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School district · Oregon · LEAID 4112690

Union SD 5

Union SD 5 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (376 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Union SD 5 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$58,769
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$25,332
Per-pupil spending
376
Students enrolled
16th
Pct. in OR
$58,769

Union SD 5 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (376 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $58,769, below the national average of $70,245, serving 376 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Union SD 5 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (376 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 16th percentile for Oregon
  • 34th percentile nationally
  • 20% 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.
  • Union SD 5 ranks #128 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #21 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
  • +15.1% 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, Union SD 5's instructional payroll puts 7.0% into vocational programs , 3.4 points above the state median of 3.6%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Oregon peer.

Program Union SD OR median Gap
Regular program 81.1% 80.5% +0.6 pp
Special education 8.6% 8.9% -0.3 pp
Vocational programs 7.0% 3.6% +3.4 pp
Other programs 3.3% 5.7% -2.3 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 4112690 · FY2023.

LEAID 4112690 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Union SD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -14% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P16 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P34 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-TINY 376 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Sheridan FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $58,769 estimated average teacher salary · P16 in Oregon · P34 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lincoln (+$819est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Union SD

Salary neighbourhood · Union SD

Union SD 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 Union SD

Union SD 5's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$58,769 34th percentile higher than 34% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Union SD 5 $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

Union SD in Oregon's lower-third pay band

Same 152 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Union SD 5 ranks #128 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #21 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

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Union SD 5 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Nestucca Valley SD 101J leads spending at $40,023 per pupil; Pilot Rock SD 2 leads pay.

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

What stands out about Union SD 5

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +15.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Oregon's statewide +26.7% by 11.7 points, a growth rate faster than 18% of the 178 Oregon districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 7.4% here, from 350 students in FY2019 to 376 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.
  • It is a very small district (376 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,332 is among the highest in the nation.

Oregon prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$58,769.231

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
$56,071

-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 Union SD 5

What the Numbers Say About Union SD 5

Union SD 5 is a small school district in Oregon, serving 376 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,332. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $58,769, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4112690 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Oregon statewide average of $67,954, teacher pay in Union SD 5 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 13.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Oregon, it pays more than 16% 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, Union SD 5 reports $9.5M in total expenditure against $8.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Union SD 5 compare?

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

Union SD 5 $58,769
Portland SD 1J $87,749
Oregon avg $67,954
National avg $70,245

Union SD 5 pays -33.0% less than Portland SD 1J · per-pupil $25,332 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, Union SD 5 sits closest to Sheridan SD 48J; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Knappa SD 4. 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. Sheridan SD 48J
  2. Harrisburg SD 7J
  3. Lake County SD 7
  4. Gaston SD 511J
  5. Alsea SD 7J
  6. Knappa SD 4
  7. Culver SD 4
  8. Glide SD 12
  9. Brookings-Harbor SD 17C
  10. Perrydale SD 21
  11. Harney County SD 3
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Knappa SD 4
  2. Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56
  3. Adrian SD 61
  4. Riddle SD 70
  5. North Lake SD 14
  6. Yoncalla SD 32
  7. Crow-Applegate-Lorane SD 66
  8. Port Orford-Langlois SD 2CJ
  9. Dufur SD 29
  10. Camas Valley SD 21J
  11. Sisters SD 6

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Union SD 5's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Union SD 5: closest on enrollment (376 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($58,769 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

$8.8M
Total Revenue
$9.5M
Total Expenditure
$1.9M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.2M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Union SD 5: 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. Placed 104 of 127, Union SD 5 is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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

Smaller-district sample from 153 Oregon peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Pilot Rock SD 2
$96,623
297 students
Glendale SD 77
$43,834
290 students
St Paul SD 45
$61,178
287 students
Sherman County SD
$57,223
286 students
John Day SD 3
$64,694
470 students
Adrian SD 61
$61,157
275 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 Union SD 5
What is the average teacher salary in Union SD 5?

The average teacher salary in Union SD 5 is $58,769 (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 Union SD 5 teacher pay compare to the Oregon average?

Union SD 5 pays 13.5% less than the Oregon state average of $67,954. The district's average is $58,769.

How does Union SD 5 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Union SD 5 pays 16.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $58,769.

What is the per-pupil spending in Union SD 5?

Union SD 5 spends approximately $25,332 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Union SD 5's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Union SD 5's total expenditure of $9.5M (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. Union SD 5'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.