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Wilson County

Wilson County spends $11,713 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Tennessee districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Wilson County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,525
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$11,713
Per-pupil spending
20,308
Students enrolled
52nd
Pct. in TN
$57,525

Wilson County spends $11,713 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Tennessee districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $57,525, below the national average of $70,245, serving 20,308 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: Wilson County spends $11,713 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Tennessee districts with a reliable figure.
  • 52nd percentile for Tennessee
  • 31st percentile nationally
  • 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Tennessee ranks #38 of 49 on the salary estimate and #13 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Wilson County ranks #67 of 139 Tennessee districts by estimated teacher salary and #122 of 139 by per-pupil spending. Achievement School District pay #1 at $82,057 is not Franklin SSD spending #1 at $24,604 per pupil
  • +8.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 4704550 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Wilson County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P52 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P31 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-LARGE 20.3K students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Washington FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,525 estimated average teacher salary · P52 in Tennessee · P31 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Washington (+$100est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Wilson County

Salary neighbourhood · Wilson County

Wilson County 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
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National salary distribution for Wilson County

Wilson County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,525 31st percentile higher than 31% 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. Wilson County $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

Wilson County in Tennessee's lower-third pay band

Same 139 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Wilson County ranks #67 of 139 Tennessee districts by estimated teacher salary and #122 of 139 by per-pupil spending. Achievement School District pay #1 at $82,057 is not Franklin SSD spending #1 at $24,604 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Wilson County is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Franklin SSD leads spending at $24,604 per pupil; Achievement School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Wilson County

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +8.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Tennessee's statewide +12.8% by 4.2 points, a growth rate faster than 21% of the 141 Tennessee districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 8.7% here, from 18,677 students in FY2019 to 20,308 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$57,524.736

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Tennessee price level
92.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$62,463

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Wilson County

What the Numbers Say About Wilson County

Wilson County is a mid-sized school district in Tennessee, serving 20,308 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $11,713. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,525, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4704550 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Tennessee statewide average of $57,941, teacher pay in Wilson County runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Tennessee, it pays more than 52% of them. Tennessee itself ranks #38 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Wilson County reports $237.9M in total expenditure against $223.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $59.7M, special-education teacher pay is $6.5M.

How does Wilson County compare?

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

Wilson County $57,525
Memphis-Shelby County Schools $58,671
Tennessee avg $57,941
National avg $70,245

Wilson County pays -2.0% less than Memphis-Shelby County Schools · per-pupil $11,713 vs $16,050

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 Tennessee districts

On pay, Wilson County sits closest to Washington County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Knox County. 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. Washington County
  2. Tipton County
  3. Putnam County
  4. Hawkins County
  5. Montgomery County
  6. Maury County
  7. Bradley County
  8. Sumner County
  9. Robertson County
  10. Lawrence County
  11. Anderson County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Knox County
  2. McMinn County
  3. Hamblen County
  4. Marshall County
  5. Bradley County
  6. Dickson County
  7. Cheatham County
  8. Campbell County
  9. Madison County
  10. Cumberland County
  11. Bartlett

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Wilson County's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Wilson County: closest on enrollment (20,308 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,525 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

$223.9M
Total Revenue
$237.9M
Total Expenditure
$78.7M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$59.7M
Regular Program
$6.5M
Special Education
$4.8M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Wilson County: 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.

Tennessee Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Tennessee districts belongs to Achievement School District at $82,057. Wilson County places 66 of 137 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Indiana and Idaho are the states closest to Tennessee 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 Tennessee districts →

Other Tennessee Districts

Large-district sample from 138 Tennessee peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Cumberland County
$53,622
7,216 students
Lawrence County
$59,323
7,032 students
Jefferson County
$55,140
6,995 students
Warren County
$51,973
6,477 students
Roane County
$60,195
6,344 students
Anderson County
$55,691
6,317 students

This is a sample of 6 from 138 Tennessee districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson County
What is the average teacher salary in Wilson County?

The average teacher salary in Wilson County is $57,525 (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 Wilson County teacher pay compare to the Tennessee average?

Wilson County pays 0.7% less than the Tennessee state average of $57,941. The district's average is $57,525.

How does Wilson County teacher pay compare to the national average?

Wilson County pays 18.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,525.

What is the per-pupil spending in Wilson County?

Wilson County spends approximately $11,713 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Wilson County's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Wilson County's total expenditure of $237.9M (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. Wilson County'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.