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Flagstaff Unified District (4192)

Flagstaff Unified District (4192) sits in the lowest third of Arizona districts on estimated teacher pay at $58,914 (above only 31% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Flagstaff Unified District (4192) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$58,914
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$14,642
Per-pupil spending
8,876
Students enrolled
31st
Pct. in AZ
$58,914

Flagstaff Unified District (4192) sits in the lowest third of Arizona districts on estimated teacher pay at $58,914 (above only 31% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $58,914, below the national average of $70,245, serving 8,876 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Flagstaff Unified District (4192) sits in the lowest third of Arizona districts on estimated teacher pay at $58,914 (above only 31% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 31st percentile for Arizona
  • 34th percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Flagstaff Unified District (4192) ranks #104 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #68 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
  • +19.2% 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, Flagstaff Unified District (4192)'s instructional payroll puts 77.6% into regular program , 6.4 points below the state median of 84.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Flagstaff Unified AZ median Gap
Regular program 77.6% 84.0% -6.4 pp
Special education 12.9% 10.8% +2.1 pp
Vocational programs 4.8% 1.7% +3.1 pp
Other programs 4.8% 0.0% +4.8 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 0402860 · FY2023.

LEAID 0402860 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Flagstaff Unified F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -8% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P31 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P34 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 8,876 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Marana FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $58,914 estimated average teacher salary · P31 in Arizona · P34 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Marana ($148est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Flagstaff Unified

Salary neighbourhood · Flagstaff Unified

Flagstaff Unified 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 Flagstaff Unified

Flagstaff Unified District (4192)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$58,914 34th percentile higher than 34% 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

Flagstaff Unified 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 Flagstaff Unified District (4192) ranks #104 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #68 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

Flagstaff Unified District (4192) 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

What stands out about Flagstaff Unified District (4192)

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +19.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Arizona's statewide +25.8% by 6.6 points, a growth rate faster than 41% of the 199 Arizona districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 9,486 to 8,876 students (6.4% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$58,914.372

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
$58,480

-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 Flagstaff Unified District (4192)

What the Numbers Say About Flagstaff Unified District (4192)

Flagstaff Unified District (4192) is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Arizona, serving 8,876 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,642. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $58,914, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0402860 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Flagstaff Unified District (4192) runs materially below the state benchmark, a 7.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 31% 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, Flagstaff Unified District (4192) reports $130.0M in total expenditure against $126.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $24.8M, special-education teacher pay is $4.1M.

How does Flagstaff Unified District (4192) compare?

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

Flagstaff Unified District (4192) $58,914
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Flagstaff Unified District (4192) pays -12.6% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $14,642 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, Flagstaff Unified District (4192) sits closest to Marana Unified District (4404); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Douglas Unified District (4174). 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. Marana Unified District (4404)
  2. Kyrene Elementary District (4267)
  3. Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)
  4. Pendergast Elementary District (4283)
  5. Snowflake Unified District (4391)
  6. Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
  7. Chino Valley Unified District (4474)
  8. Amphitheater Unified District (4406)
  9. Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)
  10. Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)
  11. Vail Unified District (4413)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Douglas Unified District (4174)
  2. Amphitheater Unified District (4406)
  3. Page Unified School District #8 (4196)
  4. Alhambra Elementary District (4280)
  5. Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
  6. Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)
  7. Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
  8. Yuma Union High School District (4507)
  9. Washington Elementary School District (4260)
  10. Cartwright Elementary District (4282)
  11. Creighton Elementary District (4263)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Flagstaff Unified District (4192)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Flagstaff Unified District (4192): closest on enrollment (8,876 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($58,914 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

$126.0M
Total Revenue
$130.0M
Total Expenditure
$37.4M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$24.8M
Regular Program
$4.1M
Special Education
$1.5M
Vocational
$1.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Flagstaff Unified District (4192): the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. 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.

Arizona Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arizona districts belongs to Safford Unified District (4218) at $99,366. Flagstaff Unified District (4192) places 89 of 128 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

View all Arizona districts →

Other Arizona Districts

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

Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)
$79,375
4,002 students
Cartwright Elementary District (4282)
$86,704
13,790 students
Prescott Unified District (4466)
$52,624
3,807 students
Douglas Unified District (4174)
$68,263
3,726 students
Kyrene Elementary District (4267)
$59,162
14,059 students
Fowler Elementary District (4273)
$70,736
3,692 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 Flagstaff Unified District (4192)
What is the average teacher salary in Flagstaff Unified District (4192)?

The average teacher salary in Flagstaff Unified District (4192) is $58,914 (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 Flagstaff Unified District (4192) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Flagstaff Unified District (4192) pays 7.8% less than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $58,914.

How does Flagstaff Unified District (4192) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Flagstaff Unified District (4192) pays 16.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $58,914.

What is the per-pupil spending in Flagstaff Unified District (4192)?

Flagstaff Unified District (4192) spends approximately $14,642 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Flagstaff Unified District (4192)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Flagstaff Unified District (4192)'s total expenditure of $130.0M (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. Flagstaff Unified District (4192)'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.