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Concordia

Concordia is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (1,131 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Concordia come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,616
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$20,935
Per-pupil spending
1,131
Students enrolled
30th
Pct. in KS
$54,616

Concordia is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (1,131 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,616, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,131 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Concordia is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (1,131 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 30th percentile for Kansas
  • 25th 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.
  • Concordia ranks #174 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #35 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • +19.5% 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, Concordia's instructional payroll puts 26.3% into special education , 26.3 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Kansas peer.

Program Concordia KS median Gap
Regular program 70.4% 92.6% -22.2 pp
Special education 26.3% 0.0% +26.3 pp
Vocational programs 3.1% 4.6% -1.6 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 2005100 · FY2023.

LEAID 2005100 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Concordia F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -7% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P30 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P25 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,131 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Wamego FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,616 estimated average teacher salary · P30 in Kansas · P25 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Hutchinson (+$246est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Concordia

Salary neighbourhood · Concordia

Concordia 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 Concordia

Concordia's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,616 25th percentile higher than 25% 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. Concordia $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

Concordia 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 Concordia ranks #174 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #35 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

Concordia 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 Concordia

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +19.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Kansas's statewide +15.7% by 3.8 points, a growth rate faster than 64% of the 279 Kansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$54,616.132

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
$60,747

+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 Concordia

What the Numbers Say About Concordia

Concordia is a small school district in Kansas, serving 1,131 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,935. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,616, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2005100 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Concordia runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 30% 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, Concordia reports $23.7M in total expenditure against $24.5M 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 $4.0M, special-education teacher pay is $1.5M.

How does Concordia compare?

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

Concordia $54,616
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Concordia pays +11.7% more than Wichita · per-pupil $20,935 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, Concordia sits closest to Wamego; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Prairie View. 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. Wamego
  2. Jefferson County North
  3. Nickerson
  4. Kaw Valley
  5. Prairie View
  6. Hutchinson Public Schools
  7. Canton-Galva
  8. Fairfield
  9. Goodland
  10. Clifton-Clyde
  11. Colby Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Prairie View
  2. Cherokee
  3. Ft Larned
  4. Piper-Kansas City
  5. Valley Falls
  6. Great Bend
  7. Kinsley-Offerle
  8. Waconda
  9. Clay County
  10. Southern Lyon County
  11. Comanche County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Concordia: closest on enrollment (1,131 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,616 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

$24.5M
Total Revenue
$23.7M
Total Expenditure
$7.2M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.0M
Regular Program
$1.5M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Concordia: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 78% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 22% 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 121 of 152, Concordia 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.

Kingman - Norwich
$65,146
954 students
Frontenac Public Schools
$68,641
953 students
Columbus
$63,421
942 students
Goodland
$55,092
931 students
Clay County
$61,404
1,344 students
Rock Creek
$111,971
1,346 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 Concordia
What is the average teacher salary in Concordia?

The average teacher salary in Concordia is $54,616 (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 Concordia teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Concordia pays 6.7% less than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $54,616.

How does Concordia teacher pay compare to the national average?

Concordia pays 22.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,616.

What is the per-pupil spending in Concordia?

Concordia spends approximately $20,935 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Concordia's total expenditure of $23.7M (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. Concordia'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.