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Cedar Rapids Comm School District

Cedar Rapids Comm School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Iowa districts (15,289 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Cedar Rapids Comm School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$73,943
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$17,690
Per-pupil spending
15,289
Students enrolled
94th
Pct. in IA
$73,943

Cedar Rapids Comm School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Iowa districts (15,289 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $73,943, above the national average of $70,245, serving 15,289 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Cedar Rapids Comm School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Iowa districts (15,289 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 94th percentile for Iowa
  • 66th percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Cedar Rapids Comm School District ranks #19 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #88 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
  • +4.8% 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, Cedar Rapids Comm School District's instructional payroll puts 1.1% into vocational programs , 3.6 points below the state median of 4.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Cedar Rapids IA median Gap
Regular program 66.1% 68.8% -2.7 pp
Special education 15.4% 12.6% +2.9 pp
Vocational programs 1.1% 4.7% -3.6 pp
Other programs 17.4% 13.9% +3.6 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 1906540 · FY2023.

LEAID 1906540 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Cedar Rapids F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +16% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P94 in state RANK-NAT-MID P66 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-LARGE 15.3K students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near College FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $73,943 estimated average teacher salary · P94 in Iowa · P66 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lewis (+$228est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Cedar Rapids

Salary neighbourhood · Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Cedar Rapids

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$73,943 Top 34% higher than 66% 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. 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

Cedar Rapids in Iowa's upper-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 Cedar Rapids Comm School District ranks #19 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #88 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

Cedar Rapids 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

What stands out about Cedar Rapids Comm School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Iowa's statewide +9.0% by 4.2 points, a growth rate faster than 21% of the 324 Iowa districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 16,439 to 15,289 students (7.0% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$73,943.285

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
$83,299

+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 Cedar Rapids Comm School District

What the Numbers Say About Cedar Rapids Comm School District

Cedar Rapids Comm School District is a mid-sized school district in Iowa, serving 15,289 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,690. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $73,943, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1906540 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Iowa statewide average of $63,660, teacher pay in Cedar Rapids Comm School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 16.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Iowa, it pays more than 94% 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, Cedar Rapids Comm School District reports $270.5M in total expenditure against $295.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $51.1M, special-education teacher pay is $11.9M.

How does Cedar Rapids 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.

Cedar Rapids Comm School District $73,943
Des Moines Independent Comm School District $69,203
Iowa avg $63,660
National avg $70,245

Cedar Rapids Comm School District pays +6.8% more than Des Moines Independent Comm School District · per-pupil $17,690 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, Cedar Rapids Comm School District sits closest to College Comm School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Waterloo 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. College Comm School District
  2. Johnston Comm School District
  3. Waukee Comm School District
  4. Cedar Falls Comm School District
  5. West Des Moines Comm School District
  6. Pleasant Valley Comm School District
  7. Ames Comm School District
  8. Ottumwa Comm School District
  9. Ankeny Comm School District
  10. Sioux City Comm School District
  11. Southeast Polk Comm School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Waterloo Comm School District
  2. Ottumwa Comm School District
  3. Des Moines Independent Comm School District
  4. Iowa City Comm School District
  5. Dubuque Comm School District
  6. Council Bluffs Comm School District
  7. Ames Comm School District
  8. Muscatine Comm School District
  9. Davenport Comm School District
  10. Waukee Comm School District
  11. College Comm School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Cedar Rapids Comm School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Cedar Rapids Comm School District: closest on enrollment (15,289 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($73,943 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

$295.9M
Total Revenue
$270.5M
Total Expenditure
$90.9M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$51.1M
Regular Program
$11.9M
Special Education
$0.8M
Vocational
$13.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Cedar Rapids 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 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.

Iowa Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Iowa districts belongs to Linn-Mar Comm School District at $82,552. Cedar Rapids Comm School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 18 of 237, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

View all Iowa districts →

Other Iowa Districts

Large-district sample from 302 Iowa peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Urbandale Comm School District
$68,504
4,258 students
Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District
$65,952
3,747 students
Indianola Comm School District
$68,741
3,665 students
Western Dubuque Comm School District
$62,108
3,629 students
Fort Dodge Comm School District
$66,046
3,527 students
Mason City Comm School District
$74,761
3,526 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 Cedar Rapids Comm School District
What is the average teacher salary in Cedar Rapids Comm School District?

The average teacher salary in Cedar Rapids Comm School District is $73,943 (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 Cedar Rapids Comm School District teacher pay compare to the Iowa average?

Cedar Rapids Comm School District pays 16.2% more than the Iowa state average of $63,660. The district's average is $73,943.

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

Cedar Rapids Comm School District pays 5.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $73,943.

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

Cedar Rapids Comm School District spends approximately $17,690 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Cedar Rapids Comm School District's total expenditure of $270.5M (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. Cedar Rapids 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.