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School district · Virginia · LEAID 5104050

Winchester City Public Schools

Winchester City Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (4,268 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Winchester City Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,706
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$21,286
Per-pupil spending
4,268
Students enrolled
73rd
Pct. in VA
$66,706

Winchester City Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (4,268 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,706, below the national average of $70,245, serving 4,268 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Winchester City Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (4,268 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 73rd percentile for Virginia
  • 52nd percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Virginia ranks #33 of 49 on the salary estimate and #10 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Winchester City Public Schools ranks #35 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #19 of 131 by per-pupil spending. Falls Church City Public Schools pay #1 at $96,912 is not Arlington County Public Schools spending #1 at $27,287 per pupil
  • +20.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Virginia median

Among 131 Virginia districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Winchester City Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 26.1% into special education , 7.8 points above the state median of 18.3%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Virginia peer.

Program Winchester City VA median Gap
Regular program 68.8% 73.8% -5.0 pp
Special education 26.1% 18.3% +7.8 pp
Vocational programs 4.9% 6.1% -1.2 pp
Other programs 0.3% 0.8% -0.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 131 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5104050 · FY2023.

LEAID 5104050 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Winchester City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +6% vs state RANK-ST-MID P73 in state RANK-NAT-MID P52 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-MID 4,268 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Louisa FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,706 estimated average teacher salary · P73 in Virginia · P52 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Harrisonburg ($8est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Winchester City

Salary neighbourhood · Winchester City

Winchester City 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Winchester City

Winchester City Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,706 Top 48% higher than 52% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. 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

Virginia sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$66,705.718

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Virginia price level
101.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$65,830

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Virginia sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Virginia 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 Winchester City Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Winchester City Public Schools

Winchester City Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Virginia, serving 4,268 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,286. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,706, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5104050 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Virginia statewide average of $63,048, teacher pay in Winchester City Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 5.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Virginia, it pays more than 73% of them. Virginia itself ranks #33 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Winchester City Public Schools reports $90.8M in total expenditure against $87.3M 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 $16.4M, special-education teacher pay is $6.2M.

How does Winchester City Public Schools compare?

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

Winchester City Public Schools $66,706
Fairfax County Public Schools $93,966
Virginia avg $63,048
National avg $70,245

Winchester City Public Schools pays -29.0% less than Fairfax County Public Schools · per-pupil $21,286 vs $21,040

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 Virginia districts

On pay, Winchester City Public Schools sits closest to Louisa County Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Charlottesville City Public Schools. 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. Louisa County Public Schools
  2. Harrisonburg City Public Schools
  3. Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
  4. Cumberland County Public Schools
  5. Brunswick County Public Schools
  6. Hanover County Public Schools
  7. Fluvanna County Public Schools
  8. Salem City Public Schools
  9. Nelson County Public Schools
  10. Roanoke County Public Schools
  11. Greensville County Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Charlottesville City Public Schools
  2. Danville City Public Schools
  3. Roanoke City Public Schools
  4. Essex County Public Schools
  5. Northampton County Public Schools
  6. Harrisonburg City Public Schools
  7. Northumberland County Public Schools
  8. Fredericksburg City Public Schools
  9. Alexandria City Public Schools
  10. Albemarle County Public Schools
  11. Bristol City Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Winchester City Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Winchester City Public Schools: closest on enrollment (4,268 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,706 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

$87.3M
Total Revenue
$90.8M
Total Expenditure
$29.1M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$16.4M
Regular Program
$6.2M
Special Education
$1.2M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Winchester City Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Virginia Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Virginia districts belongs to Falls Church City Public Schools at $96,912. Winchester City Public Schools places 35 of 128 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Virginia sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Colorado and Arizona are its nearest price peers.

View all Virginia districts →

Other Virginia Districts

Smaller-district sample from 130 Virginia peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Powhatan County Public Schools
$63,364
4,241 students
Caroline County Public Schools
$57,498
4,337 students
Charlottesville City Public Schools
$73,875
4,485 students
Botetourt County Public Schools
$64,035
4,492 students
Scott County Public Schools
$61,530
4,024 students
King George County Public Schools
$65,007
4,521 students

This is a sample of 6 from 130 Virginia districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Winchester City Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Winchester City Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Winchester City Public Schools is $66,706 (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 Winchester City Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Virginia average?

Winchester City Public Schools pays 5.8% more than the Virginia state average of $63,048. The district's average is $66,706.

How does Winchester City Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Winchester City Public Schools pays 5.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,706.

What is the per-pupil spending in Winchester City Public Schools?

Winchester City Public Schools spends approximately $21,286 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Winchester City Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Winchester City Public Schools's total expenditure of $90.8M (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. Winchester City Public Schools'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.