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School district · Arizona · LEAID 0400003

Chino Valley Unified District (4474)

Chino Valley Unified District (4474) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (2,320 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Chino Valley Unified District (4474) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,571
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$13,222
Per-pupil spending
2,320
Students enrolled
34th
Pct. in AZ
$59,571

Chino Valley Unified District (4474) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (2,320 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $59,571, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,320 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Chino Valley Unified District (4474) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (2,320 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 34th percentile for Arizona
  • 36th percentile nationally
  • 27% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arizona ranks #29 of 49 on the salary estimate and #16 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Chino Valley Unified District (4474) ranks #100 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #92 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Safford Unified District (4218) pay #1 at $99,366 is not Red Mesa Unified District (4159) spending #1 at $38,950 per pupil
  • +17.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Arizona median

Among 213 Arizona districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Chino Valley Unified District (4474)'s instructional payroll puts 13.4% into special education , 2.6 points above the state median of 10.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Arizona peer.

Program Chino Valley AZ median Gap
Regular program 82.8% 84.0% -1.2 pp
Special education 13.4% 10.8% +2.6 pp
Vocational programs 2.9% 1.7% +1.2 pp
Other programs 1.0% 0.0% +1.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 213 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0400003 · FY2023.

LEAID 0400003 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Chino Valley F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -7% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P34 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P36 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,320 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Snowflake FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,571 estimated average teacher salary · P34 in Arizona · P36 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Paradise ($20est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Chino Valley

Salary neighbourhood · Chino Valley

Chino Valley 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 Chino Valley

Chino Valley Unified District (4474)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,571 36th percentile higher than 36% 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. 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

What stands out about Chino Valley Unified District (4474)

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +17.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Arizona's statewide +25.8% by 8.1 points, a growth rate faster than 38% of the 199 Arizona districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$59,570.728

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arizona price level
100.7 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$59,132

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arizona sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Arizona 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 Chino Valley Unified District (4474)

What the Numbers Say About Chino Valley Unified District (4474)

Chino Valley Unified District (4474) is a small school district in Arizona, serving 2,320 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,222. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,571, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0400003 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Chino Valley Unified District (4474) runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 34% of them. Arizona itself ranks #29 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Chino Valley Unified District (4474) reports $30.7M in total expenditure against $31.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.9M.

How does Chino Valley Unified District (4474) compare?

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

Chino Valley Unified District (4474) $59,571
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Chino Valley Unified District (4474) pays -11.6% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $13,222 vs $14,903

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 Arizona districts

On pay, Chino Valley Unified District (4474) sits closest to Snowflake Unified District (4391); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Coolidge Unified District (4442). 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. Snowflake Unified District (4391)
  2. Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)
  3. Union Elementary District (4277)
  4. Continental Elementary District (4416)
  5. Flagstaff Unified District (4192)
  6. Miami Unified District (4211)
  7. Willcox Unified District (4170)
  8. Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)
  9. Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)
  10. Pendergast Elementary District (4283)
  11. J O Combs Unified School District (4445)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Coolidge Unified District (4442)
  2. Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)
  3. Payson Unified District (4209)
  4. Glendale Elementary District (4271)
  5. Fountain Hills Unified District (4247)
  6. Show Low Unified District (4393)
  7. Eloy Elementary District (4448)
  8. Maricopa Unified School District (4441)
  9. Winslow Unified District (4387)
  10. Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)
  11. Bisbee Unified District (4169)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Chino Valley Unified District (4474)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Chino Valley Unified District (4474): closest on enrollment (2,320 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,571 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

$31.6M
Total Revenue
$30.7M
Total Expenditure
$8.2M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.3M
Regular Program
$0.9M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Chino Valley Unified District (4474): the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Arizona Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arizona districts belongs to Safford Unified District (4218) at $99,366. Chino Valley Unified District (4474) places 85 of 128 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Arizona sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Virginia and Colorado are its nearest price peers.

View all Arizona districts →

Other Arizona Districts

Smaller-district sample from 153 Arizona peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Coolidge Unified District (4442)
$80,484
2,549 students
Show Low Unified District (4393)
$60,874
2,558 students
Tolleson Elementary District (4264)
$70,109
2,713 students
Colorado River Union High School District (4381)
$44,473
1,906 students
Winslow Unified District (4387)
$62,876
1,862 students
Thatcher Unified District (4219)
$55,913
1,849 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Arizona districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chino Valley Unified District (4474)
What is the average teacher salary in Chino Valley Unified District (4474)?

The average teacher salary in Chino Valley Unified District (4474) is $59,571 (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 Chino Valley Unified District (4474) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Chino Valley Unified District (4474) pays 6.8% less than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $59,571.

How does Chino Valley Unified District (4474) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Chino Valley Unified District (4474) pays 15.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,571.

What is the per-pupil spending in Chino Valley Unified District (4474)?

Chino Valley Unified District (4474) spends approximately $13,222 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Chino Valley Unified District (4474)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Chino Valley Unified District (4474)'s total expenditure of $30.7M (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. Chino Valley Unified District (4474)'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.