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School district · Arizona · LEAID 0402250

Continental Elementary District (4416)

Continental Elementary District (4416) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (602 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Continental Elementary District (4416) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,081
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$22,568
Per-pupil spending
602
Students enrolled
37th
Pct. in AZ
$60,081

Continental Elementary District (4416) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (602 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,081, below the national average of $70,245, serving 602 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Continental Elementary District (4416) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (602 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 37th percentile for Arizona
  • 37th percentile nationally
  • 20% 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.
  • Continental Elementary District (4416) ranks #95 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #14 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
  • +13.9% 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, Continental Elementary District (4416)'s instructional payroll puts 92.1% into regular program , 8.2 points above the state median of 84.0%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Arizona district.

Program Continental Elementary AZ median Gap
Regular program 92.1% 84.0% +8.2 pp
Special education 7.9% 10.8% -2.9 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.7% -1.7 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 0402250 · FY2023.

LEAID 0402250 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Continental Elementary F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -6% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P37 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P37 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-SMALL 602 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Union FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,081 estimated average teacher salary · P37 in Arizona · P37 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Vail ($263est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Continental Elementary

Salary neighbourhood · Continental Elementary

Continental Elementary 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 Continental Elementary

Continental Elementary District (4416)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,081 37th percentile higher than 37% 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%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $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 Continental Elementary District (4416)

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +13.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Arizona's statewide +25.8% by 11.9 points, a growth rate faster than 29% of the 199 Arizona districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 7.1% here, from 562 students in FY2019 to 602 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$60,081.081

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
$59,639

-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 Continental Elementary District (4416)

What the Numbers Say About Continental Elementary District (4416)

Continental Elementary District (4416) is a small school district in Arizona, serving 602 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,568. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,081, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0402250 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Continental Elementary District (4416) runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 37% 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, Continental Elementary District (4416) reports $13.6M in total expenditure against $11.1M 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 $2.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Continental Elementary District (4416) compare?

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

Continental Elementary District (4416) $60,081
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Continental Elementary District (4416) pays -10.9% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $22,568 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, Continental Elementary District (4416) sits closest to Union Elementary District (4277); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Altar Valley Elementary District (4418). 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. Union Elementary District (4277)
  2. Littlefield Unified District (4374)
  3. Ray Unified District (4438)
  4. Chino Valley Unified District (4474)
  5. Page Unified School District #8 (4196)
  6. Sedona-Oak Creek JUSD #9 (4467)
  7. Miami Unified District (4211)
  8. Willcox Unified District (4170)
  9. Tanque Verde Unified District (4408)
  10. Globe Unified District (4208)
  11. Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Altar Valley Elementary District (4418)
  2. Colorado City Unified District (4370)
  3. Fort Thomas Unified District (4221)
  4. Ganado Unified School District (4157)
  5. Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396)
  6. Whiteriver Unified District (4394)
  7. Riverside Elementary District (4257)
  8. Beaver Creek Elementary District (4481)
  9. Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)
  10. Balsz Elementary District (4268)
  11. Naco Elementary District (4176)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Continental Elementary District (4416)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Continental Elementary District (4416): closest on enrollment (602 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,081 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

$11.1M
Total Revenue
$13.6M
Total Expenditure
$2.7M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.0M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Continental Elementary District (4416): the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% 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. Continental Elementary District (4416) places 80 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.

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Other Arizona Districts

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

Mayer Unified School District (4473)
$53,133
567 students
Williams Unified District (4193)
$68,647
644 students
Altar Valley Elementary District (4418)
$65,064
549 students
Colorado City Unified District (4370)
$70,630
524 students
Bisbee Unified District (4169)
$57,044
685 students
Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District (4439)
$63,842
502 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 Continental Elementary District (4416)
What is the average teacher salary in Continental Elementary District (4416)?

The average teacher salary in Continental Elementary District (4416) is $60,081 (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 Continental Elementary District (4416) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Continental Elementary District (4416) pays 6.0% less than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $60,081.

How does Continental Elementary District (4416) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Continental Elementary District (4416) pays 14.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,081.

What is the per-pupil spending in Continental Elementary District (4416)?

Continental Elementary District (4416) spends approximately $22,568 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Continental Elementary District (4416)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Continental Elementary District (4416)'s total expenditure of $13.6M (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. Continental Elementary District (4416)'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.