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Elkhorn Public Schools

Elkhorn Public Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (11,319 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Elkhorn Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$63,084
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$13,062
Per-pupil spending
11,319
Students enrolled
55th
Pct. in NE
$63,084

Elkhorn Public Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (11,319 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $63,084, below the national average of $70,245, serving 11,319 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Elkhorn Public Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (11,319 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 55th percentile for Nebraska
  • 44th 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.
  • Elkhorn Public Schools ranks #90 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #196 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
  • +16.0% 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, Elkhorn Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 1.4% into other programs , 6.0 points below 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 Elkhorn Public NE median Gap
Regular program 84.7% 80.7% +3.9 pp
Special education 14.0% 11.8% +2.2 pp
Other programs 1.4% 7.4% -6.0 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 3170110 · FY2023.

LEAID 3170110 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Elkhorn Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P55 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P44 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-LARGE 11.3K students INSTR-MID 39% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Norfolk FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $63,084 estimated average teacher salary · P55 in Nebraska · P44 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Alliance (+$415est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Elkhorn Public

Salary neighbourhood · Elkhorn Public

Elkhorn Public 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 Elkhorn Public

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$63,084 44th percentile higher than 44% 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. Elkhorn 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

Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn Public Schools ranks #90 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #196 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

Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +16.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 6.8 points, a growth rate faster than 76% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 14.8% here, from 9,857 students in FY2019 to 11,319 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
$63,083.948

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
$69,870

+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 Elkhorn Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Elkhorn Public Schools

Elkhorn Public Schools is a mid-sized school district in Nebraska, serving 11,319 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,062. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $63,084, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3170110 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Elkhorn Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (10.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 55% 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, Elkhorn Public Schools reports $147.8M in total expenditure against $172.3M 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 $41.2M, special-education teacher pay is $6.8M.

How does Elkhorn 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.

Elkhorn Public Schools $63,084
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Elkhorn Public Schools pays -15.6% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $13,062 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, Elkhorn Public Schools sits closest to Norfolk Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Kearney 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. Norfolk Public Schools
  2. Lincoln Public Schools
  3. Bennington Public Schools
  4. North Platte Public Schools
  5. Westside Community Schools
  6. Lexington Public Schools
  7. Millard Public Schools
  8. Gretna Public Schools
  9. Hastings Public Schools
  10. Ralston Public Schools
  11. Papillion la Vista Community Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Kearney Public Schools
  2. Millard Public Schools
  3. Scottsbluff Public Schools
  4. Grand Island Public Schools
  5. Papillion la Vista Community Schools
  6. Norfolk Public Schools
  7. Hastings Public Schools
  8. Bellevue Public Schools
  9. Lincoln Public Schools
  10. Columbus Public Schools
  11. North Platte Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Elkhorn Public Schools's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Elkhorn Public Schools: closest on enrollment (11,319 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,084 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

$172.3M
Total Revenue
$147.8M
Total Expenditure
$57.5M
Instruction Salaries
39% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$41.2M
Regular Program
$6.8M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Elkhorn Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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. Elkhorn Public Schools places 60 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

Large-district sample from 199 Nebraska peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Waverly School District 145
$65,810
2,165 students
Beatrice Public Schools
$60,259
2,090 students
Gering Public Schools
$82,967
2,023 students
Schuyler Community Schools
$58,673
1,984 students
York Public Schools
$69,589
1,620 students
Plattsmouth Community Schools
$64,587
1,504 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 Elkhorn Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Elkhorn Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Elkhorn Public Schools is $63,084 (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 Elkhorn Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Elkhorn Public Schools pays 0.1% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $63,084.

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

Elkhorn Public Schools pays 10.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $63,084.

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

Elkhorn Public Schools spends approximately $13,062 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 39% of Elkhorn Public Schools's total expenditure of $147.8M (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. Elkhorn 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.