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School district · Ohio · LEAID 3906212

Upper Valley Career Center

Upper Valley Career Center is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (910 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Upper Valley Career Center come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$86,045
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$29,073
Per-pupil spending
910
Students enrolled
69th
Pct. in OH
$86,045

Upper Valley Career Center is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (910 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $86,045, above the national average of $70,245, serving 910 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Upper Valley Career Center is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (910 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 69th percentile for Ohio
  • 81st 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.
  • Upper Valley Career Center ranks #199 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #40 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

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Instructional payroll mix vs Ohio median

Among 653 Ohio districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Upper Valley Career Center's instructional payroll puts 74.8% into vocational programs , 73.5 points above the state median of 1.3%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Ohio peer.

Program Upper Valley OH median Gap
Regular program 21.2% 78.0% -56.8 pp
Special education 4.0% 19.5% -15.5 pp
Vocational programs 74.8% 1.3% +73.5 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 3906212 · FY2023.

LEAID 3906212 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Upper Valley F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +7% vs state RANK-ST-MID P69 in state RANK-NAT-MID P81 national PPE-HIGH $29K/pupil ENR-SMALL 910 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Great FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $86,045 estimated average teacher salary · P69 in Ohio · P81 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Reynoldsburg ($23est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Upper Valley

Salary neighbourhood · Upper Valley

Upper Valley 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 Upper Valley

Upper Valley Career Center's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$86,045 Top 19% higher than 81% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Upper Valley Career Center $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

Upper Valley 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 Upper Valley Career Center ranks #199 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #40 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

Upper Valley Career Center 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

What stands out about Upper Valley Career Center

  • Its per-pupil spending of $29,073 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$86,044.944

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
$93,626

+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 Upper Valley Career Center

What the Numbers Say About Upper Valley Career Center

Upper Valley Career Center is a small school district in Ohio, serving 910 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $29,073. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $86,045, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3906212 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Upper Valley Career Center runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 69% 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, Upper Valley Career Center reports $26.5M in total expenditure against $28.1M 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 $1.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Upper Valley Career Center compare?

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

Upper Valley Career Center $86,045
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Upper Valley Career Center pays -3.9% less than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $29,073 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, Upper Valley Career Center sits closest to Great Oaks Career Campuses; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Ashland County-West Holmes Joint Vocational School. 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. Great Oaks Career Campuses
  2. Bellevue City
  3. Federal Hocking Local
  4. Willard City
  5. Joseph Badger Local
  6. Danbury Local
  7. Wauseon Exempted Village
  8. Fairbanks Local
  9. Ross Local
  10. Galion City
  11. Yellow Springs Exempted Village
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Ashland County-West Holmes Joint Vocational School
  2. East Clinton Local
  3. Cloverleaf Local
  4. St Bernard-Elmwood Place City
  5. Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools
  6. Switzerland of Ohio Local
  7. Liberty-Benton Local
  8. Washington County Career Center District
  9. Triway Local
  10. Rossford Exempted Village
  11. Penta Career Center - District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Upper Valley Career Center's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Upper Valley Career Center: closest on enrollment (910 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($86,045 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

$28.1M
Total Revenue
$26.5M
Total Expenditure
$8.6M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.6M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$5.7M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Upper Valley Career Center: 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. Upper Valley Career Center places 195 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.

View all Ohio districts →

Other Ohio Districts

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

Trumbull Career & Tech Ctr
$82,100
841 students
Jefferson Local
$93,498
987 students
Carey Exempted Village Schools
$76,215
832 students
Osnaburg Local
$61,254
910 students
Fairfield Local
$74,305
907 students
Central Local
$83,035
915 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 Upper Valley Career Center
What is the average teacher salary in Upper Valley Career Center?

The average teacher salary in Upper Valley Career Center is $86,045 (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 Upper Valley Career Center teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Upper Valley Career Center pays 6.9% more than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $86,045.

How does Upper Valley Career Center teacher pay compare to the national average?

Upper Valley Career Center pays 22.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $86,045.

What is the per-pupil spending in Upper Valley Career Center?

Upper Valley Career Center spends approximately $29,073 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Upper Valley Career Center's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Upper Valley Career Center's total expenditure of $26.5M (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. Upper Valley Career Center'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.