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School district · New York · LEAID 3631800

Wyandanch Union Free School District

Wyandanch Union Free School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (2,669 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Wyandanch Union Free School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$119,604
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$32,982
Per-pupil spending
2,669
Students enrolled
80th
Pct. in NY
$119,604

Wyandanch Union Free School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (2,669 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $119,604, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,669 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Wyandanch Union Free School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (2,669 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 80th percentile for New York
  • 96th 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.
  • Wyandanch Union Free School District ranks #126 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #334 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
  • +23.8% 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, Wyandanch Union Free School District's instructional payroll puts 29.2% into special education , 11.0 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 New York peer.

Program Wyandanch Union NY median Gap
Regular program 68.0% 77.4% -9.4 pp
Special education 29.2% 18.3% +11.0 pp
Vocational programs 0.5% 0.0% +0.5 pp
Other programs 2.3% 3.5% -1.2 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 3631800 · FY2023.

LEAID 3631800 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Wyandanch Union F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +33% vs state RANK-ST-MID P80 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P96 national PPE-HIGH $33K/pupil ENR-MID 2,669 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Haldane FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $119,604 estimated average teacher salary · P80 in New York · P96 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Central (+$1,346est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Wyandanch Union

Salary neighbourhood · Wyandanch Union

Wyandanch Union 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 Wyandanch Union

Wyandanch Union Free School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$119,604 Top 4% higher than 96% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Below this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). This entry sits in this band. $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

What stands out about Wyandanch Union Free School District

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 96% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +23.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New York's statewide +9.4% by 14.4 points, a growth rate faster than 96% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $32,982 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$119,604.076

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
$110,907

-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 Wyandanch Union Free School District

What the Numbers Say About Wyandanch Union Free School District

Wyandanch Union Free School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New York, serving 2,669 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $32,982. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $119,604, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3631800 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 Wyandanch Union Free School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 33.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (70.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 80% 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, Wyandanch Union Free School District reports $88.0M in total expenditure against $99.1M 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 $14.0M, special-education teacher pay is $6.0M.

How does Wyandanch Union Free 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.

Wyandanch Union Free School District $119,604
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Wyandanch Union Free School District pays +72.8% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $32,982 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, Wyandanch Union Free School District sits closest to Haldane Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Central Islip Union Free 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. Haldane Central School District
  2. South Huntington Union Free School District
  3. Valhalla Union Free School District
  4. Ellenville Central School District
  5. Baldwin Union Free School District
  6. South Colonie Central School District
  7. Plainview-old Bethpage Central School District
  8. Valley Stream 13 Union Free School District
  9. West Hempstead Union Free School District
  10. North Bellmore Union Free School District
  11. Rye Neck Union Free School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Central Islip Union Free School District
  2. Wayland-cohocton Central School District
  3. Tonawanda City School District
  4. Corinth Central School District
  5. Frankfort-schuyler Central School District
  6. Moravia Central School District
  7. Warsaw Central School District
  8. Bellmore Union Free School District
  9. Geneva City School District
  10. Bronxville Union Free School District
  11. Bellmore-merrick Central High School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Wyandanch Union Free School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Wyandanch Union Free School District: closest on enrollment (2,669 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($119,604 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

$99.1M
Total Revenue
$88.0M
Total Expenditure
$28.6M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$14.0M
Regular Program
$6.0M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Wyandanch Union Free 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 72% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 28% 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. Wyandanch Union Free School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 127 of 551, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

Mineola Union Free School District
$132,659
2,846 students
Rye City School District
$142,390
2,852 students
Hewlett-woodmere Union Free School District
$136,577
2,862 students
Amityville Union Free School District
$112,976
2,869 students
Wantagh Union Free School District
$151,392
2,873 students
Plainedge Union Free School District
$146,800
2,878 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 Wyandanch Union Free School District
What is the average teacher salary in Wyandanch Union Free School District?

The average teacher salary in Wyandanch Union Free School District is $119,604 (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 Wyandanch Union Free School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Wyandanch Union Free School District pays 33.2% more than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $119,604.

How does Wyandanch Union Free School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Wyandanch Union Free School District pays 70.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $119,604.

What is the per-pupil spending in Wyandanch Union Free School District?

Wyandanch Union Free School District spends approximately $32,982 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Wyandanch Union Free School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Wyandanch Union Free School District's total expenditure of $88.0M (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. Wyandanch Union Free 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.