Teacher salary spending per teacher, by District of Columbia school district

District of Columbia Public Schools spent $124,986 on teacher salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any District of Columbia district with 500 or more students; the median across all 48 District of Columbia districts with a figure, the smaller ones included, is $84,894. It is not the salary a teacher is paid: it is the teacher salaries a district reported spending, divided by the full-time teachers counted in a different federal file, without benefits, so it can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes; a district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average District of Columbia teacher salary at $82,523 in 2021-22 (U.S. $66,397; NCES Digest table 211.60). It is compared within District of Columbia only because states book salaries and count teachers differently.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23 · method

Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, District of Columbia, fiscal year 2022-23District of Columbia Public Schools $124,986; DC Prep PCS $118,119; Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS $113,333; District of Columbia International School $105,551; Friendship Public Charter School $101,353; Creative Minds International Public Charter School $99,760; Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS $95,000; BASIS Charter Schools $92,257; Inspired Teaching Demonstration School $92,050; Paul PCS $87,303; State median $84,894.050k100k150kDistrict of Columbia Public Schools$124,986DC Prep PCS$118,119Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS$113,333District of Columbia International School$105,551Friendship Public Charter School$101,353Creative Minds International Public Charter School$99,760Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS$95,000BASIS Charter Schools$92,257Inspired Teaching Demonstration School$92,050Paul PCS$87,303State median $84,894
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, District of Columbia, fiscal year 2022-23District of Columbia Public Schools $124,986; DC Prep PCS $118,119; Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS $113,333; District of Columbia International School $105,551; Friendship Public Charter School $101,353; Creative Minds International Public Charter School $99,760; Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS $95,000; BASIS Charter Schools $92,257; Inspired Teaching Demonstration School $92,050; Paul PCS $87,303; State median $84,894.050k100k150kDistrict of Columbia Public Schools$124,986DC Prep PCS$118,119Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Free…$113,333District of Columbia International …$105,551Friendship Public Charter School$101,353Creative Minds International Public…$99,760Latin American Montessori Bilingual…$95,000BASIS Charter Schools$92,257Inspired Teaching Demonstration Sch…$92,050Paul PCS$87,303State median $84,894
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, District of Columbia, fiscal year 2022-23District of Columbia Public Schools $124,986; DC Prep PCS $118,119; Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS $113,333; District of Columbia International School $105,551; Friendship Public Charter School $101,353; Creative Minds International Public Charter School $99,760; Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS $95,000; BASIS Charter Schools $92,257; Inspired Teaching Demonstration School $92,050; Paul PCS $87,303; State median $84,894.050k100k150kDistrict of Columbia Public Schools$124,986DC Prep PCS$118,119Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS$113,333District of Columbia International School$105,551Friendship Public Charter School$101,353Creative Minds International Public Charter…$99,760Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS$95,000BASIS Charter Schools$92,257Inspired Teaching Demonstration School$92,050Paul PCS$87,303State median $84,894
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, District of Columbia, fiscal year 2022-23District of Columbia Public Schools $124,986; DC Prep PCS $118,119; Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS $113,333; District of Columbia International School $105,551; Friendship Public Charter School $101,353; Creative Minds International Public Charter School $99,760; Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS $95,000; BASIS Charter Schools $92,257; Inspired Teaching Demonstration School $92,050; Paul PCS $87,303; State median $84,894.050k100k150kDistrict of Columbia Public Schools$124,986DC Prep PCS$118,119Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom…$113,333District of Columbia International Scho…$105,551Friendship Public Charter School$101,353Creative Minds International Public Cha…$99,760Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS$95,000BASIS Charter Schools$92,257Inspired Teaching Demonstration School$92,050Paul PCS$87,303State median $84,894

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 21 districts with 500 or more students, highest teacher salary spending per teacher first

DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
District of Columbia Public SchoolsDistrict of Columbia4,389$124,986
DC Prep PCSDistrict of Columbia177$118,119
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCSDistrict of Columbia62$113,333
District of Columbia International SchoolDistrict of Columbia147$105,551
Friendship Public Charter SchoolDistrict of Columbia420$101,353
Creative Minds International Public Charter SchoolDistrict of Columbia54$99,760
Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCSDistrict of Columbia50$95,000
BASIS Charter SchoolsDistrict of Columbia51$92,257
Inspired Teaching Demonstration SchoolDistrict of Columbia40$92,050
Paul PCSDistrict of Columbia76$87,303
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCSDistrict of Columbia59$86,780
Meridian PCSDistrict of Columbia59$80,752
E.L. Haynes Public Charter SchoolDistrict of Columbia114$80,377
DC Scholars Public Charter SchoolDistrict of Columbia45$78,311
KIPP DC Public SchoolsDistrict of Columbia596$78,249
The other 6 on the list
DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Digital Pioneers AcademyDistrict of Columbia37$76,784
Ingenuity Prep PCSDistrict of Columbia92$75,913
Two Rivers Public Charter SchoolDistrict of Columbia90$72,143
DC Bilingual Public Charter SchoolDistrict of Columbia64$70,929
Washington Latin Public Charter SchoolsDistrict of Columbia87$68,771
Washington Yu Ying PCSDistrict of Columbia57$68,632

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23: teachers (full-time equivalent). Districts with 500 or more students (V33).

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Sources

Source: NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics) Estimated average annual salary of teachers, by state · 2021-22

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District teacher salaries (Z35-Z38) and membership · FY 2022-23

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