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Fowler Elementary District (4273)

Fowler Elementary District (4273) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (3,692 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Fowler Elementary District (4273) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,736
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$12,213
Per-pupil spending
3,692
Students enrolled
81st
Pct. in AZ
$70,736

Fowler Elementary District (4273) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (3,692 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $70,736, near the national average of $70,245, serving 3,692 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Fowler Elementary District (4273) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (3,692 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 81st percentile for Arizona
  • 60th 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.
  • Fowler Elementary District (4273) ranks #27 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #120 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
  • +20.2% 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, Fowler Elementary District (4273)'s instructional payroll puts 92.2% into regular program , 8.3 points above the state median of 84.0%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Arizona district.

Program Fowler Elementary AZ median Gap
Regular program 92.2% 84.0% +8.3 pp
Special education 7.6% 10.8% -3.2 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.7% -1.7 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 0403060 · FY2023.

LEAID 0403060 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Fowler Elementary F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +11% vs state RANK-ST-MID P81 in state RANK-NAT-MID P60 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-MID 3,692 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Baboquivari FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,736 estimated average teacher salary · P81 in Arizona · P60 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Avondale ($750est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Fowler Elementary

Salary neighbourhood · Fowler Elementary

Fowler Elementary already leads 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 Fowler Elementary

Fowler Elementary District (4273)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,736 Top 40% higher than 60% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Fowler Elementary in Arizona's upper-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 Fowler Elementary District (4273) ranks #27 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #120 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

Fowler Elementary District (4273) 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 Fowler Elementary District (4273)

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +20.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Arizona's statewide +25.8% by 5.6 points, a growth rate faster than 43% of the 199 Arizona districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 4,226 to 3,692 students (12.6% 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
$70,736.264

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
$70,215

-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 Fowler Elementary District (4273)

What the Numbers Say About Fowler Elementary District (4273)

Fowler Elementary District (4273) is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Arizona, serving 3,692 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,213. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,736, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0403060 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Fowler Elementary District (4273) runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 10.7% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 81% 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, Fowler Elementary District (4273) reports $45.1M in total expenditure against $52.0M 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 $11.9M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does Fowler Elementary District (4273) compare?

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

Fowler Elementary District (4273) $70,736
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Fowler Elementary District (4273) pays +4.9% more than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $12,213 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, Fowler Elementary District (4273) sits closest to Baboquivari Unified School District #40 (4412); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Sierra Vista Unified District (4175). 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. Baboquivari Unified School District #40 (4412)
  2. Apache Junction Unified District (4443)
  3. Tolleson Elementary District (4264)
  4. Avondale Elementary District (4272)
  5. Window Rock Unified District (4154)
  6. Pima Unified District (4220)
  7. Mingus Union High School District (4488)
  8. Murphy Elementary District (4265)
  9. Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)
  10. Round Valley Unified District (4155)
  11. Litchfield Elementary District (4281)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)
  2. Pendergast Elementary District (4283)
  3. Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
  4. Vail Unified District (4413)
  5. Marana Unified District (4404)
  6. Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)
  7. Union Elementary District (4277)
  8. Buckeye Elementary District (4269)
  9. Casa Grande Elementary District (4446)
  10. Benson Unified School District (79226)
  11. Bullhead City School District (4378)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Fowler Elementary District (4273)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Fowler Elementary District (4273): closest on enrollment (3,692 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,736 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

$52.0M
Total Revenue
$45.1M
Total Expenditure
$14.2M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$11.9M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Fowler Elementary District (4273): the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% 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. Fowler Elementary District (4273) sits in the upper quarter of that field at 23 of 128, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

Prescott Unified District (4466)
$52,624
3,807 students
Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)
$79,375
4,002 students
Chinle Unified District (4158)
$88,408
3,152 students
J O Combs Unified School District (4445)
$60,662
4,246 students
Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)
$58,551
3,102 students
Liberty Elementary District (4266)
$66,976
4,373 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 Fowler Elementary District (4273)
What is the average teacher salary in Fowler Elementary District (4273)?

The average teacher salary in Fowler Elementary District (4273) is $70,736 (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 Fowler Elementary District (4273) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Fowler Elementary District (4273) pays 10.7% more than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $70,736.

How does Fowler Elementary District (4273) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Fowler Elementary District (4273) pays 0.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,736.

What is the per-pupil spending in Fowler Elementary District (4273)?

Fowler Elementary District (4273) spends approximately $12,213 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Fowler Elementary District (4273)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Fowler Elementary District (4273)'s total expenditure of $45.1M (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. Fowler Elementary District (4273)'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.