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Amphitheater Unified District (4406)

Amphitheater Unified District (4406) spends $14,597 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Arizona districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Amphitheater Unified District (4406) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,626
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$14,597
Per-pupil spending
11,961
Students enrolled
34th
Pct. in AZ
$59,626

Amphitheater Unified District (4406) spends $14,597 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Arizona districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $59,626, below the national average of $70,245, serving 11,961 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Amphitheater Unified District (4406) spends $14,597 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Arizona districts with a reliable figure.
  • 34th percentile for Arizona
  • 36th percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arizona ranks #29 of 49 on the salary estimate and #16 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Amphitheater Unified District (4406) ranks #99 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #71 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Safford Unified District (4218) pay #1 at $99,366 is not Red Mesa Unified District (4159) spending #1 at $38,950 per pupil
  • +40.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Arizona median

Among 213 Arizona districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Amphitheater Unified District (4406)'s instructional payroll puts 73.2% into regular program , 10.7 points below the state median of 84.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Amphitheater Unified AZ median Gap
Regular program 73.2% 84.0% -10.7 pp
Special education 17.4% 10.8% +6.6 pp
Vocational programs 3.0% 1.7% +1.3 pp
Other programs 6.4% 0.0% +6.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 213 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0400680 · FY2023.

LEAID 0400680 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Amphitheater Unified F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -7% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P34 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P36 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-LARGE 12.0K students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Paradise FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,626 estimated average teacher salary · P34 in Arizona · P36 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Paradise ($75est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Amphitheater Unified

Salary neighbourhood · Amphitheater Unified

Amphitheater Unified sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Amphitheater Unified

Amphitheater Unified District (4406)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,626 36th percentile higher than 36% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

What stands out about Amphitheater Unified District (4406)

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +40.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Arizona's statewide +25.8% by 14.7 points, a growth rate faster than 81% of the 199 Arizona districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 13,487 to 11,961 students (11.3% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$59,625.503

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arizona price level
100.7 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$59,186

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arizona sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Arizona 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 Amphitheater Unified District (4406)

What the Numbers Say About Amphitheater Unified District (4406)

Amphitheater Unified District (4406) is a mid-sized school district in Arizona, serving 11,961 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,597. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,626, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0400680 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Amphitheater Unified District (4406) runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 34% of them. Arizona itself ranks #29 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Amphitheater Unified District (4406) reports $174.6M in total expenditure against $179.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $34.6M, special-education teacher pay is $8.2M.

How does Amphitheater Unified District (4406) compare?

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

Amphitheater Unified District (4406) $59,626
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Amphitheater Unified District (4406) pays -11.6% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $14,597 vs $14,903

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 Arizona districts

On pay, Amphitheater Unified District (4406) sits closest to Paradise Valley Unified District (4241); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Douglas Unified District (4174). 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. Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
  2. Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)
  3. Vail Unified District (4413)
  4. Kyrene Elementary District (4267)
  5. Flagstaff Unified District (4192)
  6. Marana Unified District (4404)
  7. Tucson Unified District (4403)
  8. J O Combs Unified School District (4445)
  9. Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)
  10. Pendergast Elementary District (4283)
  11. Littleton Elementary District (4278)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Douglas Unified District (4174)
  2. Flagstaff Unified District (4192)
  3. Alhambra Elementary District (4280)
  4. Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
  5. Washington Elementary School District (4260)
  6. Cartwright Elementary District (4282)
  7. Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)
  8. Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
  9. Yuma Union High School District (4507)
  10. Creighton Elementary District (4263)
  11. Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Amphitheater Unified

Two out-of-state peer sets for Amphitheater Unified District (4406): closest on enrollment (11,961 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,626 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

$179.9M
Total Revenue
$174.6M
Total Expenditure
$53.0M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$34.6M
Regular Program
$8.2M
Special Education
$1.4M
Vocational
$3.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Amphitheater Unified District (4406): 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.

Arizona Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arizona districts belongs to Safford Unified District (4218) at $99,366. Amphitheater Unified District (4406) places 84 of 128 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Arizona sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Virginia and Colorado are its nearest price peers.

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Other Arizona Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Arizona sample (including Amphitheater Unified). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Gadsden Elementary District (4505)
$80,692
4,958 students
Isaac Elementary District (4259)
$68,498
4,916 students
Washington Elementary School District (4260)
$61,365
19,049 students
Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)
$59,770
4,671 students
Cave Creek Unified District (4244)
$56,813
4,475 students
Liberty Elementary District (4266)
$66,976
4,373 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Arizona districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Amphitheater Unified District (4406)
What is the average teacher salary in Amphitheater Unified District (4406)?

The average teacher salary in Amphitheater Unified District (4406) is $59,626 (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 Amphitheater Unified District (4406) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Amphitheater Unified District (4406) pays 6.7% less than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $59,626.

How does Amphitheater Unified District (4406) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Amphitheater Unified District (4406) pays 15.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,626.

What is the per-pupil spending in Amphitheater Unified District (4406)?

Amphitheater Unified District (4406) spends approximately $14,597 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Amphitheater Unified District (4406)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Amphitheater Unified District (4406)'s total expenditure of $174.6M (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. Amphitheater Unified District (4406)'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.