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Essex Comm School District

Essex Comm School District sits in the lowest third of Iowa districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,634 (above only 5% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Essex Comm School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$53,634
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$21,165
Per-pupil spending
206
Students enrolled
5th
Pct. in IA
$53,634

Essex Comm School District sits in the lowest third of Iowa districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,634 (above only 5% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $53,634, below the national average of $70,245, serving 206 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Essex Comm School District sits in the lowest third of Iowa districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,634 (above only 5% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 5th percentile for Iowa
  • 23rd percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Iowa ranks #30 of 49 on the salary estimate and #29 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Essex Comm School District ranks #287 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #35 of 303 by per-pupil spending. Linn-Mar Comm School District pay #1 at $82,552 is not Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District spending #1 at $59,531 per pupil
  • +15.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Iowa median

Among 327 Iowa districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Essex Comm School District's instructional payroll puts 75.4% into regular program , 6.6 points above the state median of 68.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Iowa district.

Program Essex Comm IA median Gap
Regular program 75.4% 68.8% +6.6 pp
Special education 15.2% 12.6% +2.6 pp
Vocational programs 1.9% 4.7% -2.8 pp
Other programs 7.5% 13.9% -6.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 327 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 1911040 · FY2023.

LEAID 1911040 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Essex Comm F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -16% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P5 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P23 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-TINY 206 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Clarksville FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $53,634 estimated average teacher salary · P5 in Iowa · P23 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Bondurant-Farrar (+$7,442est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Essex Comm

Salary neighbourhood · Essex Comm

Essex Comm 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Essex Comm

Essex Comm School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$53,634 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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. Essex Comm School 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

Essex Comm in Iowa's lower-third pay band

Same 303 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Essex Comm School District ranks #287 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #35 of 303 by per-pupil spending. Linn-Mar Comm School District pay #1 at $82,552 is not Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District spending #1 at $59,531 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Essex Comm School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District leads spending at $59,531 per pupil; Linn-Mar Comm School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Essex Comm School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +15.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Iowa's statewide +9.0% by 6.8 points, a growth rate faster than 76% of the 324 Iowa districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (206 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
$53,634.312

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Iowa price level
88.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$60,420

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Essex Comm School District

What the Numbers Say About Essex Comm School District

Essex Comm School District is a small school district in Iowa, serving 206 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,165. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $53,634, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1911040 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Iowa statewide average of $63,660, teacher pay in Essex Comm School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 15.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (23.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Iowa, it pays more than 5% of them. Iowa itself ranks #30 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Essex Comm School District reports $4.4M in total expenditure against $4.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $0.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Essex Comm School District compare?

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

Essex Comm School District $53,634
Des Moines Independent Comm School District $69,203
Iowa avg $63,660
National avg $70,245

Essex Comm School District pays -22.5% less than Des Moines Independent Comm School District · per-pupil $21,165 vs $18,580

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 Iowa districts

On pay, Essex Comm School District sits closest to Clarksville Comm School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is H-L-V Comm School District. 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. Clarksville Comm School District
  2. Easton Valley Comm School District
  3. Madrid Comm School District
  4. United Comm School District
  5. Dunkerton Comm School District
  6. Moravia Comm School District
  7. Seymour Comm School District
  8. Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District
  9. Guthrie Center Comm School District
  10. George-Little Rock Comm School District
  11. Eldora-New Providence Comm School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. H-L-V Comm School District
  2. Southeast Warren Comm School District
  3. Remsen-Union Comm School District
  4. West Harrison Comm School District
  5. North Union Comm School District
  6. North Cedar Comm School District
  7. Colo-NESCO Comm School District
  8. Corning Comm School District
  9. Eldora-New Providence Comm School District
  10. New London Comm School District
  11. Seymour Comm School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Essex Comm School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Essex Comm School District: closest on enrollment (206 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($53,634 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

$4.2M
Total Revenue
$4.4M
Total Expenditure
$1.5M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.9M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Essex Comm School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Iowa Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Iowa districts belongs to Linn-Mar Comm School District at $82,552. Placed 234 of 238, Essex Comm School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Louisiana and Oklahoma are the states closest to Iowa 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 Iowa Districts

Smaller-district sample from 302 Iowa peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Graettinger-Terril Comm School District
$58,486
354 students
Twin Cedars Comm School District
$57,889
358 students
United Comm School District
$53,126
361 students
Turkey Valley Comm School District
$69,817
375 students
Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District
$63,677
377 students
Lamoni Comm School District
$66,428
380 students

This is a sample of 6 from 302 Iowa districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Essex Comm School District
What is the average teacher salary in Essex Comm School District?

The average teacher salary in Essex Comm School District is $53,634 (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 Essex Comm School District teacher pay compare to the Iowa average?

Essex Comm School District pays 15.7% less than the Iowa state average of $63,660. The district's average is $53,634.

How does Essex Comm School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Essex Comm School District pays 23.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $53,634.

What is the per-pupil spending in Essex Comm School District?

Essex Comm School District spends approximately $21,165 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Essex Comm School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Essex Comm School District's total expenditure of $4.4M (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. Essex Comm School District'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.