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Carlisle Comm School District

Carlisle Comm School District spends $12,532 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Iowa districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Carlisle Comm School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$64,374
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$12,532
Per-pupil spending
2,369
Students enrolled
55th
Pct. in IA
$64,374

Carlisle Comm School District spends $12,532 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Iowa districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $64,374, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,369 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: Carlisle Comm School District spends $12,532 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Iowa districts with a reliable figure.
  • 55th percentile for Iowa
  • 47th percentile nationally
  • 37% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Iowa ranks #30 of 49 on the salary estimate and #29 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Carlisle Comm School District ranks #135 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #299 of 303 by per-pupil spending. Linn-Mar Comm School District pay #1 at $82,552 is not Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District spending #1 at $59,531 per pupil
  • +7.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Iowa median

Among 327 Iowa districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Carlisle Comm School District's instructional payroll puts 73.0% into regular program , 4.2 points above the state median of 68.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Iowa district.

Program Carlisle Comm IA median Gap
Regular program 73.0% 68.8% +4.2 pp
Special education 14.7% 12.6% +2.1 pp
Vocational programs 2.6% 4.7% -2.1 pp
Other programs 9.7% 13.9% -4.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 327 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 1906270 · FY2023.

LEAID 1906270 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Carlisle Comm F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P55 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P47 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,369 students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near East FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $64,374 estimated average teacher salary · P55 in Iowa · P47 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Dubuque (+$301est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Carlisle Comm

Salary neighbourhood · Carlisle Comm

Carlisle Comm sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Carlisle Comm

Carlisle Comm School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$64,374 47th percentile higher than 47% 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

Carlisle Comm in Iowa's lower-third pay band

Same 303 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Carlisle Comm School District ranks #135 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #299 of 303 by per-pupil spending. Linn-Mar Comm School District pay #1 at $82,552 is not Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District spending #1 at $59,531 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Carlisle Comm School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District leads spending at $59,531 per pupil; Linn-Mar Comm School 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
$64,374.47

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Iowa price level
88.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$72,519

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Carlisle Comm School District

What the Numbers Say About Carlisle Comm School District

Carlisle Comm School District is a small school district in Iowa, serving 2,369 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,532. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,374, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1906270 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Iowa statewide average of $63,660, teacher pay in Carlisle Comm School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 1.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Iowa, it pays more than 55% of them. Iowa itself ranks #30 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Carlisle Comm School District reports $29.7M in total expenditure against $33.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $6.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.3M.

How does Carlisle Comm School District compare?

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

Carlisle Comm School District $64,374
Des Moines Independent Comm School District $69,203
Iowa avg $63,660
National avg $70,245

Carlisle Comm School District pays -7.0% less than Des Moines Independent Comm School District · per-pupil $12,532 vs $18,580

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 Iowa districts

On pay, Carlisle Comm School District sits closest to East Sac County Comm School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Benton Comm School 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. East Sac County Comm School District
  2. Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District
  3. Wapsie Valley Comm School District
  4. West Sioux Comm School District
  5. Wilton Comm School District
  6. Lake Mills Comm School District
  7. Norwalk Comm School District
  8. Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District
  9. North Polk Comm School District
  10. Mediapolis Comm School District
  11. Clarke Comm School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Benton Comm School District
  2. West Burlington Ind School District
  3. Pleasant Valley Comm School District
  4. Central Lee Comm School District
  5. Treynor Comm School District
  6. Earlham Comm School District
  7. Mediapolis Comm School District
  8. Le Mars Comm School District
  9. West Marshall Comm School District
  10. Center Point-Urbana Comm School District
  11. Wilton Comm School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Carlisle Comm School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Carlisle Comm School District: closest on enrollment (2,369 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,374 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

$33.6M
Total Revenue
$29.7M
Total Expenditure
$10.9M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.7M
Regular Program
$1.3M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Carlisle Comm School 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 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Iowa Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Iowa districts belongs to Linn-Mar Comm School District at $82,552. Carlisle Comm School District places 123 of 237 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Louisiana and Oklahoma are the states closest to Iowa on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other Iowa Districts

Smaller-district sample from 302 Iowa peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Le Mars Comm School District
$77,298
2,236 students
Spencer Comm School District
$67,348
2,230 students
Marion Independent School District
$60,374
2,229 students
North Polk Comm School District
$64,922
2,224 students
Oskaloosa Comm School District
$59,223
2,081 students
Glenwood Comm School District
$63,248
2,071 students

This is a sample of 6 from 302 Iowa districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Carlisle Comm School District
What is the average teacher salary in Carlisle Comm School District?

The average teacher salary in Carlisle Comm School District is $64,374 (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 Carlisle Comm School District teacher pay compare to the Iowa average?

Carlisle Comm School District pays 1.1% more than the Iowa state average of $63,660. The district's average is $64,374.

How does Carlisle Comm School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Carlisle Comm School District pays 8.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,374.

What is the per-pupil spending in Carlisle Comm School District?

Carlisle Comm School District spends approximately $12,532 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Carlisle Comm School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 37% of Carlisle Comm School District's total expenditure of $29.7M (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. Carlisle Comm School 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.