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School district · Oklahoma · LEAID 4007620

Choctaw-nicoma Park

Choctaw-nicoma Park sits in the lowest third of Oklahoma districts on estimated teacher pay at $46,642 (above only 30% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Choctaw-nicoma Park come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$46,642
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$11,111
Per-pupil spending
5,816
Students enrolled
30th
Pct. in OK
$46,642

Choctaw-nicoma Park sits in the lowest third of Oklahoma districts on estimated teacher pay at $46,642 (above only 30% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $46,642, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,816 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Choctaw-nicoma Park sits in the lowest third of Oklahoma districts on estimated teacher pay at $46,642 (above only 30% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 30th percentile for Oklahoma
  • 7th percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Oklahoma ranks #48 of 49 on the salary estimate and #25 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Choctaw-nicoma Park ranks #289 of 413 Oklahoma districts by estimated teacher salary and #355 of 413 by per-pupil spending. Varnum pay #1 at $65,364 is not Frontier spending #1 at $34,520 per pupil
  • +1.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Oklahoma median

Among 507 Oklahoma districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Choctaw-nicoma Park's instructional payroll puts 15.6% into special education , 7.2 points above the state median of 8.4%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Oklahoma peer.

Program Choctaw-nicoma Park OK median Gap
Regular program 73.6% 76.8% -3.2 pp
Special education 15.6% 8.4% +7.2 pp
Vocational programs 1.5% 3.6% -2.2 pp
Other programs 9.3% 9.6% -0.3 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 507 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4007620 · FY2023.

LEAID 4007620 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Choctaw-nicoma Park F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P30 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P7 national PPE-LOW $11K/pupil ENR-MID 5,816 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Plainview FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $46,642 estimated average teacher salary · P30 in Oklahoma · P7 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Union (+$409est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Choctaw-nicoma Park

Salary neighbourhood · Choctaw-nicoma Park

Choctaw-nicoma Park trails 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
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National salary distribution for Choctaw-nicoma Park

Choctaw-nicoma Park's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$46,642 7th percentile higher than 7% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Choctaw-nicoma Park $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

Choctaw-nicoma Park in Oklahoma's lower-third pay band

Same 413 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Choctaw-nicoma Park ranks #289 of 413 Oklahoma districts by estimated teacher salary and #355 of 413 by per-pupil spending. Varnum pay #1 at $65,364 is not Frontier spending #1 at $34,520 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Choctaw-nicoma Park is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Frontier leads spending at $34,520 per pupil; Varnum leads pay.

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

What stands out about Choctaw-nicoma Park

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 7% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +1.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Oklahoma's statewide +6.4% by 4.9 points, a growth rate faster than 29% of the 503 Oklahoma districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$46,641.663

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Oklahoma price level
88.7 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$52,595

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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 Choctaw-nicoma Park

What the Numbers Say About Choctaw-nicoma Park

Choctaw-nicoma Park is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Oklahoma, serving 5,816 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $11,111. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $46,642, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4007620 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Oklahoma statewide average of $48,569, teacher pay in Choctaw-nicoma Park runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (33.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Oklahoma, it pays more than 30% of them. Oklahoma itself ranks #48 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Choctaw-nicoma Park reports $64.6M in total expenditure against $61.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $11.0M, special-education teacher pay is $2.3M.

How does Choctaw-nicoma Park compare?

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

Choctaw-nicoma Park $46,642
Tulsa $52,596
Oklahoma avg $48,569
National avg $70,245

Choctaw-nicoma Park pays -11.3% less than Tulsa · per-pupil $11,111 vs $14,252

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 Oklahoma districts

On pay, Choctaw-nicoma Park sits closest to Plainview; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Collinsville. 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. Plainview
  2. Poteau
  3. Newcastle
  4. Cache
  5. Miami
  6. Elgin
  7. Fort Gibson
  8. Madill
  9. Elk City
  10. Union
  11. Blanchard
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Collinsville
  2. Glenpool
  3. Byng
  4. Claremore
  5. Mcloud
  6. Altus
  7. Skiatook
  8. Bethany
  9. Owasso
  10. Deer Creek
  11. Broken Arrow

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Choctaw-nicoma Park: closest on enrollment (5,816 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($46,642 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

$61.1M
Total Revenue
$64.6M
Total Expenditure
$18.1M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$11.0M
Regular Program
$2.3M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$1.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Choctaw-nicoma Park: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Oklahoma Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Oklahoma districts belongs to Mangum at $64,076. Choctaw-nicoma Park places 150 of 219 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Louisiana and Iowa are the states closest to Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma districts →

Other Oklahoma Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Oklahoma sample (including Choctaw-nicoma Park). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Cache
$46,531
2,101 students
Clinton
$44,815
2,080 students
Wagoner
$46,013
2,066 students
Hilldale
$43,287
2,033 students
Tuttle
$48,661
1,974 students
Tecumseh
$44,029
1,968 students

This is a sample of 6 from 412 Oklahoma districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Choctaw-nicoma Park
What is the average teacher salary in Choctaw-nicoma Park?

The average teacher salary in Choctaw-nicoma Park is $46,642 (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 Choctaw-nicoma Park teacher pay compare to the Oklahoma average?

Choctaw-nicoma Park pays 4.0% less than the Oklahoma state average of $48,569. The district's average is $46,642.

How does Choctaw-nicoma Park teacher pay compare to the national average?

Choctaw-nicoma Park pays 33.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $46,642.

What is the per-pupil spending in Choctaw-nicoma Park?

Choctaw-nicoma Park spends approximately $11,111 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Choctaw-nicoma Park's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Choctaw-nicoma Park's total expenditure of $64.6M (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. Choctaw-nicoma Park'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.