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David City Public Schools

David City Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (676 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for David City Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$61,845
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$20,778
Per-pupil spending
676
Students enrolled
45th
Pct. in NE
$61,845

David City Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (676 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,845, below the national average of $70,245, serving 676 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: David City Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (676 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 45th percentile for Nebraska
  • 41st percentile nationally
  • 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Nebraska ranks #31 of 49 on the salary estimate and #35 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • David City Public Schools ranks #110 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #69 of 200 by per-pupil spending. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs pay #1 at $90,446 is not Laurel-concord-coleridge School spending #1 at $62,234 per pupil
  • +5.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Nebraska median

Among 246 Nebraska districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, David City Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 74.8% into regular program , 5.9 points below the state median of 80.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program David City NE median Gap
Regular program 74.8% 80.7% -5.9 pp
Special education 14.8% 11.8% +3.0 pp
Other programs 10.4% 7.4% +3.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 246 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3100002 · FY2023.

LEAID 3100002 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

David City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P45 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P41 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-SMALL 676 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Wausa FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $61,845 estimated average teacher salary · P45 in Nebraska · P41 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Bennington ($114est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for David City

Salary neighbourhood · David City

David City 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 David City

David City Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$61,845 41st percentile higher than 41% 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. David City Public Schools $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

David City in Nebraska's lower-third pay band

Same 200 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows David City Public Schools ranks #110 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #69 of 200 by per-pupil spending. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs pay #1 at $90,446 is not Laurel-concord-coleridge School spending #1 at $62,234 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

David City Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Laurel-concord-coleridge School leads spending at $62,234 per pupil; Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs leads pay.

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

What stands out about David City Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +5.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 3.5 points, a growth rate faster than 33% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 7.3% here, from 630 students in FY2019 to 676 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$61,845.387

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Nebraska price level
90.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$68,498

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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 David City Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About David City Public Schools

David City Public Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 676 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,778. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,845, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3100002 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in David City Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 45% of them. Nebraska itself ranks #31 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, David City Public Schools reports $14.0M in total expenditure against $14.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does David City Public Schools compare?

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

David City Public Schools $61,845
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

David City Public Schools pays -17.3% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $20,778 vs $18,493

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 Nebraska districts

On pay, David City Public Schools sits closest to Wausa Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Red Cloud Community Schools. 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. Wausa Public Schools
  2. Elkhorn Valley Schools
  3. Centura Public Schools
  4. Crofton Community Schools
  5. Walthill Public Schools
  6. Battle Creek Public Schools
  7. Central City Public Schools
  8. Blue Hill Community Schools
  9. Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer
  10. East Butler Public Schools
  11. Northwest Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Red Cloud Community Schools
  2. North Bend Central Public Schs
  3. Hay Springs Public Schools
  4. Battle Creek Public Schools
  5. Clarkson Public Schools
  6. Doniphan-trumbull Public Schs
  7. Central City Public Schools
  8. Heartland Community Schools
  9. Boyd County Schools
  10. Stanton Community Schools
  11. Wausa Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near David City Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for David City Public Schools: closest on enrollment (676 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,845 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

$14.3M
Total Revenue
$14.0M
Total Expenditure
$4.6M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.0M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in David City Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Nebraska Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Nebraska districts belongs to Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs at $90,446. David City Public Schools places 67 of 90 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Kansas and Kentucky are the states closest to Nebraska 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 Nebraska districts →

Other Nebraska Districts

Smaller-district sample from 199 Nebraska peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

St Paul Public Schools
$60,531
705 students
Malcolm Public Schools
$84,039
644 students
Conestoga Public Schools
$64,567
709 students
Palmyra District O R 1
$62,657
711 students
South Central Nebraska Unified 5
$62,440
714 students
Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs
$90,446
631 students

This is a sample of 6 from 199 Nebraska districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about David City Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in David City Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in David City Public Schools is $61,845 (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 David City Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

David City Public Schools pays 2.1% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $61,845.

How does David City Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

David City Public Schools pays 12.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,845.

What is the per-pupil spending in David City Public Schools?

David City Public Schools spends approximately $20,778 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of David City Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of David City Public Schools's total expenditure of $14.0M (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. David City Public Schools'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.