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Cherokee

Cherokee is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (458 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Cherokee come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$58,681
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$21,205
Per-pupil spending
458
Students enrolled
55th
Pct. in KS
$58,681

Cherokee is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (458 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $58,681, below the national average of $70,245, serving 458 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Cherokee is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (458 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 55th percentile for Kansas
  • 34th percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kansas ranks #37 of 49 on the salary estimate and #30 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Cherokee ranks #113 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #32 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • +23.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Kansas median

Among 286 Kansas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Cherokee's instructional payroll puts 97.9% into regular program , 5.3 points above the state median of 92.6%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Kansas district.

Program Cherokee KS median Gap
Regular program 97.9% 92.6% +5.3 pp
Vocational programs 2.1% 4.6% -2.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 286 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2004710 · FY2023.

LEAID 2004710 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Cherokee F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P55 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P34 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-TINY 458 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Riverside FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $58,681 estimated average teacher salary · P55 in Kansas · P34 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Great (+$138est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Cherokee

Salary neighbourhood · Cherokee

Cherokee 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 Cherokee

Cherokee's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$58,681 34th percentile higher than 34% 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. Cherokee $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

Cherokee in Kansas's lower-third pay band

Same 249 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Cherokee ranks #113 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #32 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Cherokee is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Moundridge leads spending at $44,656 per pupil; Rock Creek leads pay.

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

What stands out about Cherokee

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +23.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Kansas's statewide +15.7% by 7.5 points, a growth rate faster than 74% of the 279 Kansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 496 to 458 students (7.7% 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.
  • It is a very small district (458 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$58,681.319

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kansas price level
89.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$65,268

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kansas 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 Kansas 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 Cherokee

What the Numbers Say About Cherokee

Cherokee is a small school district in Kansas, serving 458 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,205. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $58,681, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2004710 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Cherokee runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 55% of them. Kansas itself ranks #37 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Cherokee reports $9.7M in total expenditure against $9.4M 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 $2.6M.

How does Cherokee compare?

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

Cherokee $58,681
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Cherokee pays +20.1% more than Wichita · per-pupil $21,205 vs $17,945

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 Kansas districts

On pay, Cherokee sits closest to Riverside; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Satanta. 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. Riverside
  2. Cimarron-Ensign
  3. Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh
  4. Caney Valley
  5. Pretty Prairie
  6. Skyline Schools
  7. Graham County
  8. Sublette
  9. Douglass Public Schools
  10. Sterling
  11. Crest
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Satanta
  2. Madison-Virgil
  3. Deerfield
  4. Prairie View
  5. Concordia
  6. Waconda
  7. Ft Larned
  8. Beloit
  9. Valley Falls
  10. Kinsley-Offerle
  11. Peabody-Burns

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Cherokee's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Cherokee: closest on enrollment (458 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($58,681 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

$9.4M
Total Revenue
$9.7M
Total Expenditure
$2.9M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.6M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Cherokee: the regular program and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for special education and other programs. Together they are 93% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 7% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Kansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kansas districts belongs to Rock Creek at $111,971. Cherokee places 85 of 153 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Kentucky and West Virginia are the states closest to Kansas 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 Kansas districts →

Other Kansas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 248 Kansas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Sedgwick Public Schools
$64,541
507 students
Atchison Co Comm Schools
$43,916
510 students
Wakeeney
$51,545
404 students
North Jackson
$47,462
404 students
Marion-Florence
$75,165
513 students
Valley Falls
$53,411
400 students

This is a sample of 6 from 248 Kansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherokee
What is the average teacher salary in Cherokee?

The average teacher salary in Cherokee is $58,681 (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 Cherokee teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Cherokee pays 0.3% more than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $58,681.

How does Cherokee teacher pay compare to the national average?

Cherokee pays 16.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $58,681.

What is the per-pupil spending in Cherokee?

Cherokee spends approximately $21,205 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Cherokee's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Cherokee's total expenditure of $9.7M (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. Cherokee'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.