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Wise County Public Schools

Wise County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (5,913 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Wise County Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$58,806
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$16,480
Per-pupil spending
5,913
Students enrolled
31st
Pct. in VA
$58,806

Wise County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (5,913 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $58,806, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,913 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Wise County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (5,913 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 31st percentile for Virginia
  • 34th percentile nationally
  • 33% 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.
  • Wise County Public Schools ranks #91 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #73 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
  • +28.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 5104080 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Wise County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -7% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P31 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P34 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-MID 5,913 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Lynchburg FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $58,806 estimated average teacher salary · P31 in Virginia · P34 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lynchburg ($27est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Wise County

Salary neighbourhood · Wise County

Wise County 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 Wise County

Wise County Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$58,806 34th percentile higher than 34% 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. Wise County Public Schools $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

Wise County in Virginia's lower-third pay band

Same 131 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Wise County Public Schools ranks #91 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #73 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

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Wise County Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Arlington County Public Schools leads spending at $27,287 per pupil; Falls Church City Public Schools leads pay.

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

What stands out about Wise County Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +28.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Virginia's statewide +17.6% by 10.9 points, a growth rate faster than 89% of the 129 Virginia districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Virginia sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$58,806.468

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
$58,034

-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 Wise County Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Wise County Public Schools

Wise County Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Virginia, serving 5,913 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,480. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $58,806, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5104080 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Virginia statewide average of $63,048, teacher pay in Wise County Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Virginia, it pays more than 31% 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, Wise County Public Schools reports $97.4M in total expenditure against $94.3M 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 $21.3M, special-education teacher pay is $5.1M.

How does Wise County 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.

Wise County Public Schools $58,806
Fairfax County Public Schools $93,966
Virginia avg $63,048
National avg $70,245

Wise County Public Schools pays -37.4% less than Fairfax County Public Schools · per-pupil $16,480 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, Wise County Public Schools sits closest to Lynchburg City Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Patrick County 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. Lynchburg City Public Schools
  2. Pulaski County Public Schools
  3. Carroll County Public Schools
  4. Page County Public Schools
  5. Poquoson City Public Schools
  6. Floyd County Public Schools
  7. Dinwiddie County Public Schools
  8. Prince George County Public Schools
  9. Wythe County Public Schools
  10. Caroline County Public Schools
  11. Amherst County Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Patrick County Public Schools
  2. Buchanan County Public Schools
  3. Nottoway County Public Schools
  4. Lunenburg County Public Schools
  5. Pulaski County Public Schools
  6. Louisa County Public Schools
  7. Suffolk City Public Schools
  8. Fauquier County Public Schools
  9. Prince Edward County Public Schools
  10. Floyd County Public Schools
  11. Manassas Park City Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Wise County Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Wise County Public Schools: closest on enrollment (5,913 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($58,806 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

$94.3M
Total Revenue
$97.4M
Total Expenditure
$32.1M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$21.3M
Regular Program
$5.1M
Special Education
$1.8M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Wise County Public Schools: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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. Wise County Public Schools places 89 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.

Scott County Public Schools
$61,530
4,024 students
Pulaski County Public Schools
$58,728
3,988 students
Amherst County Public Schools
$60,162
3,987 students
Hopewell City Public Schools
$63,186
3,984 students
Smyth County Public Schools
$53,136
3,981 students
Mecklenburg County Public Schools
$76,711
3,972 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 Wise County Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Wise County Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Wise County Public Schools is $58,806 (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 Wise County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Virginia average?

Wise County Public Schools pays 6.7% less than the Virginia state average of $63,048. The district's average is $58,806.

How does Wise County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Wise County Public Schools pays 16.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $58,806.

What is the per-pupil spending in Wise County Public Schools?

Wise County Public Schools spends approximately $16,480 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Wise County Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Wise County Public Schools's total expenditure of $97.4M (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. Wise County 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.