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Cedarville School District

Cedarville School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arkansas districts (721 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Cedarville School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$51,293
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$16,571
Per-pupil spending
721
Students enrolled
85th
Pct. in AR
$51,293

Cedarville School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arkansas districts (721 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $51,293, below the national average of $70,245, serving 721 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Cedarville School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arkansas districts (721 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 85th percentile for Arkansas
  • 18th percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arkansas ranks #49 of 49 on the salary estimate and #32 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Cedarville School District ranks #29 of 199 Arkansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #35 of 199 by per-pupil spending. Fayetteville School District pay #1 at $73,997 is not Warren School District spending #1 at $31,095 per pupil
  • +21.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Arkansas median

Among 234 Arkansas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Cedarville School District's instructional payroll puts 79.2% into regular program , 5.6 points above the state median of 73.6%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Arkansas district.

Program Cedarville School AR median Gap
Regular program 79.2% 73.6% +5.6 pp
Special education 12.0% 10.1% +1.9 pp
Vocational programs 3.4% 5.7% -2.4 pp
Other programs 5.4% 9.9% -4.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 234 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0504080 · FY2023.

LEAID 0504080 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Cedarville School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +19% vs state RANK-ST-MID P85 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P18 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 721 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Gravette FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $51,293 estimated average teacher salary · P85 in Arkansas · P18 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: White (+$334est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Cedarville School

Salary neighbourhood · Cedarville School

Cedarville School 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 Cedarville School

Cedarville School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$51,293 18th percentile higher than 18% 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. Cedarville School District $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

What stands out about Cedarville School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +21.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Arkansas's statewide +9.0% by 12.9 points, a growth rate faster than 88% of the 233 Arkansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$51,293.175

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arkansas price level
86.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$59,087

+15% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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 Cedarville School District

What the Numbers Say About Cedarville School District

Cedarville School District is a small school district in Arkansas, serving 721 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,571. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $51,293, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0504080 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arkansas statewide average of $43,221, teacher pay in Cedarville School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 18.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (27.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arkansas, it pays more than 85% of them. Arkansas itself ranks #49 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Cedarville School District reports $11.9M in total expenditure against $11.2M 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 $2.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Cedarville School District compare?

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

Cedarville School District $51,293
Springdale School District $60,869
Arkansas avg $43,221
National avg $70,245

Cedarville School District pays -15.7% less than Springdale School District · per-pupil $16,571 vs $15,771

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 Arkansas districts

On pay, Cedarville School District sits closest to Gravette School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Riverview 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. Gravette School District
  2. Des Arc School District
  3. Fountain Lake School District
  4. Magnolia School District
  5. Manila School District
  6. Blevins School District
  7. Pea Ridge School District
  8. Clarksville School District
  9. Dequeen School District
  10. Rector School District
  11. Fordyce School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Riverview School District
  2. Prescott School District
  3. West Side School District
  4. Monticello School District
  5. South Side School District
  6. Lavaca School District
  7. Foreman School District
  8. Genoa Central School District
  9. Mcgehee School District
  10. Gurdon School District
  11. Mountain Pine School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Cedarville School District: closest on enrollment (721 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($51,293 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

$11.2M
Total Revenue
$11.9M
Total Expenditure
$3.5M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.4M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

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

Arkansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arkansas districts belongs to Fayetteville School District at $73,997. Cedarville School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 28 of 201, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Mississippi and South Dakota are the states closest to Arkansas 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 Arkansas districts →

Other Arkansas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 198 Arkansas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Lavaca School District
$32,766
837 students
Searcy County School District
$35,391
841 students
Jessieville School District
$43,480
846 students
Parkers Chapel School Dist.
$31,788
846 students
Piggott School District
$35,961
849 students
Caddo Hills School District
$35,639
589 students

This is a sample of 6 from 198 Arkansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Cedarville School District is $51,293 (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 Cedarville School District teacher pay compare to the Arkansas average?

Cedarville School District pays 18.7% more than the Arkansas state average of $43,221. The district's average is $51,293.

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

Cedarville School District pays 27.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $51,293.

What is the per-pupil spending in Cedarville School District?

Cedarville School District spends approximately $16,571 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Cedarville School District's total expenditure of $11.9M (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. Cedarville 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.