School district · Texas · LEAID 4816290

Danbury ISD

Danbury ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (737 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Danbury ISD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,341
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$17,461
Per-pupil spending
737
Students enrolled
87th
Pct. in TX
$59,341

Danbury ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (737 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $59,341, below the national average of $70,245, serving 737 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Danbury ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (737 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 87th percentile for Texas
  • 35th percentile nationally
  • 37% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Texas ranks #44 of 49 on the salary estimate and #2 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Danbury ISD ranks #112 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #338 of 888 by per-pupil spending. Huntington ISD pay #1 at $96,219 is not Palacios ISD spending #1 at $62,904 per pupil
  • +32.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Texas median

Among 1,024 Texas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Danbury ISD's instructional payroll puts 15.2% into special education , 7.1 points above the state median of 8.1%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Texas peer.

Program Danbury ISD TX median Gap
Regular program 75.4% 75.4% -0.0 pp
Special education 15.2% 8.1% +7.1 pp
Vocational programs 5.9% 7.0% -1.2 pp
Other programs 3.6% 8.3% -4.8 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 1,024 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4816290 · FY2023.

LEAID 4816290 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Danbury ISD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +15% vs state RANK-ST-MID P87 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P35 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 737 students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Sweeny FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,341 estimated average teacher salary · P87 in Texas · P35 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Killeen ($321est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Danbury ISD

Salary neighbourhood · Danbury ISD

Danbury ISD already leads 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Danbury ISD

Danbury ISD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,341 35th percentile higher than 35% 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. Danbury ISD $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 Danbury ISD

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +32.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Texas's statewide +10.1% by 22.6 points, a growth rate faster than 88% of the 1,015 Texas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 801 to 737 students (8.0% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

Texas sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$59,341.021

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Texas price level
97.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$61,088

+3% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Texas 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 Texas 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 Danbury ISD

What the Numbers Say About Danbury ISD

Danbury ISD is a small school district in Texas, serving 737 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,461. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,341, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4816290 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Texas statewide average of $51,478, teacher pay in Danbury ISD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 15.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Texas, it pays more than 87% of them. Texas itself ranks #44 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Danbury ISD reports $12.9M in total expenditure against $12.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Danbury ISD compare?

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

Danbury ISD $59,341
Houston ISD $60,017
Texas avg $51,478
National avg $70,245

Danbury ISD pays -1.1% less than Houston ISD · per-pupil $17,461 vs $16,112

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 Texas districts

On pay, Danbury ISD sits closest to Sweeny ISD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Milano ISD. 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.

Out-of-state districts near Danbury ISD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Danbury ISD: closest on enrollment (737 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,341 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

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

$12.9M
Total Revenue
$12.9M
Total Expenditure
$4.7M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.7M
Regular Program
$0.5M
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 Danbury ISD: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 76% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 24% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Texas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Texas districts belongs to Huntington ISD at $96,219. Danbury ISD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 109 of 708, nearer the ceiling than the floor. On BEA's price parity Texas sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Pennsylvania are its nearest price peers.

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Other Texas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 902 Texas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

This is a sample of 6 from 902 Texas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Danbury ISD
What is the average teacher salary in Danbury ISD?

The average teacher salary in Danbury ISD is $59,341 (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 Danbury ISD teacher pay compare to the Texas average?

Danbury ISD pays 15.3% more than the Texas state average of $51,478. The district's average is $59,341.

How does Danbury ISD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Danbury ISD pays 15.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,341.

What is the per-pupil spending in Danbury ISD?

Danbury ISD spends approximately $17,461 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Danbury ISD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 37% of Danbury ISD's total expenditure of $12.9M (NCES FY2023).

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