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Yancey County Schools

Yancey County Schools sits in the highest third of North Carolina districts on estimated teacher pay at $52,393 (above 95% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Yancey County Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$52,393
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$15,969
Per-pupil spending
2,038
Students enrolled
95th
Pct. in NC
$52,393

Yancey County Schools sits in the highest third of North Carolina districts on estimated teacher pay at $52,393 (above 95% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,393, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,038 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Yancey County Schools sits in the highest third of North Carolina districts on estimated teacher pay at $52,393 (above 95% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 95th percentile for North Carolina
  • 20th percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • North Carolina ranks #47 of 49 on the salary estimate and #8 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Yancey County Schools ranks #6 of 115 North Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #33 of 115 by per-pupil spending. Camden County Schools pay #1 at $53,553 is not Hyde County Schools spending #1 at $39,566 per pupil
  • +5.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3705070 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Yancey County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +5% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P95 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P20 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,038 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Madison FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $52,393 estimated average teacher salary · P95 in North Carolina · P20 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Henderson ($338est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Yancey County

Salary neighbourhood · Yancey County

Yancey County 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
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National salary distribution for Yancey County

Yancey County Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$52,393 20th percentile higher than 20% 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. Yancey County 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

Yancey County in North Carolina's upper-third pay band

Same 115 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Yancey County Schools ranks #6 of 115 North Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #33 of 115 by per-pupil spending. Camden County Schools pay #1 at $53,553 is not Hyde County Schools spending #1 at $39,566 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Yancey County Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Hyde County Schools leads spending at $39,566 per pupil; Camden County Schools leads pay.

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

What stands out about Yancey County Schools

  • Enrolment fell from 2,148 to 2,038 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$52,392.705

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

North Carolina price level
94.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$55,501

+6% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 Yancey County Schools

What the Numbers Say About Yancey County Schools

Yancey County Schools is a small school district in North Carolina, serving 2,038 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,969. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,393, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3705070 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the North Carolina statewide average of $49,898, teacher pay in Yancey County Schools runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 5.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (25.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Carolina, it pays more than 95% of them. North Carolina itself ranks #47 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Yancey County Schools reports $32.5M in total expenditure against $32.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.9M.

How does Yancey County Schools compare?

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

Yancey County Schools $52,393
Wake County Schools $50,350
North Carolina avg $49,898
National avg $70,245

Yancey County Schools pays +4.1% more than Wake County Schools · per-pupil $15,969 vs $13,702

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 North Carolina districts

On pay, Yancey County Schools sits closest to Madison County Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Polk County 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. Madison County Schools
  2. Northampton County Schools
  3. Polk County Schools
  4. Ashe County Schools
  5. Gates County Schools
  6. Carteret County Public Schools
  7. Cherokee County Schools
  8. Haywood County Schools
  9. Elkin City Schools
  10. Macon County Schools
  11. Caswell County Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Polk County Schools
  2. Martin County Schools
  3. Alleghany County Schools
  4. Edenton-Chowan Schools
  5. Swain County Schools
  6. Whiteville City Schools
  7. Orange County Schools
  8. Ashe County Schools
  9. Avery County Schools
  10. Rutherford County Schools
  11. Vance County Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Yancey County Schools: closest on enrollment (2,038 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,393 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

$32.8M
Total Revenue
$32.5M
Total Expenditure
$10.9M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.6M
Regular Program
$0.9M
Special Education
$0.7M
Vocational
$1.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Yancey County 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 70% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 30% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

North Carolina Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized North Carolina districts belongs to Camden County Schools at $53,553. Yancey County Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 6 of 113, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Michigan and South Carolina are the states closest to North Carolina 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 North Carolina districts →

Other North Carolina Districts

Smaller-district sample from 114 North Carolina peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Asheville City Schools
$50,581
4,137 students
Person County Schools
$49,913
4,374 students
Asheboro City Schools
$49,386
4,383 students
Macon County Schools
$51,480
4,450 students
Currituck County Schools
$49,996
4,514 students
Alexander County Schools
$50,942
4,525 students

This is a sample of 6 from 114 North Carolina districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Yancey County Schools is $52,393 (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 Yancey County Schools teacher pay compare to the North Carolina average?

Yancey County Schools pays 5.0% more than the North Carolina state average of $49,898. The district's average is $52,393.

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

Yancey County Schools pays 25.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,393.

What is the per-pupil spending in Yancey County Schools?

Yancey County Schools spends approximately $15,969 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Yancey County Schools's total expenditure of $32.5M (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. Yancey County 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.