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Arkansas City

Arkansas City sits in the highest third of Kansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,278 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Arkansas City come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$78,278
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$14,596
Per-pupil spending
2,887
Students enrolled
98th
Pct. in KS
$78,278

Arkansas City sits in the highest third of Kansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,278 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $78,278, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,887 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Arkansas City sits in the highest third of Kansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,278 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 98th percentile for Kansas
  • 72nd percentile nationally
  • 38% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kansas ranks #37 of 49 on the salary estimate and #30 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Arkansas City ranks #6 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #213 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • +35.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Kansas median

Among 286 Kansas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Arkansas City's instructional payroll puts 95.3% into regular program , 2.6 points above the state median of 92.6%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Kansas district.

Program Arkansas City KS median Gap
Regular program 95.3% 92.6% +2.6 pp
Vocational programs 4.2% 4.6% -0.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 286 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2003450 · FY2023.

LEAID 2003450 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Arkansas City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +34% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P98 in state RANK-NAT-MID P72 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 2,887 students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Humboldt FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $78,278 estimated average teacher salary · P98 in Kansas · P72 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Dodge ($2,878est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Arkansas City

Salary neighbourhood · Arkansas City

Arkansas City 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).

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

Arkansas City's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$78,278 Top 28% higher than 72% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Arkansas City $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

Arkansas City in Kansas's upper-third pay band

Same 249 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Arkansas City ranks #6 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #213 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Arkansas City is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Moundridge leads spending at $44,656 per pupil; Rock Creek leads pay.

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

What stands out about Arkansas City

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +35.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Kansas's statewide +15.7% by 19.6 points, a growth rate faster than 93% of the 279 Kansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$78,277.854

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kansas price level
89.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$87,064

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kansas 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 Kansas 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 Arkansas City

What the Numbers Say About Arkansas City

Arkansas City is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Kansas, serving 2,887 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,596. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $78,278, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2003450 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Arkansas City runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 33.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 98% of them. Kansas itself ranks #37 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Arkansas City reports $42.1M in total expenditure against $49.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $13.6M.

How does Arkansas City compare?

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

Arkansas City $78,278
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Arkansas City pays +60.2% more than Wichita · per-pupil $14,596 vs $17,945

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 Kansas districts

On pay, Arkansas City sits closest to Humboldt; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Chapman. 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. Humboldt
  2. Abilene
  3. Dodge City
  4. Hays
  5. Baxter Springs
  6. Piper-Kansas City
  7. Galena
  8. Salina
  9. Frontenac Public Schools
  10. De Soto
  11. Leavenworth
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Chapman
  2. Ottawa
  3. Clearwater
  4. Nickerson
  5. Holcomb
  6. Leavenworth
  7. Scott County
  8. Haysville
  9. Girard
  10. Santa Fe Trail
  11. Liberal

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Arkansas City's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Arkansas City: closest on enrollment (2,887 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($78,278 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

$49.1M
Total Revenue
$42.1M
Total Expenditure
$16.0M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$13.6M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Arkansas City: the regular program, vocational programs and other programs. It reports no separate figure for special education. 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.

Kansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kansas districts belongs to Rock Creek at $111,971. Arkansas City sits in the upper quarter of that field at 5 of 152, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Kentucky and West Virginia are the states closest to Kansas on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Kansas districts →

Other Kansas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 248 Kansas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Newton
$60,188
3,187 students
Valley Center Pub Sch
$62,559
3,195 students
Buhler
$63,102
2,543 students
Bonner Springs
$60,356
2,427 students
Hays
$74,125
3,380 students
Pittsburg
$64,457
3,390 students

This is a sample of 6 from 248 Kansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Arkansas City
What is the average teacher salary in Arkansas City?

The average teacher salary in Arkansas City is $78,278 (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 Arkansas City teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Arkansas City pays 33.8% more than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $78,278.

How does Arkansas City teacher pay compare to the national average?

Arkansas City pays 11.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $78,278.

What is the per-pupil spending in Arkansas City?

Arkansas City spends approximately $14,596 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Arkansas City's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Arkansas City's total expenditure of $42.1M (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. Arkansas City'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.