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Comanche County

Comanche County sits in the lowest third of Kansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $44,567 (above only 5% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Comanche County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$44,567
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$19,953
Per-pupil spending
319
Students enrolled
5th
Pct. in KS
$44,567

Comanche County sits in the lowest third of Kansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $44,567 (above only 5% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $44,567, below the national average of $70,245, serving 319 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Comanche County sits in the lowest third of Kansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $44,567 (above only 5% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 5th percentile for Kansas
  • 4th percentile nationally
  • 20% 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.
  • Comanche County ranks #237 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #44 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • -8.9% 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, Comanche County's instructional payroll puts 96.9% into regular program , 4.3 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 Comanche County KS median Gap
Regular program 96.9% 92.6% +4.3 pp
Vocational programs 3.1% 4.6% -1.5 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 2005040 · FY2023.

LEAID 2005040 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Comanche County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -24% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P5 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P4 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-TINY 319 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Northeast FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $44,567 estimated average teacher salary · P5 in Kansas · P4 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Wichita (+$4,309est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Comanche County

Salary neighbourhood · Comanche County

Comanche County 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 Comanche County

Comanche County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$44,567 4th percentile higher than 4% 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. Comanche County $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

Comanche County 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 Comanche County ranks #237 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #44 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

Comanche County 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 Comanche County

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 4% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -8.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Kansas's statewide +15.7% by 24.5 points, a growth rate faster than 4% of the 279 Kansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (319 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
$44,566.545

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
$49,569

+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 Comanche County

What the Numbers Say About Comanche County

Comanche County is a small school district in Kansas, serving 319 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,953. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $44,567, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2005040 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Comanche County runs materially below the state benchmark, a 23.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (36.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 5% 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, Comanche County reports $6.4M in total expenditure against $6.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.1M.

How does Comanche County compare?

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

Comanche County $44,567
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Comanche County pays -8.8% less than Wichita · per-pupil $19,953 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, Comanche County sits closest to Northeast; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Southern Lyon County. 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. Northeast
  2. Waconda
  3. Atchison Co Comm Schools
  4. Sylvan Grove
  5. Oberlin
  6. Norton Community Schools
  7. Stockton
  8. Peabody-Burns
  9. Bucklin
  10. Barber County North
  11. Barnes
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Southern Lyon County
  2. Iola
  3. South Barber
  4. Peabody-Burns
  5. Marmaton Valley
  6. Kinsley-Offerle
  7. Marysville
  8. Valley Falls
  9. Udall
  10. Flinthills
  11. Little River

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Comanche County's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Comanche County: closest on enrollment (319 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($44,567 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

$6.5M
Total Revenue
$6.4M
Total Expenditure
$1.3M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.1M
Regular Program
$0.0M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Comanche County: the regular program and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for special education and other programs. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% 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. Placed 149 of 153, Comanche County is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Meade
$58,062
376 students
Caldwell
$67,723
261 students
Minneola
$59,570
258 students
Rock Hills
$47,879
380 students
Dighton
$63,369
257 students
Chetopa-St. Paul
$57,059
383 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 Comanche County
What is the average teacher salary in Comanche County?

The average teacher salary in Comanche County is $44,567 (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 Comanche County teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Comanche County pays 23.8% less than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $44,567.

How does Comanche County teacher pay compare to the national average?

Comanche County pays 36.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $44,567.

What is the per-pupil spending in Comanche County?

Comanche County spends approximately $19,953 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Comanche County's total expenditure of $6.4M (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. Comanche County'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.