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School district · Arizona · LEAID 0401760

Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)

Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (5,049 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$53,004
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$12,126
Per-pupil spending
5,049
Students enrolled
8th
Pct. in AZ
$53,004

Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (5,049 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $53,004, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,049 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (5,049 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 8th percentile for Arizona
  • 22nd percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) ranks #139 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #121 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
  • +24.6% 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, Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)'s instructional payroll puts 86.5% into regular program , 2.5 points above the state median of 84.0%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Arizona district.

Program Catalina Foothills AZ median Gap
Regular program 86.5% 84.0% +2.5 pp
Special education 8.5% 10.8% -2.3 pp
Vocational programs 2.9% 1.7% +1.2 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 0401760 · FY2023.

LEAID 0401760 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Catalina Foothills F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -17% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P8 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P22 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-MID 5,049 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Payson FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $53,004 estimated average teacher salary · P8 in Arizona · P22 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Tempe (+$3,606est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Catalina Foothills

Salary neighbourhood · Catalina Foothills

Catalina Foothills 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 Catalina Foothills

Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$53,004 22nd percentile higher than 22% 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. 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

Catalina Foothills in Arizona's lower-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 Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) ranks #139 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #121 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

Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) 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
$53,003.909

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
$52,614

-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 Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)

What the Numbers Say About Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)

Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Arizona, serving 5,049 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,126. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $53,004, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0401760 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) runs materially below the state benchmark, a 17.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 8% 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, Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) reports $61.2M in total expenditure against $69.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $14.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.4M.

How does Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) compare?

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

Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) $53,004
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) pays -21.4% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $12,126 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, Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) sits closest to Payson Unified District (4209); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Union Elementary District (4277). 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. Payson Unified District (4209)
  2. Prescott Unified District (4466)
  3. Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
  4. Benson Unified School District (79226)
  5. Buckeye Elementary District (4269)
  6. Morenci Unified District (4230)
  7. Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197)
  8. Thatcher Unified District (4219)
  9. Tempe School District (4258)
  10. Florence Unified School District (4437)
  11. Osborn Elementary District (4262)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Union Elementary District (4277)
  2. Buckeye Elementary District (4269)
  3. Fowler Elementary District (4273)
  4. Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)
  5. Pendergast Elementary District (4283)
  6. Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
  7. Vail Unified District (4413)
  8. Marana Unified District (4404)
  9. Higley Unified School District (4248)
  10. Colorado River Union High School District (4381)
  11. Sunnyside Unified District (4407)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410): closest on enrollment (5,049 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($53,004 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

$69.2M
Total Revenue
$61.2M
Total Expenditure
$18.8M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$14.7M
Regular Program
$1.4M
Special Education
$0.5M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410): 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.

Arizona Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arizona districts belongs to Safford Unified District (4218) at $99,366. Placed 120 of 128, Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Payson Unified District (4209)
$53,046
2,268 students
Tanque Verde Unified District (4408)
$61,418
2,192 students
Balsz Elementary District (4268)
$61,823
2,142 students
Pendergast Elementary District (4283)
$58,544
8,078 students
Colorado River Union High School District (4381)
$44,473
1,906 students
Winslow Unified District (4387)
$62,876
1,862 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 Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)
What is the average teacher salary in Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)?

The average teacher salary in Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) is $53,004 (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 Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) pays 17.1% less than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $53,004.

How does Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) pays 24.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $53,004.

What is the per-pupil spending in Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)?

Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) spends approximately $12,126 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)'s total expenditure of $61.2M (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. Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)'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.