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School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3104980

Chadron Public Schools

Chadron Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (941 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Chadron Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$62,280
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$16,164
Per-pupil spending
941
Students enrolled
49th
Pct. in NE
$62,280

Chadron Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (941 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $62,280, below the national average of $70,245, serving 941 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Chadron Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (941 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 49th percentile for Nebraska
  • 42nd percentile nationally
  • 39% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Nebraska ranks #31 of 49 on the salary estimate and #35 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Chadron Public Schools ranks #103 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #153 of 200 by per-pupil spending. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs pay #1 at $90,446 is not Laurel-concord-coleridge School spending #1 at $62,234 per pupil
  • +16.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Nebraska median

Among 246 Nebraska districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Chadron Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 27.4% into other programs , 20.0 points above the state median of 7.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Chadron Public NE median Gap
Regular program 63.5% 80.7% -17.2 pp
Special education 9.1% 11.8% -2.7 pp
Other programs 27.4% 7.4% +20.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 246 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3104980 · FY2023.

LEAID 3104980 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Chadron Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P49 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P42 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 941 students INSTR-MID 39% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Humphrey FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $62,280 estimated average teacher salary · P49 in Nebraska · P42 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Nebraska (+$116est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Chadron Public

Salary neighbourhood · Chadron Public

Chadron Public 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 Chadron Public

Chadron Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$62,280 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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. Chadron Public Schools $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

Chadron Public in Nebraska's lower-third pay band

Same 200 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Chadron Public Schools ranks #103 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #153 of 200 by per-pupil spending. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs pay #1 at $90,446 is not Laurel-concord-coleridge School spending #1 at $62,234 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Chadron Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Laurel-concord-coleridge School leads spending at $62,234 per pupil; Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs leads pay.

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

What stands out about Chadron Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +16.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 7.4 points, a growth rate faster than 78% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$62,280.011

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Nebraska price level
90.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$68,979

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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 Chadron Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Chadron Public Schools

Chadron Public Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 941 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,164. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,280, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3104980 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Chadron Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 49% of them. Nebraska itself ranks #31 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Chadron Public Schools reports $15.2M in total expenditure against $15.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 39% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Chadron Public Schools compare?

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

Chadron Public Schools $62,280
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Chadron Public Schools pays -16.7% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $16,164 vs $18,493

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 Nebraska districts

On pay, Chadron Public Schools sits closest to Humphrey Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Alliance Public Schools. 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. Humphrey Public Schools
  2. Cambridge Public Schools
  3. Nebraska City Public Schools
  4. East Butler Public Schools
  5. Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer
  6. Rock County Public Schools
  7. South Central Nebraska Unified 5
  8. Blue Hill Community Schools
  9. Tri County Public Schools
  10. Central City Public Schools
  11. Ashland-greenwood Public Schs
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Alliance Public Schools
  2. Gibbon Public Schools
  3. Palmer Public Schools
  4. Minden Public Schools
  5. Falls City Public Schools
  6. Yutan Public Schools
  7. Arlington Public Schools
  8. Chase County Schools
  9. O'neill Public Schools
  10. Palmyra District O R 1
  11. Lakeview Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Chadron Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Chadron Public Schools: closest on enrollment (941 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,280 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

$15.3M
Total Revenue
$15.2M
Total Expenditure
$5.9M
Instruction Salaries
39% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.0M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$1.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Chadron Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Nebraska Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Nebraska districts belongs to Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs at $90,446. Chadron Public Schools places 65 of 90 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Kansas and Kentucky are the states closest to Nebraska 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 Nebraska districts →

Other Nebraska Districts

Smaller-district sample from 199 Nebraska peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Gothenburg Public Schools
$67,577
847 students
Ogallala Public Schools
$63,488
845 students
Auburn Public Schools
$66,456
1,051 students
Douglas Co West Community Schs
$70,987
1,053 students
O'neill Public Schools
$64,894
829 students
Fort Calhoun Community Schs
$69,440
825 students

This is a sample of 6 from 199 Nebraska districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chadron Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Chadron Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Chadron Public Schools is $62,280 (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 Chadron Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Chadron Public Schools pays 1.4% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $62,280.

How does Chadron Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Chadron Public Schools pays 11.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,280.

What is the per-pupil spending in Chadron Public Schools?

Chadron Public Schools spends approximately $16,164 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Chadron Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 39% of Chadron Public Schools's total expenditure of $15.2M (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. Chadron Public Schools'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.