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School district · New York · LEAID 3628740

Tonawanda City School District

Tonawanda City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,680 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Tonawanda City School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$76,770
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$32,968
Per-pupil spending
1,680
Students enrolled
44th
Pct. in NY
$76,770

Tonawanda City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,680 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $76,770, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,680 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Tonawanda City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,680 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 44th percentile for New York
  • 70th percentile nationally
  • 26% 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.
  • Tonawanda City School District ranks #354 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #336 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
  • +18.2% 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, Tonawanda City School District's instructional payroll puts 82.5% into regular program , 5.1 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 Tonawanda City NY median Gap
Regular program 82.5% 77.4% +5.1 pp
Special education 14.2% 18.3% -4.0 pp
Other programs 3.2% 3.5% -0.3 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 3628740 · FY2023.

LEAID 3628740 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Tonawanda City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -14% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P44 in state RANK-NAT-MID P70 national PPE-HIGH $33K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,680 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Fort FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $76,770 estimated average teacher salary · P44 in New York · P70 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Niagara ($1,294est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Tonawanda City

Salary neighbourhood · Tonawanda City

Tonawanda City 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 Tonawanda City

Tonawanda City School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$76,770 Top 30% higher than 70% 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. 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

Tonawanda City 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 Tonawanda City School District ranks #354 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #336 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

Tonawanda City 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 Tonawanda City School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +18.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New York's statewide +9.4% by 8.8 points, a growth rate faster than 86% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $32,968 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$76,769.742

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
$71,187

-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 Tonawanda City School District

What the Numbers Say About Tonawanda City School District

Tonawanda City School District is a small school district in New York, serving 1,680 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $32,968. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $76,770, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3628740 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 Tonawanda City School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 14.5% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 44% 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, Tonawanda City School District reports $55.4M in total expenditure against $43.0M 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 $9.9M, special-education teacher pay is $1.7M.

How does Tonawanda City 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.

Tonawanda City School District $76,770
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Tonawanda City School District pays +10.9% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $32,968 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, Tonawanda City School District sits closest to Fort Plain Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Frankfort-schuyler 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. Fort Plain Central School District
  2. Addison Central School District
  3. Oneonta City School District
  4. Evans-brant Central School District (Lake Shore)
  5. Saranac Central School District
  6. Camden Central School District
  7. Elmira City School District
  8. Lancaster Central School District
  9. Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)
  10. Westhill Central School District
  11. Hamilton Central School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Frankfort-schuyler Central School District
  2. Wyandanch Union Free School District
  3. Wayland-cohocton Central School District
  4. Corinth Central School District
  5. Moravia Central School District
  6. Warsaw Central School District
  7. Bronxville Union Free School District
  8. Fabius-pompey Central School District
  9. Northville Central School District
  10. Bellmore Union Free School District
  11. Geneva City School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Tonawanda City School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Tonawanda City School District: closest on enrollment (1,680 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($76,770 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

$43.0M
Total Revenue
$55.4M
Total Expenditure
$14.4M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$9.9M
Regular Program
$1.7M
Special Education
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Tonawanda City School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. Tonawanda City School District places 339 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.

Rondout Valley Central School District
$97,726
1,664 students
Merrick Union Free School District
$158,904
1,663 students
East Aurora Union Free School District
$74,662
1,703 students
Phoenix Central School District
$85,725
1,654 students
Chenango Valley Central School District
$79,969
1,653 students
Greenburgh Central School District
$116,595
1,652 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 Tonawanda City School District
What is the average teacher salary in Tonawanda City School District?

The average teacher salary in Tonawanda City School District is $76,770 (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 Tonawanda City School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Tonawanda City School District pays 14.5% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $76,770.

How does Tonawanda City School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Tonawanda City School District pays 9.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $76,770.

What is the per-pupil spending in Tonawanda City School District?

Tonawanda City School District spends approximately $32,968 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Tonawanda City School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Tonawanda City School District's total expenditure of $55.4M (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. Tonawanda City 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.