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Camp Verde Unified District (4470)

Camp Verde Unified District (4470) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (1,564 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Camp Verde Unified District (4470) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,178
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$11,267
Per-pupil spending
1,564
Students enrolled
68th
Pct. in AZ
$68,178

Camp Verde Unified District (4470) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (1,564 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $68,178, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,564 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Camp Verde Unified District (4470) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (1,564 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 68th percentile for Arizona
  • 55th 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.
  • Camp Verde Unified District (4470) ranks #48 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #138 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
  • +26.7% 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, Camp Verde Unified District (4470)'s instructional payroll puts 6.0% into vocational programs , 4.3 points above the state median of 1.7%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Arizona peer.

Program Camp Verde AZ median Gap
Regular program 81.6% 84.0% -2.4 pp
Special education 10.2% 10.8% -0.6 pp
Vocational programs 6.0% 1.7% +4.3 pp
Other programs 2.2% 0.0% +2.2 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 0401600 · FY2023.

LEAID 0401600 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Camp Verde F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +7% vs state RANK-ST-MID P68 in state RANK-NAT-MID P55 national PPE-LOW $11K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,564 students INSTR-MID 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Douglas FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,178 estimated average teacher salary · P68 in Arizona · P55 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Dysart ($38est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Camp Verde

Salary neighbourhood · Camp Verde

Camp Verde 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 Camp Verde

Camp Verde Unified District (4470)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,178 Top 45% higher than 55% 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

Camp Verde in Arizona's upper-third pay band

Same 152 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Camp Verde Unified District (4470) ranks #48 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #138 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

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Camp Verde Unified District (4470) is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Red Mesa Unified District (4159) leads spending at $38,950 per pupil; Safford Unified District (4218) leads pay.

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

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$68,178.392

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
$67,676

-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 Camp Verde Unified District (4470)

What the Numbers Say About Camp Verde Unified District (4470)

Camp Verde Unified District (4470) is a small school district in Arizona, serving 1,564 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $11,267. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,178, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0401600 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Camp Verde Unified District (4470) runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.7% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 68% 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, Camp Verde Unified District (4470) reports $17.6M in total expenditure against $19.8M 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 $4.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Camp Verde Unified District (4470) compare?

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

Camp Verde Unified District (4470) $68,178
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Camp Verde Unified District (4470) pays +1.1% more than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $11,267 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, Camp Verde Unified District (4470) sits closest to Douglas Unified District (4174); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is J O Combs Unified School District (4445). 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. Douglas Unified District (4174)
  2. Phoenix Elementary District (4256)
  3. San Carlos Unified District (4210)
  4. Toltec School District (4450)
  5. Holbrook Unified District (4389)
  6. Isaac Elementary District (4259)
  7. Whiteriver Unified District (4394)
  8. Williams Unified District (4193)
  9. Bagdad Unified District (4468)
  10. Red Mesa Unified District (4159)
  11. Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. J O Combs Unified School District (4445)
  2. Gadsden Elementary District (4505)
  3. Cave Creek Unified District (4244)
  4. Pima Unified District (4220)
  5. Mohave Valley Elementary District (4379)
  6. Liberty Elementary District (4266)
  7. Prescott Unified District (4466)
  8. Crane Elementary District (4501)
  9. Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)
  10. Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)
  11. Avondale Elementary District (4272)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Camp Verde Unified District (4470)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Camp Verde Unified District (4470): closest on enrollment (1,564 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,178 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

$19.8M
Total Revenue
$17.6M
Total Expenditure
$6.2M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.4M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Camp Verde Unified District (4470): 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.

Arizona Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arizona districts belongs to Safford Unified District (4218) at $99,366. Camp Verde Unified District (4470) places 40 of 128 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.

View all Arizona districts →

Other Arizona Districts

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

Riverside Elementary District (4257)
$54,951
814 students
Chino Valley Unified District (4474)
$59,571
2,320 students
Whiteriver Unified District (4394)
$68,546
2,339 students
Eloy Elementary District (4448)
$55,174
787 students
Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167)
$67,014
755 students
Page Unified School District #8 (4196)
$60,831
2,395 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 Camp Verde Unified District (4470)
What is the average teacher salary in Camp Verde Unified District (4470)?

The average teacher salary in Camp Verde Unified District (4470) is $68,178 (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 Camp Verde Unified District (4470) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Camp Verde Unified District (4470) pays 6.7% more than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $68,178.

How does Camp Verde Unified District (4470) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Camp Verde Unified District (4470) pays 2.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,178.

What is the per-pupil spending in Camp Verde Unified District (4470)?

Camp Verde Unified District (4470) spends approximately $11,267 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Camp Verde Unified District (4470)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Camp Verde Unified District (4470)'s total expenditure of $17.6M (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. Camp Verde Unified District (4470)'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.