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Eloy Elementary District (4448)

Eloy Elementary District (4448) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (787 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Eloy Elementary District (4448) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$55,174
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$12,996
Per-pupil spending
787
Students enrolled
12th
Pct. in AZ
$55,174

Eloy Elementary District (4448) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (787 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $55,174, below the national average of $70,245, serving 787 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Eloy Elementary District (4448) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (787 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 12th percentile for Arizona
  • 26th percentile nationally
  • 31% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arizona ranks #29 of 49 on the salary estimate and #16 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Eloy Elementary District (4448) ranks #134 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #99 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Safford Unified District (4218) pay #1 at $99,366 is not Red Mesa Unified District (4159) spending #1 at $38,950 per pupil
  • +26.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Arizona median

Among 213 Arizona districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Eloy Elementary District (4448)'s instructional payroll puts 10.4% into other programs , 10.4 points above the state median of 0.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Eloy Elementary AZ median Gap
Regular program 75.0% 84.0% -8.9 pp
Special education 14.5% 10.8% +3.7 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.7% -1.7 pp
Other programs 10.4% 0.0% +10.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 213 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0402790 · FY2023.

LEAID 0402790 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Eloy Elementary F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -14% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P12 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P26 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-SMALL 787 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Riverside FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $55,174 estimated average teacher salary · P12 in Arizona · P26 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Tempe (+$1,436est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Eloy Elementary

Salary neighbourhood · Eloy Elementary

Eloy Elementary 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 Eloy Elementary

Eloy Elementary District (4448)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$55,174 26th percentile higher than 26% 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. 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

Eloy Elementary in Arizona's lower-third pay band

Same 152 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Eloy Elementary District (4448) ranks #134 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #99 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Safford Unified District (4218) pay #1 at $99,366 is not Red Mesa Unified District (4159) spending #1 at $38,950 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Eloy Elementary District (4448) is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Red Mesa Unified District (4159) leads spending at $38,950 per pupil; Safford Unified District (4218) leads pay.

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

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$55,173.913

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arizona price level
100.7 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$54,768

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arizona sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Arizona 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 Eloy Elementary District (4448)

What the Numbers Say About Eloy Elementary District (4448)

Eloy Elementary District (4448) is a small school district in Arizona, serving 787 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,996. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $55,174, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0402790 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Eloy Elementary District (4448) runs materially below the state benchmark, a 13.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (21.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 12% of them. Arizona itself ranks #29 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Eloy Elementary District (4448) reports $10.2M in total expenditure against $14.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Eloy Elementary District (4448) compare?

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

Eloy Elementary District (4448) $55,174
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Eloy Elementary District (4448) pays -18.2% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $12,996 vs $14,903

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 Arizona districts

On pay, Eloy Elementary District (4448) sits closest to Riverside Elementary District (4257); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Winslow Unified District (4387). 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. Riverside Elementary District (4257)
  2. Morenci Unified District (4230)
  3. Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197)
  4. Gila Bend Unified District (4238)
  5. Thatcher Unified District (4219)
  6. Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)
  7. Osborn Elementary District (4262)
  8. St Johns Unified District (4153)
  9. Fountain Hills Unified District (4247)
  10. Superior Unified School District (4440)
  11. Bisbee Unified District (4169)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Winslow Unified District (4387)
  2. Show Low Unified District (4393)
  3. Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392)
  4. Bisbee Unified District (4169)
  5. Wickenburg Unified District (4236)
  6. Mingus Union High School District (4488)
  7. Round Valley Unified District (4155)
  8. Payson Unified District (4209)
  9. Chino Valley Unified District (4474)
  10. Coolidge Unified District (4442)
  11. Fountain Hills Unified District (4247)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Eloy Elementary District (4448)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Eloy Elementary District (4448): closest on enrollment (787 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($55,174 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

$14.9M
Total Revenue
$10.2M
Total Expenditure
$3.1M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.9M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Eloy Elementary District (4448): the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Arizona Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arizona districts belongs to Safford Unified District (4218) at $99,366. Placed 115 of 128, Eloy Elementary District (4448) is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. On BEA's price parity Arizona sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Virginia and Colorado are its nearest price peers.

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Other Arizona Districts

Smaller-district sample from 153 Arizona peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Ajo Unified District (4409)
$69,838
391 students
Duncan Unified District (4228)
$57,897
390 students
Mohave Valley Elementary District (4379)
$78,020
1,186 students
Stanfield Elementary District (4451)
$65,000
386 students
Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)
$56,033
1,191 students
Oracle Elementary District (4444)
$47,414
369 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Arizona districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eloy Elementary District (4448)
What is the average teacher salary in Eloy Elementary District (4448)?

The average teacher salary in Eloy Elementary District (4448) is $55,174 (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 Eloy Elementary District (4448) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Eloy Elementary District (4448) pays 13.7% less than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $55,174.

How does Eloy Elementary District (4448) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Eloy Elementary District (4448) pays 21.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $55,174.

What is the per-pupil spending in Eloy Elementary District (4448)?

Eloy Elementary District (4448) spends approximately $12,996 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Eloy Elementary District (4448)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Eloy Elementary District (4448)'s total expenditure of $10.2M (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. Eloy Elementary District (4448)'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.