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School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3100165

Douglas Co West Community Schs

Douglas Co West Community Schs is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (1,053 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Douglas Co West Community Schs come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,987
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$28,250
Per-pupil spending
1,053
Students enrolled
91st
Pct. in NE
$70,987

Douglas Co West Community Schs is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (1,053 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $70,987, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,053 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Douglas Co West Community Schs is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (1,053 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 91st percentile for Nebraska
  • 61st percentile nationally
  • 23% 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.
  • Douglas Co West Community Schs ranks #19 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #17 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
  • +24.0% 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, Douglas Co West Community Schs's instructional payroll puts 72.3% into regular program , 8.5 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 Douglas Co NE median Gap
Regular program 72.3% 80.7% -8.5 pp
Special education 18.4% 11.8% +6.6 pp
Other programs 9.3% 7.4% +2.0 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 3100165 · FY2023.

LEAID 3100165 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Douglas Co F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +12% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P91 in state RANK-NAT-MID P61 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,053 students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Southern FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,987 estimated average teacher salary · P91 in Nebraska · P61 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Wahoo (+$543est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Douglas Co

Salary neighbourhood · Douglas Co

Douglas Co 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
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National salary distribution for Douglas Co

Douglas Co West Community Schs's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,987 Top 39% higher than 61% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This district $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

Douglas Co in Nebraska's upper-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 Douglas Co West Community Schs ranks #19 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #17 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

Douglas Co West Community Schs 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 Douglas Co West Community Schs

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +24.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 14.8 points, a growth rate faster than 90% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 8.6% here, from 970 students in FY2019 to 1,053 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.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $28,250 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$70,987.124

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
$78,623

+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 Douglas Co West Community Schs

What the Numbers Say About Douglas Co West Community Schs

Douglas Co West Community Schs is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 1,053 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $28,250. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,987, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3100165 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Douglas Co West Community Schs runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 12.4% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 91% 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, Douglas Co West Community Schs reports $29.7M in total expenditure against $18.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.2M, special-education teacher pay is $1.1M.

How does Douglas Co West Community Schs compare?

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

Douglas Co West Community Schs $70,987
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Douglas Co West Community Schs pays -5.1% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $28,250 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, Douglas Co West Community Schs sits closest to Southern Valley Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Winnebago Public Schools District 17. 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. Southern Valley Schools
  2. Adams Central Public Schools
  3. Bayard Public Schools
  4. Wahoo Public Schools
  5. Falls City Public Schools
  6. So Sioux City Community Schs
  7. Homer Community Schools
  8. Doniphan-trumbull Public Schs
  9. York Public Schools
  10. Gibbon Public Schools
  11. Fort Calhoun Community Schs
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Winnebago Public Schools District 17
  2. Walthill Public Schools
  3. Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer
  4. Howells-dodge Consolidated Schools
  5. East Butler Public Schools
  6. Cozad Community Schools
  7. Central Valley Public Schools
  8. Superior Public Schools
  9. Morrill Public Schools
  10. Springfield Platteview Community Schools
  11. Homer Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Douglas Co West Community Schs's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Douglas Co West Community Schs: closest on enrollment (1,053 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,987 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

$18.3M
Total Revenue
$29.7M
Total Expenditure
$6.7M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.2M
Regular Program
$1.1M
Special Education
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Douglas Co West Community Schs: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% 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. Douglas Co West Community Schs sits in the upper quarter of that field at 17 of 90, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

Fairbury Public Schools
$61,215
909 students
Springfield Platteview Community Schools
$63,801
1,203 students
Broken Bow Public Schools
$61,383
890 students
Falls City Public Schools
$70,282
880 students
Aurora Public Schools
$67,472
1,226 students
Gothenburg Public Schools
$67,577
847 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 Douglas Co West Community Schs
What is the average teacher salary in Douglas Co West Community Schs?

The average teacher salary in Douglas Co West Community Schs is $70,987 (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 Douglas Co West Community Schs teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Douglas Co West Community Schs pays 12.4% more than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $70,987.

How does Douglas Co West Community Schs teacher pay compare to the national average?

Douglas Co West Community Schs pays 1.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,987.

What is the per-pupil spending in Douglas Co West Community Schs?

Douglas Co West Community Schs spends approximately $28,250 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Douglas Co West Community Schs's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Douglas Co West Community Schs's total expenditure of $29.7M (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. Douglas Co West Community Schs'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.