Budget
In 2007, the district employed 50 teachers. The average teacher salary in the district was $48,088 for 180 days worked. The district ranked first in Clarion County for average teacher salary in 2007.
North Clarion County School District administrative costs per pupil was $882.50 in 2008. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398 per pupil. In August 2006, the North Clarion County School Board awarded a contract to David Stake as Superintendent with an initial salary of $89,000. The contract provides an extensive benefits package that includes: health insurance, life insurance, travel exprences, dues, paid sick and holidays, vacation time and more.
The school district is funded by a combination of: a local earned income tax, a property tax, a 1% real estate transfer tax, coupled with substantial funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government. The largest amount of state funding is the Basic Education Funding, but there are a wide variety of smaller funding programs. In Pennsylvania, pension income and social security income is exempt from state income tax and local earned income tax, regardless of level of income.
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