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Eminence Independent

Eminence Independent sits in the lowest third of Kentucky districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,803 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Eminence Independent come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$45,803
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$19,106
Per-pupil spending
988
Students enrolled
1st
Pct. in KY
$45,803

Eminence Independent sits in the lowest third of Kentucky districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,803 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $45,803, below the national average of $70,245, serving 988 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Eminence Independent sits in the lowest third of Kentucky districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,803 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 1st percentile for Kentucky
  • 6th percentile nationally
  • 20% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kentucky ranks #40 of 49 on the salary estimate and #24 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Eminence Independent ranks #169 of 171 Kentucky districts by estimated teacher salary and #31 of 171 by per-pupil spending. Jefferson County pay #1 at $73,395 is not Newport Independent spending #1 at $28,225 per pupil
  • -14.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2101710 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Eminence Independent F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -19% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P1 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P6 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-SMALL 988 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Fulton FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $45,803 estimated average teacher salary · P1 in Kentucky · P6 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Montgomery (+$4,835est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Eminence Independent

Salary neighbourhood · Eminence Independent

Eminence Independent 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 Eminence Independent

Eminence Independent's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$45,803 6th percentile higher than 6% 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. Eminence Independent $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

Eminence Independent in Kentucky's lower-third pay band

Same 171 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Eminence Independent ranks #169 of 171 Kentucky districts by estimated teacher salary and #31 of 171 by per-pupil spending. Jefferson County pay #1 at $73,395 is not Newport Independent spending #1 at $28,225 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Eminence Independent is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Newport Independent leads spending at $28,225 per pupil; Jefferson County leads pay.

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

What stands out about Eminence Independent

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 6% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -14.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Kentucky's statewide +13.0% by 26.9 points, a growth rate faster than 0% of the 160 Kentucky districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 16.1% here, from 851 students in FY2019 to 988 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
$45,803.394

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kentucky price level
89.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$50,955

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Eminence Independent

What the Numbers Say About Eminence Independent

Eminence Independent is a small school district in Kentucky, serving 988 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,106. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $45,803, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2101710 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kentucky statewide average of $56,482, teacher pay in Eminence Independent runs materially below the state benchmark, a 18.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (34.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kentucky, it pays more than 1% of them. Kentucky itself ranks #40 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Eminence Independent reports $18.9M in total expenditure against $15.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Eminence Independent compare?

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

Eminence Independent $45,803
Jefferson County $73,395
Kentucky avg $56,482
National avg $70,245

Eminence Independent pays -37.6% less than Jefferson County · per-pupil $19,106 vs $20,696

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 Kentucky districts

On pay, Eminence Independent sits closest to Fulton County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Ludlow Independent. 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. Fulton County
  2. Dawson Springs Independent
  3. Williamsburg Independent
  4. Russellville Independent
  5. Ashland Independent
  6. Williamstown Independent
  7. Middlesboro Independent
  8. Lewis County
  9. Cloverport Independent
  10. Clay County
  11. Carlisle County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Ludlow Independent
  2. Mason County
  3. Leslie County
  4. Nicholas County
  5. Perry County
  6. Wolfe County
  7. Fulton County
  8. Knott County
  9. Bellevue Independent
  10. Boyd County
  11. Hart County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Eminence Independent's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Eminence Independent: closest on enrollment (988 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($45,803 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

$15.6M
Total Revenue
$18.9M
Total Expenditure
$3.8M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.4M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Eminence Independent: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 78% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 22% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Kentucky Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kentucky districts belongs to Jefferson County at $73,395. At the other end, Eminence Independent anchors the bottom of the 161-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 West Virginia are the states closest to Kentucky on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other Kentucky Districts

Smaller-district sample from 170 Kentucky peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Ludlow Independent
$58,983
828 students
Wolfe County
$64,760
1,150 students
Pikeville Independent
$63,878
1,166 students
Russellville Independent
$47,504
1,168 students
Owsley County
$41,738
785 students
Paintsville Independent
$58,019
766 students

This is a sample of 6 from 170 Kentucky districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eminence Independent
What is the average teacher salary in Eminence Independent?

The average teacher salary in Eminence Independent is $45,803 (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 Eminence Independent teacher pay compare to the Kentucky average?

Eminence Independent pays 18.9% less than the Kentucky state average of $56,482. The district's average is $45,803.

How does Eminence Independent teacher pay compare to the national average?

Eminence Independent pays 34.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $45,803.

What is the per-pupil spending in Eminence Independent?

Eminence Independent spends approximately $19,106 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Eminence Independent's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Eminence Independent's total expenditure of $18.9M (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. Eminence Independent'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.