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Boone County

Boone County is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Kentucky districts (20,200 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Boone County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$62,622
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$15,309
Per-pupil spending
20,200
Students enrolled
88th
Pct. in KY
$62,622

Boone County is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Kentucky districts (20,200 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $62,622, below the national average of $70,245, serving 20,200 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Boone County is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Kentucky districts (20,200 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 88th percentile for Kentucky
  • 43rd percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kentucky ranks #40 of 49 on the salary estimate and #24 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Boone County ranks #21 of 171 Kentucky districts by estimated teacher salary and #122 of 171 by per-pupil spending. Jefferson County pay #1 at $73,395 is not Newport Independent spending #1 at $28,225 per pupil
  • +16.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Kentucky median

Among 171 Kentucky districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Boone County's instructional payroll puts 3.6% into vocational programs , 3.5 points above the state median of 0.2%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Kentucky peer.

Program Boone County KY median Gap
Regular program 79.1% 79.8% -0.7 pp
Special education 14.8% 16.6% -1.8 pp
Vocational programs 3.6% 0.2% +3.5 pp
Other programs 2.5% 1.5% +1.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 171 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2100510 · FY2023.

LEAID 2100510 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Boone County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +11% vs state RANK-ST-MID P88 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P43 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-LARGE 20.2K students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Clark FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $62,622 estimated average teacher salary · P88 in Kentucky · P43 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Clark ($654est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Boone County

Salary neighbourhood · Boone County

Boone County 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 Boone County

Boone County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$62,622 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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. Boone County $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

Boone County in Kentucky's upper-third pay band

Same 171 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Boone County ranks #21 of 171 Kentucky districts by estimated teacher salary and #122 of 171 by per-pupil spending. Jefferson County pay #1 at $73,395 is not Newport Independent spending #1 at $28,225 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Boone County is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Newport Independent leads spending at $28,225 per pupil; Jefferson County leads pay.

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

What stands out about Boone County

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +16.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Kentucky's statewide +13.0% by 3.0 points, a growth rate faster than 68% of the 160 Kentucky districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$62,621.824

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kentucky price level
89.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$69,665

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Boone County

What the Numbers Say About Boone County

Boone County is a mid-sized school district in Kentucky, serving 20,200 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,309. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,622, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2100510 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kentucky statewide average of $56,482, teacher pay in Boone County runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 10.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (10.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kentucky, it pays more than 88% of them. Kentucky itself ranks #40 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Boone County reports $309.2M in total expenditure against $338.3M 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 $66.3M, special-education teacher pay is $12.4M.

How does Boone County compare?

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

Boone County $62,622
Jefferson County $73,395
Kentucky avg $56,482
National avg $70,245

Boone County pays -14.7% less than Jefferson County · per-pupil $15,309 vs $20,696

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 Kentucky districts

Clark County is Boone County's nearest match on both pay and per-pupil investment, which is uncommon: the two signals point at different districts for roughly 98% of districts. 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. Clark County
  2. Kenton County
  3. Henderson County
  4. McCracken County
  5. Daviess County
  6. Hardin County
  7. Pulaski County
  8. Bullitt County
  9. Franklin County
  10. Shelby County
  11. Laurel County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Clark County
  2. Jessamine County
  3. Campbell County
  4. Hopkins County
  5. Barren County
  6. Henderson County
  7. Pike County
  8. Pulaski County
  9. Daviess County
  10. Kenton County
  11. Hardin County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Boone County's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Boone County: closest on enrollment (20,200 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,622 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

$338.3M
Total Revenue
$309.2M
Total Expenditure
$92.7M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$66.3M
Regular Program
$12.4M
Special Education
$3.1M
Vocational
$2.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Boone County: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Kentucky Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kentucky districts belongs to Jefferson County at $73,395. Boone County sits in the upper quarter of that field at 17 of 161, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Kansas and West Virginia are the states closest to Kentucky 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 Kentucky districts →

Other Kentucky Districts

Large-district sample from 170 Kentucky peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Pike County
$56,914
7,787 students
McCracken County
$65,168
6,968 students
Henderson County
$60,401
6,955 students
Shelby County
$58,353
6,935 students
Hopkins County
$55,558
6,358 students
Franklin County
$58,370
6,126 students

This is a sample of 6 from 170 Kentucky districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Boone County
What is the average teacher salary in Boone County?

The average teacher salary in Boone County is $62,622 (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 Boone County teacher pay compare to the Kentucky average?

Boone County pays 10.9% more than the Kentucky state average of $56,482. The district's average is $62,622.

How does Boone County teacher pay compare to the national average?

Boone County pays 10.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,622.

What is the per-pupil spending in Boone County?

Boone County spends approximately $15,309 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Boone County's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Boone County's total expenditure of $309.2M (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. Boone County'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.