Table 3. Average lowest and highest yearly base salaries paid to full-time teachers among all districts, by selected public school district characteristics: 2007

Characteristics of Public School Districts in the United States:Results From the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey

NCES 2009-320
June 2009

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Table 3. Average lowest and highest yearly base salaries paid to full-time teachers among all districts, by selected public school district characteristics: 2007–08

Selected public school district characteristic	Base salary of the lowest paid	Base salary of the highest paid
All public school districts	$34,000	$60,400

District size
1 school	34,300	53,500
2-3 schools	32,400	58,300
4-5 schools	33,600	63,600
6-9 schools	35,300	69,200
10-19 schools	35,500	68,100
20 or more schools	36,400	70,600

Community type
City	35,000	58,300
Suburban	37,900	76,400
Town	32,700	58,700
Rural	32,500	54,500

District K-12 enrollment
Less than 250	34,100	49,600
250-999	32,400	55,300
1,000-1,999	33,500	63,500
2,000-4,999	35,700	70,900
5,000-9,999	36,200	72,200
10,000 or more	37,000	72,400

Percent of K-12 students in district who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	35,100	67,000
35-49	32,300	57,600
50-74	32,600	55,700
75 or more	35,700	56,700
District did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	35,100	55,800
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School District Data File," 2007–08.

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