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Carbon District

Carbon District sits in the lowest third of Utah districts on estimated teacher pay at $72,914 (above only 27% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Carbon District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$72,914
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$14,749
Per-pupil spending
3,468
Students enrolled
27th
Pct. in UT
$72,914

Carbon District sits in the lowest third of Utah districts on estimated teacher pay at $72,914 (above only 27% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $72,914, near the national average of $70,245, serving 3,468 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Carbon District sits in the lowest third of Utah districts on estimated teacher pay at $72,914 (above only 27% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 27th percentile for Utah
  • 64th percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Utah ranks #14 of 49 on the salary estimate and #27 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Carbon District ranks #30 of 41 Utah districts by estimated teacher salary and #19 of 41 by per-pupil spending. Park City District leads both cuts in this pool; pay rank is still not spending rank
  • +28.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Utah median

Among 41 Utah districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Carbon District's instructional payroll puts 26.7% into other programs , 2.5 points above the state median of 24.2%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Carbon District UT median Gap
Regular program 57.4% 59.7% -2.2 pp
Special education 11.3% 10.0% +1.3 pp
Vocational programs 4.5% 5.4% -0.9 pp
Other programs 26.7% 24.2% +2.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 41 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4900150 · FY2023.

LEAID 4900150 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Carbon District F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -8% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P27 in state RANK-NAT-MID P64 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 3,468 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Iron FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $72,914 estimated average teacher salary · P27 in Utah · P64 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Nebo ($138est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Carbon District

Salary neighbourhood · Carbon District

Carbon District 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 Carbon District

Carbon District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$72,914 Top 36% higher than 64% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Carbon 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

Carbon District in Utah's lower-third pay band

Same 41 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Carbon District ranks #30 of 41 Utah districts by estimated teacher salary and #19 of 41 by per-pupil spending. Park City District leads both cuts in this pool; pay rank is still not spending rank

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Carbon District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Park City District leads spending at $31,518 per pupil; Park City District leads pay.

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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$72,913.716

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Utah price level
95.7 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$76,177

+4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Utah 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 Utah 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 Carbon District

What the Numbers Say About Carbon District

Carbon District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Utah, serving 3,468 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,749. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $72,914, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4900150 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Utah statewide average of $79,346, teacher pay in Carbon District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (3.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Utah, it pays more than 27% of them. Utah itself ranks #14 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Carbon District reports $51.1M in total expenditure against $47.8M 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 $7.4M, special-education teacher pay is $1.5M.

How does Carbon District compare?

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

Carbon District $72,914
Alpine District $88,988
Utah avg $79,346
National avg $70,245

Carbon District pays -18.1% less than Alpine District · per-pupil $14,749 vs $10,282

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 Utah districts

On pay, Carbon District sits closest to Iron District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Logan City 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. Iron District
  2. Juab District
  3. South Sanpete District
  4. Beaver District
  5. Grand District
  6. Sevier District
  7. Garfield District
  8. Box Elder District
  9. Morgan District
  10. South Summit District
  11. San Juan District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Logan City District
  2. Beaver District
  3. South Sanpete District
  4. Ogden City District
  5. Millard District
  6. Wasatch District
  7. North Sanpete District
  8. Grand District
  9. South Summit District
  10. Sevier District
  11. Duchesne District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Carbon District: closest on enrollment (3,468 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($72,914 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

$47.8M
Total Revenue
$51.1M
Total Expenditure
$15.2M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.4M
Regular Program
$1.5M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$3.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Carbon District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Utah Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Utah districts belongs to Park City District at $99,684. Placed 29 of 37, Carbon District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Georgia and North Carolina are the states closest to Utah 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 Utah districts →

Other Utah Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Utah sample (including Carbon District). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Box Elder District
$75,788
12,649 students
Iron District
$72,750
12,739 students
Provo District
$77,086
14,007 students
Salt Lake District
$99,132
19,880 students
Cache District
$83,045
20,227 students
Tooele District
$81,073
24,055 students

This is a sample of 6 from 40 Utah districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Carbon District
What is the average teacher salary in Carbon District?

The average teacher salary in Carbon District is $72,914 (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 Carbon District teacher pay compare to the Utah average?

Carbon District pays 8.1% less than the Utah state average of $79,346. The district's average is $72,914.

How does Carbon District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Carbon District pays 3.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $72,914.

What is the per-pupil spending in Carbon District?

Carbon District spends approximately $14,749 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Carbon District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Carbon District's total expenditure of $51.1M (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. Carbon 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.