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Deshler Public Schools

Deshler Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,495 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Deshler Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$49,495
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$22,760
Per-pupil spending
242
Students enrolled
0th
Pct. in NE
$49,495

Deshler Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,495 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $49,495, below the national average of $70,245, serving 242 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Deshler Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,495 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 0th percentile for Nebraska
  • 13th percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Deshler Public Schools ranks #200 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #39 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
  • +4.1% 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, Deshler Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 17.9% into special education , 6.1 points above the state median of 11.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Nebraska peer.

Program Deshler Public NE median Gap
Regular program 76.2% 80.7% -4.5 pp
Special education 17.9% 11.8% +6.1 pp
Other programs 5.9% 7.4% -1.5 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 3105910 · FY2023.

LEAID 3105910 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Deshler Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -22% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P0 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P13 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-TINY 242 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Winside FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $49,495 estimated average teacher salary · P0 in Nebraska · P13 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Schuyler (+$9,178est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Deshler Public

Salary neighbourhood · Deshler Public

Deshler Public 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 Deshler Public

Deshler Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$49,495 13th percentile higher than 13% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Deshler 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

Deshler Public 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 Deshler Public Schools ranks #200 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #39 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

Deshler 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 Deshler Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 5.1 points, a growth rate faster than 26% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (242 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$49,494.949

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
$54,819

+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 Deshler Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Deshler Public Schools

Deshler Public Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 242 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,760. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $49,495, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3105910 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Deshler Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 21.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (29.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 0% 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, Deshler Public Schools reports $5.5M in total expenditure against $5.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Deshler 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.

Deshler Public Schools $49,495
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Deshler Public Schools pays -33.8% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $22,760 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, Deshler Public Schools sits closest to Winside Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Kimball Public 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. Winside Public Schools
  2. Wauneta-palisade Public Schs
  3. Bloomfield Community Schools
  4. Bancroft-rosalie Comm Schools
  5. Southwest Public Schools
  6. Randolph Public Schools
  7. Wilcox-hildreth Public Schools
  8. Burwell Public Schools
  9. Overton Public Schools
  10. Loomis Public Schools
  11. Hitchcock Co Sch System
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Kimball Public Schools
  2. Medicine Valley Public Schools
  3. South Platte Public Schools
  4. Sumner-eddyville-miller Schs
  5. Newman Grove Public Schools
  6. Southern Valley Schools
  7. Weeping Water Public Schools
  8. Paxton Consolidated Schools
  9. Wood River Rural Schools
  10. Madison Public Schools
  11. Twin River Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Deshler Public Schools: closest on enrollment (242 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($49,495 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

$5.6M
Total Revenue
$5.5M
Total Expenditure
$1.5M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.0M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Deshler Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. At the other end, Deshler Public Schools anchors the bottom of the 91-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

Niobrara Public Schools
$65,999
214 students
Bloomfield Community Schools
$51,756
271 students
Lyons-decatur Northeast Schs
$62,836
274 students
Medicine Valley Public Schools
$65,446
209 students
Leigh Community Schools
$58,800
276 students
Harvard Public Schools
$61,187
207 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 Deshler Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Deshler Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Deshler Public Schools is $49,495 (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 Deshler Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Deshler Public Schools pays 21.6% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $49,495.

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

Deshler Public Schools pays 29.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $49,495.

What is the per-pupil spending in Deshler Public Schools?

Deshler Public Schools spends approximately $22,760 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Deshler Public Schools's total expenditure of $5.5M (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. Deshler 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.