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School district · Kansas · LEAID 2003540

Atchison Public Schools

Atchison Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (1,498 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Atchison Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$49,834
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$15,210
Per-pupil spending
1,498
Students enrolled
13th
Pct. in KS
$49,834

Atchison Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (1,498 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $49,834, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,498 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Atchison Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (1,498 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 13th percentile for Kansas
  • 14th 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.
  • Atchison Public Schools ranks #217 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #190 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • +21.0% 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, Atchison Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 16.8% into special education , 16.8 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Kansas peer.

Program Atchison Public KS median Gap
Regular program 79.6% 92.6% -13.0 pp
Special education 16.8% 0.0% +16.8 pp
Vocational programs 3.5% 4.6% -1.2 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 2003540 · FY2023.

LEAID 2003540 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Atchison Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -15% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P13 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P14 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,498 students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Central FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $49,834 estimated average teacher salary · P13 in Kansas · P14 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$272est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Atchison Public

Salary neighbourhood · Atchison Public

Atchison Public 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
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National salary distribution for Atchison Public

Atchison Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$49,834 14th percentile higher than 14% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Atchison Public Schools $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

Atchison Public in Kansas's lower-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 Atchison Public Schools ranks #217 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #190 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

Atchison Public Schools 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 Atchison Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +21.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Kansas's statewide +15.7% by 5.3 points, a growth rate faster than 68% of the 279 Kansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,691 to 1,498 students (11.4% 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$49,834.437

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
$55,428

+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 Atchison Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Atchison Public Schools

Atchison Public Schools is a small school district in Kansas, serving 1,498 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,210. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $49,834, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2003540 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Atchison Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 14.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (29.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 13% 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, Atchison Public Schools reports $22.8M in total expenditure against $25.6M 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 $6.0M, special-education teacher pay is $1.3M.

How does Atchison Public Schools compare?

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

Atchison Public Schools $49,834
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Atchison Public Schools pays +2.0% more than Wichita · per-pupil $15,210 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, Atchison Public Schools sits closest to Central Heights; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Jefferson West. 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. Central Heights
  2. Spring Hill
  3. Lyndon
  4. Morris County
  5. Marysville
  6. Renwick
  7. Plainville
  8. Twin Valley
  9. Central Plains
  10. Russell County
  11. Conway Springs
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Jefferson West
  2. Riverside
  3. Perry Public Schools
  4. Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh
  5. Wellington
  6. Easton
  7. Goodland
  8. Halstead
  9. Hoisington
  10. Ellinwood Public Schools
  11. Oxford

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Atchison Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Atchison Public Schools: closest on enrollment (1,498 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($49,834 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

$25.6M
Total Revenue
$22.8M
Total Expenditure
$8.7M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.0M
Regular Program
$1.3M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Atchison Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% 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. Placed 142 of 152, Atchison Public Schools is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Wamego
$54,567
1,641 students
Parsons
$57,087
1,348 students
Rock Creek
$111,971
1,346 students
Clay County
$61,404
1,344 students
Eudora
$65,492
1,706 students
Rose Hill Public Schools
$59,423
1,708 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 Atchison Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Atchison Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Atchison Public Schools is $49,834 (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 Atchison Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Atchison Public Schools pays 14.8% less than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $49,834.

How does Atchison Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Atchison Public Schools pays 29.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $49,834.

What is the per-pupil spending in Atchison Public Schools?

Atchison Public Schools spends approximately $15,210 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Atchison Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Atchison Public Schools's total expenditure of $22.8M (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. Atchison Public Schools'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.