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Watervliet City School District

Watervliet City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,345 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Watervliet City School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,410
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$28,086
Per-pupil spending
1,345
Students enrolled
39th
Pct. in NY
$74,410

Watervliet City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,345 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,410, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,345 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Watervliet City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,345 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 39th percentile for New York
  • 67th percentile nationally
  • 32% 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.
  • Watervliet City School District ranks #383 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #525 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
  • +3.9% 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, Watervliet City School District's instructional payroll puts 80.2% into regular program , 2.8 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 Watervliet City NY median Gap
Regular program 80.2% 77.4% +2.8 pp
Special education 17.7% 18.3% -0.6 pp
Other programs 2.2% 3.5% -1.3 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 3630210 · FY2023.

LEAID 3630210 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Watervliet City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -17% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P39 in state RANK-NAT-MID P67 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,345 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Berlin FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,410 estimated average teacher salary · P39 in New York · P67 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Schenectady (+$480est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Watervliet City

Salary neighbourhood · Watervliet City

Watervliet 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Watervliet City

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,410 Top 33% higher than 67% 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

Watervliet 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 Watervliet City School District ranks #383 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #525 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

Watervliet 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 Watervliet City School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +3.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New York's statewide +9.4% by 5.5 points, a growth rate faster than 30% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 5.7% here, from 1,272 students in FY2019 to 1,345 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.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $28,086 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$74,409.524

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
$68,999

-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 Watervliet City School District

What the Numbers Say About Watervliet City School District

Watervliet City School District is a small school district in New York, serving 1,345 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $28,086. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,410, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3630210 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 Watervliet City School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 17.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 39% 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, Watervliet City School District reports $37.8M in total expenditure against $41.4M 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 $6.3M, special-education teacher pay is $1.4M.

How does Watervliet 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.

Watervliet City School District $74,410
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Watervliet City School District pays +7.5% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $28,086 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, Watervliet City School District sits closest to Berlin Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Peru 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. Berlin Central School District
  2. Peru Central School District
  3. Homer Central School District
  4. Johnstown City School District
  5. Deposit Central School District
  6. Union Springs Central School District
  7. Otego-unadilla Central School District
  8. Lansingburgh Central School District
  9. Pulaski Central School District
  10. East Aurora Union Free School District
  11. Lyncourt Union Free School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Peru Central School District
  2. Little Falls City School District
  3. Ballston Spa Central School District
  4. Canisteo-greenwood CSD
  5. Mount Markham Central School District
  6. Madison Central School District
  7. Batavia City School District
  8. Rensselaer City School District
  9. Williamson Central School District
  10. Whitehall Central School District
  11. Wellsville Central School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Watervliet City School District: closest on enrollment (1,345 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,410 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

$41.4M
Total Revenue
$37.8M
Total Expenditure
$12.0M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.3M
Regular Program
$1.4M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Watervliet City School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 65% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 35% 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. Watervliet City School District places 364 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.

Ogdensburg City School District
$71,432
1,457 students
Voorheesville Central School District
$84,842
1,232 students
Penn Yan Central School District
$57,592
1,232 students
Johnstown City School District
$74,496
1,468 students
Northeastern Clinton Central School District
$70,479
1,219 students
Mechanicville City School District
$86,925
1,346 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 Watervliet City School District
What is the average teacher salary in Watervliet City School District?

The average teacher salary in Watervliet City School District is $74,410 (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 Watervliet City School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Watervliet City School District pays 17.1% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $74,410.

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

Watervliet City School District pays 5.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,410.

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

Watervliet City School District spends approximately $28,086 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Watervliet City School District's total expenditure of $37.8M (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. Watervliet 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.