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School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3100163

Chase County Schools

Chase County Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (625 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Chase County Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$64,263
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$16,614
Per-pupil spending
625
Students enrolled
65th
Pct. in NE
$64,263

Chase County Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (625 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $64,263, below the national average of $70,245, serving 625 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Chase County Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (625 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 65th percentile for Nebraska
  • 47th percentile nationally
  • 36% 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.
  • Chase County Schools ranks #71 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #148 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
  • +16.4% 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, Chase County Schools's instructional payroll puts 7.5% into special education , 4.3 points below the state median of 11.8%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Nebraska district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Chase County NE median Gap
Regular program 83.8% 80.7% +3.0 pp
Special education 7.5% 11.8% -4.3 pp
Other programs 8.7% 7.4% +1.4 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 3100163 · FY2023.

LEAID 3100163 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Chase County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P65 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P47 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 625 students INSTR-MID 36% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Lakeview FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $64,263 estimated average teacher salary · P65 in Nebraska · P47 nationally · 36% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lincoln (+$163est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Chase County

Salary neighbourhood · Chase County

Chase County 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 Chase County

Chase County Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$64,263 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. Chase County 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

What stands out about Chase County Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +16.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 7.3 points, a growth rate faster than 77% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$64,262.626

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
$71,175

+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 Chase County Schools

What the Numbers Say About Chase County Schools

Chase County Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 625 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,614. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,263, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3100163 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Chase County Schools runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 1.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 65% 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, Chase County Schools reports $10.4M in total expenditure against $10.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 36% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Chase County Schools compare?

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

Chase County Schools $64,263
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Chase County Schools pays -14.1% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $16,614 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, Chase County Schools sits closest to Lakeview Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is O'neill 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. Lakeview Community Schools
  2. Twin River Public Schools
  3. West Point Public Schools
  4. Madison Public Schools
  5. Mitchell Public Schools
  6. High Plains Community Schools
  7. Wisner-pilger Public Schools
  8. Conestoga Public Schools
  9. Plattsmouth Community Schools
  10. Milford Public Schools
  11. Norris School Dist 160
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. O'neill Public Schools
  2. Falls City Public Schools
  3. Lakeview Community Schools
  4. Holdrege Public Schools
  5. Freeman Public Schools
  6. Aurora Public Schools
  7. Pleasanton Public Schools
  8. Raymond Central Public Schools
  9. Palmer Public Schools
  10. Chadron Public Schools
  11. Sutton Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Chase County Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Chase County Schools: closest on enrollment (625 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,263 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

$10.6M
Total Revenue
$10.4M
Total Expenditure
$3.8M
Instruction Salaries
36% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.7M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Chase County Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. 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.

Nebraska Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Nebraska districts belongs to Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs at $90,446. Chase County Schools places 50 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.

Conestoga Public Schools
$64,567
709 students
Palmyra District O R 1
$62,657
711 students
South Central Nebraska Unified 5
$62,440
714 students
Tekamah-herman Community Schs
$66,592
527 students
West Point Public Schools
$64,362
728 students
Wood River Rural Schools
$64,842
510 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 Chase County Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Chase County Schools?

The average teacher salary in Chase County Schools is $64,263 (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 Chase County Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Chase County Schools pays 1.7% more than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $64,263.

How does Chase County Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Chase County Schools pays 8.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,263.

What is the per-pupil spending in Chase County Schools?

Chase County Schools spends approximately $16,614 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Chase County Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 36% of Chase County Schools's total expenditure of $10.4M (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. Chase County 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.