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Wolcott School District

Wolcott School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Connecticut districts (2,109 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Wolcott School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$78,429
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$23,330
Per-pupil spending
2,109
Students enrolled
26th
Pct. in CT
$78,429

Wolcott School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Connecticut districts (2,109 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $78,429, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,109 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Wolcott School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Connecticut districts (2,109 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 26th percentile for Connecticut
  • 72nd percentile nationally
  • 37% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Connecticut ranks #8 of 49 on the salary estimate and #31 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Wolcott School District ranks #112 of 151 Connecticut districts by estimated teacher salary and #140 of 151 by per-pupil spending. Regional School District 09 pay #1 at $127,454 is not Winchester School District spending #1 at $51,510 per pupil
  • +21.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Connecticut median

Among 171 Connecticut districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Wolcott School District's instructional payroll puts 77.2% into regular program , 2.1 points above the state median of 75.1%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Connecticut district.

Program Wolcott School CT median Gap
Regular program 77.2% 75.1% +2.1 pp
Special education 15.8% 16.3% -0.5 pp
Vocational programs 0.5% 0.0% +0.5 pp
Other programs 6.5% 7.7% -1.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 171 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0905280 · FY2023.

LEAID 0905280 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Wolcott School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P26 in state RANK-NAT-MID P72 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,109 students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Bristol FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $78,429 estimated average teacher salary · P26 in Connecticut · P72 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Bristol (+$93est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Wolcott School

Salary neighbourhood · Wolcott School

Wolcott School 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Wolcott School

Wolcott School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$78,429 Top 28% higher than 72% 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. Wolcott School 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

Wolcott School in Connecticut's lower-third pay band

Same 151 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Wolcott School District ranks #112 of 151 Connecticut districts by estimated teacher salary and #140 of 151 by per-pupil spending. Regional School District 09 pay #1 at $127,454 is not Winchester School District spending #1 at $51,510 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Wolcott School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Winchester School District leads spending at $51,510 per pupil; Regional School District 09 leads pay.

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

What stands out about Wolcott School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +21.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Connecticut's statewide +10.9% by 10.3 points, a growth rate faster than 87% of the 87 Connecticut districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 2,223 to 2,109 students (5.1% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

Connecticut prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$78,429.395

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Connecticut price level
104.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$75,267

-4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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 Wolcott School District

What the Numbers Say About Wolcott School District

Wolcott School District is a small school district in Connecticut, serving 2,109 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,330. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $78,429, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0905280 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Connecticut statewide average of $86,015, teacher pay in Wolcott School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Connecticut, it pays more than 26% of them. Connecticut itself ranks #8 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Wolcott School District reports $49.2M in total expenditure against $49.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $12.6M, special-education teacher pay is $2.6M.

How does Wolcott School District compare?

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

Wolcott School District $78,429
Bridgeport School District $75,369
Connecticut avg $86,015
National avg $70,245

Wolcott School District pays +4.1% more than Bridgeport School District · per-pupil $23,330 vs $24,161

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 Connecticut districts

On pay, Wolcott School District sits closest to Bristol School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Naugatuck 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. Bristol School District
  2. North Branford School District
  3. Regional School District 06
  4. Lebanon School District
  5. Plainville School District
  6. Bloomfield School District
  7. Winchester School District
  8. Woodstock School District
  9. New Milford School District
  10. Cromwell School District
  11. Regional School District 16
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Naugatuck School District
  2. Monroe School District
  3. Seymour School District
  4. Hebron School District
  5. Meriden School District
  6. Orange School District
  7. Shelton School District
  8. Southington School District
  9. Ellington School District
  10. Woodbridge School District
  11. North Haven School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Wolcott School District: closest on enrollment (2,109 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($78,429 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

$49.5M
Total Revenue
$49.2M
Total Expenditure
$18.4M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$12.6M
Regular Program
$2.6M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$1.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Wolcott School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Connecticut Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Connecticut districts belongs to Regional School District 09 at $127,454. Placed 100 of 131, Wolcott School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Because Connecticut prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Maryland and Florida are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other Connecticut Districts

Smaller-district sample from 153 Connecticut peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Ansonia School District
$99,249
2,265 students
Regional School District 16
$79,129
1,949 students
Plainville School District
$78,785
2,272 students
Tolland School District
$87,082
2,277 students
Cromwell School District
$77,786
1,923 students
Montville School District
$83,741
1,900 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Connecticut districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Wolcott School District
What is the average teacher salary in Wolcott School District?

The average teacher salary in Wolcott School District is $78,429 (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 Wolcott School District teacher pay compare to the Connecticut average?

Wolcott School District pays 8.8% less than the Connecticut state average of $86,015. The district's average is $78,429.

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

Wolcott School District pays 11.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $78,429.

What is the per-pupil spending in Wolcott School District?

Wolcott School District spends approximately $23,330 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 37% of Wolcott School District's total expenditure of $49.2M (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. Wolcott 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.