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Butte County Joint District

Butte County Joint District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Idaho districts (414 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Butte County Joint District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,414
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$12,891
Per-pupil spending
414
Students enrolled
7th
Pct. in ID
$57,414

Butte County Joint District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Idaho districts (414 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,414, below the national average of $70,245, serving 414 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Butte County Joint District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Idaho districts (414 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 7th percentile for Idaho
  • 31st percentile nationally
  • 35% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Idaho ranks #26 of 49 on the salary estimate and #37 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Butte County Joint District ranks #86 of 92 Idaho districts by estimated teacher salary and #35 of 92 by per-pupil spending. Lapwai District pay #1 at $100,184 is not Mccall-donnelly Joint School District spending #1 at $21,998 per pupil
  • +15.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$1,847,000 ÷ 32.17 reported teacher FTE = $57,414

  • Regular program $1,596,000 · 86.4%
  • Special education $202,000 · 10.9%
  • Other programs $49,000 · 2.7%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs Idaho median

Among 111 Idaho districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Butte County Joint District's instructional payroll puts 86.4% into regular program , 4.6 points above the state median of 81.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Idaho district.

Program Butte County ID median Gap
Regular program 86.4% 81.8% +4.6 pp
Special education 10.9% 11.9% -0.9 pp
Other programs 2.7% 4.5% -1.9 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 111 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 1600490 · FY2023.

LEAID 1600490 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Butte County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -14% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P7 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P31 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-TINY 414 students INSTR-LOW 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Melba FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,414 estimated average teacher salary · P7 in Idaho · P31 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Emmett (+$175est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Butte County

Salary neighbourhood · Butte County

Butte County 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 Butte County

Butte County Joint District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,414 31st percentile higher than 31% 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. Butte County Joint 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

Butte County in Idaho's lower-third pay band

Same 92 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Butte County Joint District ranks #86 of 92 Idaho districts by estimated teacher salary and #35 of 92 by per-pupil spending. Lapwai District pay #1 at $100,184 is not Mccall-donnelly Joint School District spending #1 at $21,998 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Butte County Joint District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Mccall-donnelly Joint School District leads spending at $21,998 per pupil; Lapwai District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Butte County Joint District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +15.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Idaho's statewide +21.5% by 6.2 points, a growth rate faster than 37% of the 109 Idaho districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (414 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$57,413.74

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Idaho price level
92.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$62,247

+8% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Idaho 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 Idaho 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 Butte County Joint District

What the Numbers Say About Butte County Joint District

Butte County Joint District is a small school district in Idaho, serving 414 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,891. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,414, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1600490 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Idaho statewide average of $66,710, teacher pay in Butte County Joint District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 13.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Idaho, it pays more than 7% of them. Idaho itself ranks #26 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Butte County Joint District reports $5.3M in total expenditure against $5.6M 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 $1.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Butte County Joint District compare?

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

Butte County Joint District $57,414
Joint School District No. 2 $65,407
Idaho avg $66,710
National avg $70,245

Butte County Joint District pays -12.2% less than Joint School District No. 2 · per-pupil $12,891 vs $10,032

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 Idaho districts

On pay, Butte County Joint District sits closest to Melba Joint District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is American Falls Joint District. 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. Melba Joint District
  2. Firth District
  3. Homedale Joint District
  4. Plummer-worley Joint District
  5. Marsh Valley Joint District
  6. Hagerman Joint District
  7. Challis Joint District
  8. Mackay Joint District
  9. Hansen District
  10. Aberdeen District
  11. Bear Lake County District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. American Falls Joint District
  2. Aberdeen District
  3. Hagerman Joint District
  4. Soda Springs Joint District
  5. West Jefferson District
  6. Mountain View School District
  7. Boundary County District
  8. Hansen District
  9. Valley District
  10. St Maries Joint District
  11. Shoshone Joint District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Butte County Joint District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Butte County Joint District: closest on enrollment (414 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,414 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

$5.6M
Total Revenue
$5.3M
Total Expenditure
$1.8M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.6M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Butte County Joint District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Idaho Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Idaho districts belongs to Lapwai District at $100,184. Placed 64 of 69, Butte County Joint District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Indiana and Tennessee are the states closest to Idaho 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 Idaho districts →

Other Idaho Districts

Smaller-district sample from 91 Idaho peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Genesee Joint District
$74,425
306 students
Castleford District
$64,612
306 students
Shoshone Joint District
$62,731
525 students
Bruneau-grand View Joint School District
$69,649
302 students
Valley District
$68,035
531 students
Grace Joint District
$73,080
534 students

This is a sample of 6 from 91 Idaho districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Butte County Joint District
What is the average teacher salary in Butte County Joint District?

The average teacher salary in Butte County Joint District is $57,414 (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 Butte County Joint District teacher pay compare to the Idaho average?

Butte County Joint District pays 13.9% less than the Idaho state average of $66,710. The district's average is $57,414.

How does Butte County Joint District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Butte County Joint District pays 18.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,414.

What is the per-pupil spending in Butte County Joint District?

Butte County Joint District spends approximately $12,891 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Butte County Joint District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Butte County Joint District's total expenditure of $5.3M (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. Butte County Joint District'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.