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School district · Ohio · LEAID 3904995

Tuslaw Local

Tuslaw Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $73,492 (above only 30% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Tuslaw Local come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$73,492
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$14,223
Per-pupil spending
1,249
Students enrolled
30th
Pct. in OH
$73,492

Tuslaw Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $73,492 (above only 30% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $73,492, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,249 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Tuslaw Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $73,492 (above only 30% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 30th percentile for Ohio
  • 65th percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Ohio ranks #13 of 49 on the salary estimate and #5 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Tuslaw Local ranks #451 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #552 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil
  • +22.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Ohio median

Among 653 Ohio districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Tuslaw Local's instructional payroll puts 21.9% into special education , 2.4 points above the state median of 19.5%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Ohio peer.

Program Tuslaw Local OH median Gap
Regular program 76.6% 78.0% -1.4 pp
Special education 21.9% 19.5% +2.4 pp
Vocational programs 1.5% 1.3% +0.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 653 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3904995 · FY2023.

LEAID 3904995 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Tuslaw Local F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P30 in state RANK-NAT-MID P65 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,249 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Eastern FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $73,492 estimated average teacher salary · P30 in Ohio · P65 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Dayton (+$637est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Tuslaw Local

Salary neighbourhood · Tuslaw Local

Tuslaw Local 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 Tuslaw Local

Tuslaw Local's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$73,492 Top 35% higher than 65% 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. Tuslaw Local $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

Tuslaw Local in Ohio's lower-third pay band

Same 646 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Tuslaw Local ranks #451 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #552 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Tuslaw Local is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Warren County Vocational School leads spending at $57,688 per pupil; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr leads pay.

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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$73,492.225

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Ohio price level
91.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$79,967

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Ohio run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

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 Ohio 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 Tuslaw Local

What the Numbers Say About Tuslaw Local

Tuslaw Local is a small school district in Ohio, serving 1,249 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,223. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $73,492, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3904995 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Tuslaw Local runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.7% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (4.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 30% of them. Ohio itself ranks #13 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Tuslaw Local reports $17.8M in total expenditure against $18.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.9M, special-education teacher pay is $1.1M.

How does Tuslaw Local compare?

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

Tuslaw Local $73,492
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Tuslaw Local pays -17.9% less than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $14,223 vs $24,812

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 Ohio districts

On pay, Tuslaw Local sits closest to Eastern Local School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Stark County Area. 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. Eastern Local School District
  2. Northridge Local
  3. Mohawk Local
  4. Newton Falls Exempted Village
  5. Northmor Local
  6. Columbia Local
  7. Lincolnview Local
  8. Cardinal Local
  9. Ayersville Local
  10. Firelands Local
  11. Washington Court House City
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Stark County Area
  2. Fairfield Union Local
  3. Ottawa-Glandorf Local
  4. Lake Local
  5. Highland Local
  6. Ashland City
  7. Graham Local
  8. Austintown Local Schools
  9. Newton Falls Exempted Village
  10. Gallipolis City
  11. Zane Trace Local

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Tuslaw Local's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Tuslaw Local: closest on enrollment (1,249 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($73,492 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

$18.7M
Total Revenue
$17.8M
Total Expenditure
$5.6M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.9M
Regular Program
$1.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Tuslaw Local: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Ohio Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Ohio districts belongs to Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr at $171,630. Tuslaw Local places 438 of 605 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Tennessee and Indiana are the states closest to Ohio on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other Ohio Districts

Smaller-district sample from 648 Ohio peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

South Range Local
$78,337
1,217 students
Zane Trace Local
$79,877
1,282 students
Huron City Schools
$91,294
1,211 students
Liberty Union-Thurston Local
$74,218
1,209 students
Bluffton Exempted Village
$72,928
1,204 students
Elmwood Local
$79,345
1,202 students

This is a sample of 6 from 648 Ohio districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tuslaw Local
What is the average teacher salary in Tuslaw Local?

The average teacher salary in Tuslaw Local is $73,492 (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 Tuslaw Local teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Tuslaw Local pays 8.7% less than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $73,492.

How does Tuslaw Local teacher pay compare to the national average?

Tuslaw Local pays 4.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $73,492.

What is the per-pupil spending in Tuslaw Local?

Tuslaw Local spends approximately $14,223 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Tuslaw Local's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Tuslaw Local's total expenditure of $17.8M (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. Tuslaw Local'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.