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School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3169840

Dorchester Public School

Dorchester Public School is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (235 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Dorchester Public School come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$58,920
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$18,430
Per-pupil spending
235
Students enrolled
26th
Pct. in NE
$58,920

Dorchester Public School is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (235 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $58,920, below the national average of $70,245, serving 235 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Dorchester Public School is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (235 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 26th percentile for Nebraska
  • 34th percentile nationally
  • 39% 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.
  • Dorchester Public School ranks #149 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #122 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
  • +2.7% 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, Dorchester Public School's instructional payroll puts 13.7% into other programs , 6.4 points above the state median of 7.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Dorchester Public NE median Gap
Regular program 79.5% 80.7% -1.3 pp
Special education 6.8% 11.8% -5.0 pp
Other programs 13.7% 7.4% +6.4 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 3169840 · FY2023.

LEAID 3169840 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Dorchester Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -7% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P26 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P34 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-TINY 235 students INSTR-MID 39% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Leigh FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $58,920 estimated average teacher salary · P26 in Nebraska · P34 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Schuyler ($247est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Dorchester Public

Salary neighbourhood · Dorchester Public

Dorchester 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 Dorchester Public

Dorchester Public School's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$58,920 34th percentile higher than 34% 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. Dorchester Public School $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

Dorchester 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 Dorchester Public School ranks #149 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #122 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

Dorchester Public School 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 Dorchester Public School

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +2.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 6.4 points, a growth rate faster than 22% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 7.8% here, from 218 students in FY2019 to 235 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.
  • It is a very small district (235 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
$58,920.086

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
$65,258

+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 Dorchester Public School

What the Numbers Say About Dorchester Public School

Dorchester Public School is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 235 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,430. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $58,920, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3169840 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Dorchester Public School runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 26% 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, Dorchester Public School reports $4.3M in total expenditure against $4.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 39% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Dorchester Public School compare?

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

Dorchester Public School $58,920
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Dorchester Public School pays -21.2% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $18,430 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, Dorchester Public School sits closest to Leigh Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Centura 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. Leigh Community Schools
  2. Palmer Public Schools
  3. Sutherland Public Schools
  4. Ansley Public Schools
  5. Ainsworth Community Schools
  6. Maxwell Public Schools
  7. Paxton Consolidated Schools
  8. Yutan Public Schools
  9. Ord Public Schools
  10. Cross County Community Schools
  11. Logan View Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Centura Public Schools
  2. West Holt Public Schools
  3. Overton Public Schools
  4. Giltner Public Schools
  5. Leigh Community Schools
  6. Elkhorn Valley Schools
  7. West Point Public Schools
  8. Boone Central Schools
  9. Conestoga Public Schools
  10. Fillmore Central Public Schs
  11. Gordon-rushville Public Schs

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Dorchester Public School's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Dorchester Public School: closest on enrollment (235 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($58,920 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

$4.7M
Total Revenue
$4.3M
Total Expenditure
$1.7M
Instruction Salaries
39% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.1M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Dorchester Public School: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% 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. Placed 86 of 91, Dorchester Public School is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Sumner-eddyville-miller Schs
$56,068
222 students
Newman Grove Public Schools
$61,141
219 students
Friend Public Schools
$60,929
251 students
South Platte Public Schools
$66,850
218 students
Emerson-hubbard Public Schools
$59,951
253 students
Wausa Public Schools
$61,827
216 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 Dorchester Public School
What is the average teacher salary in Dorchester Public School?

The average teacher salary in Dorchester Public School is $58,920 (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 Dorchester Public School teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Dorchester Public School pays 6.7% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $58,920.

How does Dorchester Public School teacher pay compare to the national average?

Dorchester Public School pays 16.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $58,920.

What is the per-pupil spending in Dorchester Public School?

Dorchester Public School spends approximately $18,430 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Dorchester Public School's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 39% of Dorchester Public School's total expenditure of $4.3M (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. Dorchester Public School'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.