School district · Utah · LEAID 4900030
Alpine District
Alpine District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Utah districts (87,136 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Alpine District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $88,988
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $10,282
- Per-pupil spending
- 87,136
- Students enrolled
- 85th
- Pct. in UT
Above benchmark
Alpine District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Utah districts (87,136 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $88,988, above the national average of $70,245, serving 87,136 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Large enrollment scale: Alpine District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Utah districts (87,136 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 85th percentile for Utah
- 84th percentile nationally
- 37% of spending reaches instructional salaries
- Utah ranks #14 of 49 on the salary estimate and #27 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
- Alpine District ranks #6 of 41 Utah districts by estimated teacher salary and #41 of 41 by per-pupil spending. Park City District leads both cuts in this pool; pay rank is still not spending rank
- +37.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)
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Instructional payroll mix vs Utah median
Among 41 Utah districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Alpine District's instructional payroll puts 63.9% into regular program , 4.2 points above the state median of 59.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Utah district.
| Program | Alpine District | UT median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 63.9% | 59.7% | +4.2 pp |
| Special education | 9.3% | 10.0% | -0.7 pp |
| Vocational programs | 4.3% | 5.4% | -1.1 pp |
| Other programs | 22.5% | 24.2% | -1.7 pp |
Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 41 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4900030 · FY2023.
LEAID 4900030 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Alpine District F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $88,988 estimated average teacher salary · P85 in Utah · P84 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: North ($706est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Alpine District
Salary neighbourhood · Alpine District
Alpine District 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).
- Tintic · low pole
Tintic · low pole
$58,704 est. salary
- Canyons · near
Canyons · near
$88,058 est. salary
- North · near
North · near
$88,282 est. salary
- Alpine · this district
Alpine · this district
$88,988 est. salary
- Murray · near
Murray · near
$91,132 est. salary
- Park · top pay
Park · top pay
$99,684 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Alpine District
Alpine District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$88,988 Top 16% higher than 84% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Alpine District in Utah's upper-third pay band
Same 41 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Park City District
Park City District
$99,684 est. avg salary
- Alpine District
Alpine District
$88,988 est. avg salary
What this shows Alpine District ranks #6 of 41 Utah districts by estimated teacher salary and #41 of 41 by per-pupil spending. Park City District leads both cuts in this pool; pay rank is still not spending rank
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Alpine District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Park City District
Park City District
$31,518 per pupil
- Alpine District $10,282
Alpine District
$10,282 per pupil
What this shows Park City District leads spending at $31,518 per pupil; Park City District leads pay.
What stands out about Alpine District
- Enrolment grew 6.6% here, from 81,715 students in FY2019 to 87,136 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
- With 87,136 students, it is the 36th-largest school district by enrollment among the 13,149 US districts reporting enrollment data.
- A district of this scale typically enrolls more students than several entire states' worth of smaller districts combined, which is part of why the per-pupil and per-teacher figures here should be read as an aggregate across many schools rather than a single-campus estimate.
- Its total annual revenue of $979M puts it among just 77 US districts operating a budget of this size or larger, out of the 13,149 districts in the NCES CCD F-33 survey, a scale that brings dedicated budget offices, multi-year capital planning, and district-wide procurement contracts that a small district's single-person business office cannot replicate.
Scale composition for Alpine District
Alpine District enrolls 87,136 students (0.19% of the 46,412,683 students across 13,149 US districts that report enrollment in the NCES CCD F-33 survey). Only 88 districts clear the 50,000-student threshold used here - sparse districts in the 500-5,000 band cannot show a national-share read of this kind because their headcount is too small for the percentage to mean anything. Total annual revenue is $979M, putting it among 77 districts at this budget scale or larger.
Reported teacher FTE is 3,441, about 25.3 students per teacher (mega-cohort median 16.0; denser staffing than 0 of the 87 mega-districts with a usable FTE count, rank 87th densest) . At this enrollment the ratio is an aggregate across many campuses, so a single-school class-size story is the wrong read - use it to place Alpine District among other large systems, not against a 1,000-student district whose FTE is a handful of classrooms.
Instructional salaries take 37% of total expenditure on a $896M budget . Large systems carry central offices, transportation, and facilities lines that dilute the classroom share relative to a small district whose budget is almost entirely payroll - comparing that percentage across the enrollment cliff without this scale note misreads both ends.
Nearest mega-district peers by enrollment (same 50k+ cohort):
| District | Enrollment | Est. avg salary | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · Colorado | 87,883 | $84,963 | $1.96B |
| Anne Arundel County Public Schools · Maryland | 84,452 | $90,873 | $1.80B |
| Fulton County · Georgia | 89,935 | $74,921 | $1.71B |
| Pasco · Florida | 84,032 | $49,561 | $1.08B |
| Prince William County Public Schools · Virginia | 91,101 | $81,008 | $1.74B |
This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests
- Nominal district estimate
- $88,988.413
- Utah price level
- 95.7 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $92,971
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+4% versus the nominal figure.
Prices in Utah 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 Utah 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 Alpine District
What the Numbers Say About Alpine District
Alpine District is a large urban school district in Utah, serving 87,136 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $10,282. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $88,988, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4900030 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Utah statewide average of $79,346, teacher pay in Alpine District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 12.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (26.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Utah, it pays more than 85% of them. Utah itself ranks #14 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.
On the budget side, Alpine District reports $896.0M in total expenditure against $978.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $195.7M, special-education teacher pay is $28.6M.
How does Alpine District compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Utah average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Alpine District pays +7.2% more than Davis District · per-pupil $10,282 vs $11,187
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 Utah districts
On pay, Alpine District sits closest to Canyons District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Washington District. 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.
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
Out-of-state districts near Alpine District's enrollment scale
Two out-of-state peer sets for Alpine District: closest on enrollment (87,136 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($88,988 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Alpine District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 93% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 7% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.
Utah Teacher Pay Overview
The highest average among comparably sized Utah districts belongs to Park City District at $99,684. Alpine District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 6 of 37, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Georgia and North Carolina are the states closest to Utah 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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Large-district sample from 40 Utah peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.
This is a sample of 6 from 40 Utah districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.
Frequently Asked Questions about Alpine District
What is the average teacher salary in Alpine District?
The average teacher salary in Alpine District is $88,988 (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 Alpine District teacher pay compare to the Utah average?
Alpine District pays 12.2% more than the Utah state average of $79,346. The district's average is $88,988.
How does Alpine District teacher pay compare to the national average?
Alpine District pays 26.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $88,988.
What is the per-pupil spending in Alpine District?
Alpine District spends approximately $10,282 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Alpine District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 37% of Alpine District's total expenditure of $896.0M (NCES FY2023).
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