School district · Ohio · LEAID 3904690

Walnut Township Local

Walnut Township Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $70,385 (above only 22% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Walnut Township Local come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,385
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$22,687
Per-pupil spending
489
Students enrolled
22nd
Pct. in OH
$70,385

Walnut Township Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $70,385 (above only 22% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $70,385, near the national average of $70,245, serving 489 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Walnut Township Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $70,385 (above only 22% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 22nd percentile for Ohio
  • 60th percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Walnut Township Local ranks #505 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #108 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
  • +18.4% 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, Walnut Township Local's instructional payroll puts 82.5% into regular program , 4.5 points above the state median of 78.0%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Ohio district.

Program Walnut Township OH median Gap
Regular program 82.5% 78.0% +4.5 pp
Special education 17.5% 19.5% -2.0 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.3% -1.3 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 3904690 · FY2023.

LEAID 3904690 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Walnut Township F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -13% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P22 in state RANK-NAT-MID P60 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-TINY 489 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Ottawa-Glandorf FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,385 estimated average teacher salary · P22 in Ohio · P60 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Dayton (+$3,744est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Walnut Township

Salary neighbourhood · Walnut Township

Walnut Township 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 Walnut Township

Walnut Township Local's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,385 Top 40% higher than 60% 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. Walnut Township 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

Walnut Township 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 Walnut Township Local ranks #505 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #108 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

Walnut Township 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

What stands out about Walnut Township Local

  • It is a very small district (489 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$70,384.918

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
$76,586

+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 Walnut Township Local

What the Numbers Say About Walnut Township Local

Walnut Township Local is a small school district in Ohio, serving 489 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,687. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,385, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3904690 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Walnut Township Local runs materially below the state benchmark, a 12.5% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 22% 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, Walnut Township Local reports $11.1M in total expenditure against $11.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Walnut Township Local compare?

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

Walnut Township Local $70,385
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Walnut Township Local pays -21.4% less than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $22,687 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, Walnut Township Local sits closest to Ottawa-Glandorf Local; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Versailles Exempted Village. 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.

Out-of-state districts near Walnut Township Local's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Walnut Township Local: closest on enrollment (489 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,385 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

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

$11.9M
Total Revenue
$11.1M
Total Expenditure
$3.0M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.2M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Walnut Township Local: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% 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. Placed 487 of 606, Walnut Township Local is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

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 Walnut Township Local
What is the average teacher salary in Walnut Township Local?

The average teacher salary in Walnut Township Local is $70,385 (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 Walnut Township Local teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Walnut Township Local pays 12.5% less than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $70,385.

How does Walnut Township Local teacher pay compare to the national average?

Walnut Township Local pays 0.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,385.

What is the per-pupil spending in Walnut Township Local?

Walnut Township Local spends approximately $22,687 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Walnut Township Local's total expenditure of $11.1M (NCES FY2023).

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