Oregon 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 Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J

What the Numbers Say About Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J

Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J is a mid-sized school district in Oregon, serving 11,558 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,416. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $79,009, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4112240 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Oregon statewide average of $67,954, teacher pay in Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 16.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Oregon, it pays more than 82% of them. Oregon itself ranks #24 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J reports $259.1M in total expenditure against $227.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $42.7M, special-education teacher pay is $4.4M.

How does Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J compare?

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

Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J $79,009
Portland SD 1J $87,749
Oregon avg $67,954
National avg $70,245

Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J pays -10.0% less than Portland SD 1J · per-pupil $22,416 vs $30,288

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 Oregon districts

On pay, Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J sits closest to Newberg SD 29J; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hood River County SD. 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. Newberg SD 29J
  2. Hood River County SD
  3. North Clackamas SD 12
  4. Canby SD 86
  5. Reynolds SD 7
  6. Sherwood SD 88J
  7. Pendleton SD 16
  8. Grants Pass SD 7
  9. Forest Grove SD 15
  10. Oregon City SD 62
  11. Gresham-Barlow SD 10J
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hood River County SD
  2. Salem-Keizer SD 24J
  3. Eugene SD 4J
  4. Hermiston SD 8
  5. David Douglas SD 40
  6. Reynolds SD 7
  7. Hillsboro SD 1J
  8. Woodburn SD 103
  9. Central Point SD 6
  10. Coos Bay SD 9
  11. Centennial SD 28J

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J: closest on enrollment (11,558 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($79,009 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

$227.4M
Total Revenue
$259.1M
Total Expenditure
$67.0M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$42.7M
Regular Program
$4.4M
Special Education
$2.0M
Vocational
$5.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Oregon Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Oregon districts belongs to David Douglas SD 40 at $92,276. Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J sits in the upper quarter of that field at 21 of 126, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Because Oregon prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Maryland and New Hampshire are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Oregon districts →

Other Oregon Districts

Large-district sample from 153 Oregon peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Hermiston SD 8
$69,799
5,464 students
Centennial SD 28J
$88,963
5,369 students
Woodburn SD 103
$76,521
5,222 students
Lincoln County SD
$59,588
5,111 students
Bethel SD 52
$71,633
5,075 students
Sherwood SD 88J
$80,647
4,904 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Oregon districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J
What is the average teacher salary in Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J?

The average teacher salary in Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J is $79,009 (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 Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J teacher pay compare to the Oregon average?

Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J pays 16.3% more than the Oregon state average of $67,954. The district's average is $79,009.

How does Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J teacher pay compare to the national average?

Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J pays 12.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $79,009.

What is the per-pupil spending in Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J?

Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J spends approximately $22,416 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J's total expenditure of $259.1M (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. Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J'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.