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Dayton Independent

Dayton Independent is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kentucky districts (859 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Dayton Independent come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$53,623
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$20,182
Per-pupil spending
859
Students enrolled
29th
Pct. in KY
$53,623

Dayton Independent is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kentucky districts (859 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $53,623, below the national average of $70,245, serving 859 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Dayton Independent is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kentucky districts (859 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 29th percentile for Kentucky
  • 23rd percentile nationally
  • 25% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kentucky ranks #40 of 49 on the salary estimate and #24 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Dayton Independent ranks #122 of 171 Kentucky districts by estimated teacher salary and #21 of 171 by per-pupil spending. Jefferson County pay #1 at $73,395 is not Newport Independent spending #1 at $28,225 per pupil
  • +25.8% estimated-basis panel FY2020→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Kentucky median

Among 171 Kentucky districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Dayton Independent's instructional payroll puts 74.6% into regular program , 5.2 points below the state median of 79.8%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Dayton Independent KY median Gap
Regular program 74.6% 79.8% -5.2 pp
Special education 21.5% 16.6% +4.9 pp
Vocational programs 2.6% 0.2% +2.4 pp
Other programs 1.4% 1.5% -0.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 171 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2101530 · FY2023.

LEAID 2101530 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Dayton Independent F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P29 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P23 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-SMALL 859 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Monroe FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $53,623 estimated average teacher salary · P29 in Kentucky · P23 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Christian ($281est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Dayton Independent

Salary neighbourhood · Dayton Independent

Dayton Independent 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 Dayton Independent

Dayton Independent's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$53,623 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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. Dayton Independent $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

Dayton Independent in Kentucky's lower-third pay band

Same 171 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Dayton Independent ranks #122 of 171 Kentucky districts by estimated teacher salary and #21 of 171 by per-pupil spending. Jefferson County pay #1 at $73,395 is not Newport Independent spending #1 at $28,225 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Dayton Independent is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Newport Independent leads spending at $28,225 per pupil; Jefferson County leads pay.

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

What stands out about Dayton Independent

  • This is a contracting district: 1,003 students in FY2020 down to 859 in FY2023, a 14.4% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$53,623.188

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kentucky price level
89.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$59,654

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Dayton Independent

What the Numbers Say About Dayton Independent

Dayton Independent is a small school district in Kentucky, serving 859 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,182. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $53,623, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2101530 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kentucky statewide average of $56,482, teacher pay in Dayton Independent runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (23.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kentucky, it pays more than 29% of them. Kentucky itself ranks #40 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Dayton Independent reports $17.3M in total expenditure against $15.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.8M.

How does Dayton Independent compare?

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

Dayton Independent $53,623
Jefferson County $73,395
Kentucky avg $56,482
National avg $70,245

Dayton Independent pays -26.9% less than Jefferson County · per-pupil $20,182 vs $20,696

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 Kentucky districts

On pay, Dayton Independent sits closest to Monroe County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Owsley 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. Monroe County
  2. Logan County
  3. Frankfort Independent
  4. Hart County
  5. Russell County
  6. Bracken County
  7. Estill County
  8. Casey County
  9. Gallatin County
  10. Union County
  11. Hazard Independent
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Owsley County
  2. Trigg County
  3. Dawson Springs Independent
  4. Beechwood Independent
  5. Glasgow Independent
  6. Bellevue Independent
  7. Knott County
  8. Leslie County
  9. Monroe County
  10. Lewis County
  11. Estill County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Dayton Independent's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Dayton Independent: closest on enrollment (859 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($53,623 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

$15.9M
Total Revenue
$17.3M
Total Expenditure
$4.3M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.8M
Regular Program
$0.8M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Dayton Independent: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. 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.

Kentucky Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kentucky districts belongs to Jefferson County at $73,395. Dayton Independent places 116 of 161 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Kansas and West Virginia are the states closest to Kentucky on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other Kentucky Districts

Smaller-district sample from 170 Kentucky peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Bellevue Independent
$54,500
639 students
Berea Independent
$66,036
1,086 students
Nicholas County
$52,000
1,119 students
Middlesboro Independent
$48,511
1,120 students
Raceland-Worthington Independent
$57,786
1,132 students
Fairview Independent
$51,378
582 students

This is a sample of 6 from 170 Kentucky districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dayton Independent
What is the average teacher salary in Dayton Independent?

The average teacher salary in Dayton Independent is $53,623 (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 Dayton Independent teacher pay compare to the Kentucky average?

Dayton Independent pays 5.1% less than the Kentucky state average of $56,482. The district's average is $53,623.

How does Dayton Independent teacher pay compare to the national average?

Dayton Independent pays 23.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $53,623.

What is the per-pupil spending in Dayton Independent?

Dayton Independent spends approximately $20,182 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Dayton Independent's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Dayton Independent's total expenditure of $17.3M (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. Dayton Independent'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.