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School district · Wyoming · LEAID 5600730

Albany County School District #1

Albany County School District #1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Wyoming districts (3,902 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Albany County School District #1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,485
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$19,617
Per-pupil spending
3,902
Students enrolled
14th
Pct. in WY
$66,485

Albany County School District #1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Wyoming districts (3,902 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,485, below the national average of $70,245, serving 3,902 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Albany County School District #1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Wyoming districts (3,902 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 14th percentile for Wyoming
  • 52nd percentile nationally
  • 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Wyoming ranks #16 of 49 on the salary estimate and #47 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Albany County School District #1 ranks #38 of 44 Wyoming districts by estimated teacher salary and #38 of 44 by per-pupil spending. Fremont County School District #38 pay #1 at $119,264 is not Fremont County School District #21 spending #1 at $54,321 per pupil
  • +10.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Wyoming median

Among 48 Wyoming districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Albany County School District #1's instructional payroll puts 75.5% into regular program , 5.3 points above the state median of 70.2%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Wyoming district.

Program Albany County WY median Gap
Regular program 75.5% 70.2% +5.3 pp
Special education 15.3% 16.9% -1.6 pp
Vocational programs 2.5% 3.8% -1.2 pp
Other programs 6.7% 7.4% -0.6 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 48 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5600730 · FY2023.

LEAID 5600730 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Albany County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -12% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P14 in state RANK-NAT-MID P52 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-MID 3,902 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Uinta FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,485 estimated average teacher salary · P14 in Wyoming · P52 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Uinta (+$638est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Albany County

Salary neighbourhood · Albany County

Albany County trails 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 Albany County

Albany County School District #1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,485 Top 48% higher than 52% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. 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

Albany County in Wyoming's lower-third pay band

Same 44 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Albany County School District #1 ranks #38 of 44 Wyoming districts by estimated teacher salary and #38 of 44 by per-pupil spending. Fremont County School District #38 pay #1 at $119,264 is not Fremont County School District #21 spending #1 at $54,321 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Albany County School District #1 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Fremont County School District #21 leads spending at $54,321 per pupil; Fremont County School District #38 leads pay.

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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$66,484.87

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Wyoming price level
91.6 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$72,621

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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 Albany County School District #1

What the Numbers Say About Albany County School District #1

Albany County School District #1 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Wyoming, serving 3,902 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,617. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,485, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5600730 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wyoming statewide average of $75,580, teacher pay in Albany County School District #1 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 12.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wyoming, it pays more than 14% of them. Wyoming itself ranks #16 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Albany County School District #1 reports $76.5M in total expenditure against $81.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $17.1M, special-education teacher pay is $3.5M.

How does Albany County School District #1 compare?

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

Albany County School District #1 $66,485
Laramie County School District #1 $78,511
Wyoming avg $75,580
National avg $70,245

Albany County School District #1 pays -15.3% less than Laramie County School District #1 · per-pupil $19,617 vs $20,403

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 Wyoming districts

On pay, Albany County School District #1 sits closest to Uinta County School District #1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lincoln County School District #2. 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. Uinta County School District #1
  2. Laramie County School District #2
  3. Carbon County School District #1
  4. Sweetwater County School District #2
  5. Park County School District # 6
  6. Crook County School District #1
  7. Johnson County School District #1
  8. Fremont County School District #25
  9. Washakie County School District #1
  10. Campbell County School District #1
  11. Sublette County School District #1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Lincoln County School District #2
  2. Campbell County School District #1
  3. Park County School District # 1
  4. Sweetwater County School District #1
  5. Sheridan County School District #1
  6. Laramie County School District #1
  7. Sweetwater County School District #2
  8. Big Horn County School District #1
  9. Natrona County School District #1
  10. Park County School District # 6
  11. Laramie County School District #2

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Albany County School District #1's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Albany County School District #1: closest on enrollment (3,902 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,485 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

$81.1M
Total Revenue
$76.5M
Total Expenditure
$25.5M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$17.1M
Regular Program
$3.5M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$1.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Albany County School District #1: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Wyoming Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Wyoming districts belongs to Teton County School District #1 at $95,179. Placed 31 of 36, Albany County School District #1 is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Ohio and Missouri are the states closest to Wyoming on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other Wyoming Districts

Large-district sample from 43 Wyoming peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Fremont County School District #38
$119,264
423 students
Fremont County School District #21
$104,039
396 students
Fremont County School District #24
$69,017
384 students
Fremont County School District # 6
$72,381
379 students
Big Horn County School District #4
$70,602
234 students
Platte County School District #2
$85,054
211 students

This is a sample of 6 from 43 Wyoming districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Albany County School District #1
What is the average teacher salary in Albany County School District #1?

The average teacher salary in Albany County School District #1 is $66,485 (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 Albany County School District #1 teacher pay compare to the Wyoming average?

Albany County School District #1 pays 12.0% less than the Wyoming state average of $75,580. The district's average is $66,485.

How does Albany County School District #1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Albany County School District #1 pays 5.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,485.

What is the per-pupil spending in Albany County School District #1?

Albany County School District #1 spends approximately $19,617 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Albany County School District #1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Albany County School District #1's total expenditure of $76.5M (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. Albany County School District #1'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.