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School district · Arizona · LEAID 0400840

Arlington Elementary District (4274)

Arlington Elementary District (4274) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (279 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Arlington Elementary District (4274) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,075
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$14,789
Per-pupil spending
279
Students enrolled
60th
Pct. in AZ
$66,075

Arlington Elementary District (4274) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (279 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,075, below the national average of $70,245, serving 279 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Arlington Elementary District (4274) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (279 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 60th percentile for Arizona
  • 51st percentile nationally
  • 35% 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.
  • Arlington Elementary District (4274) ranks #60 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #66 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
  • +25.1% 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, Arlington Elementary District (4274)'s instructional payroll puts 89.8% into regular program , 5.9 points above the state median of 84.0%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Arizona district.

Program Arlington Elementary AZ median Gap
Regular program 89.8% 84.0% +5.9 pp
Special education 10.2% 10.8% -0.6 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.7% -1.7 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 0400840 · FY2023.

LEAID 0400840 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Arlington Elementary F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +3% vs state RANK-ST-MID P60 in state RANK-NAT-MID P51 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-TINY 279 students INSTR-MID 35% instr BASIS-EST Enroll-estimated PHOTO-NEAR Near Hayden-Winkelman FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,075 estimated average teacher salary · P60 in Arizona · P51 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Sunnyside ($80est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Arlington Elementary

Salary neighbourhood · Arlington Elementary

Arlington Elementary 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 Arlington Elementary

Arlington Elementary District (4274)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,075 Top 49% higher than 51% 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

What stands out about Arlington Elementary District (4274)

  • Enrolment grew 13.0% here, from 247 students in FY2019 to 279 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.
  • It is a very small district (279 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$66,075.269

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
$65,589

-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 Arlington Elementary District (4274)

What the Numbers Say About Arlington Elementary District (4274)

Arlington Elementary District (4274) is a small school district in Arizona, serving 279 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,789. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,075, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0400840 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Arlington Elementary District (4274) runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 3.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 60% 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, Arlington Elementary District (4274) reports $4.1M in total expenditure against $5.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Arlington Elementary District (4274) compare?

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

Arlington Elementary District (4274) $66,075
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Arlington Elementary District (4274) pays -2.0% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $14,789 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, Arlington Elementary District (4274) sits closest to Hayden-Winkelman Unified District (4212); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District (4439). 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. Hayden-Winkelman Unified District (4212)
  2. Pinon Unified District (4390)
  3. Mary C O'Brien Accommodation District (4435)
  4. Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167)
  5. Altar Valley Elementary District (4418)
  6. Stanfield Elementary District (4451)
  7. Red Mesa Unified District (4159)
  8. Wilson Elementary District (4261)
  9. Toltec School District (4450)
  10. Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District (4439)
  11. Williams Unified District (4193)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District (4439)
  2. Mayer Unified School District (4473)
  3. Miami Unified District (4211)
  4. Sedona-Oak Creek JUSD #9 (4467)
  5. Palo Verde Elementary District (4275)
  6. Superior Unified School District (4440)
  7. Littlefield Unified District (4374)
  8. Ray Unified District (4438)
  9. Stanfield Elementary District (4451)
  10. Gila Bend Unified District (4238)
  11. Duncan Unified District (4228)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Arlington Elementary District (4274)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Arlington Elementary District (4274): closest on enrollment (279 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,075 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

$5.0M
Total Revenue
$4.1M
Total Expenditure
$1.5M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.1M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Arlington Elementary District (4274): the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. Arlington Elementary District (4274) places 50 of 129 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

Smaller-district sample from 153 Arizona peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Mary C O'Brien Accommodation District (4435)
$66,651
206 students
Antelope Union High School District (4506)
$47,475
200 students
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District (4454)
$69,529
360 students
Oracle Elementary District (4444)
$47,414
369 students
Stanfield Elementary District (4451)
$65,000
386 students
Duncan Unified District (4228)
$57,897
390 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 Arlington Elementary District (4274)
What is the average teacher salary in Arlington Elementary District (4274)?

The estimated average teacher salary in Arlington Elementary District (4274) is $66,075 (NCES CCD FY2023). Arlington Elementary District (4274) reports staffing below the district level, so the figure uses reported teacher salary expenditure divided by an estimated teacher FTE (enrollment ÷ the national 15:1 ratio).

How does Arlington Elementary District (4274) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Arlington Elementary District (4274) pays 3.4% more than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $66,075.

How does Arlington Elementary District (4274) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Arlington Elementary District (4274) pays 5.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,075.

What is the per-pupil spending in Arlington Elementary District (4274)?

Arlington Elementary District (4274) spends approximately $14,789 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Arlington Elementary District (4274)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Arlington Elementary District (4274)'s total expenditure of $4.1M (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. Arlington Elementary District (4274)'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.