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Franklin Public Schools

Franklin Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,917 (above only 7% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Franklin Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,917
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$19,834
Per-pupil spending
290
Students enrolled
7th
Pct. in NE
$54,917

Franklin Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,917 (above only 7% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,917, below the national average of $70,245, serving 290 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Franklin Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,917 (above only 7% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 7th percentile for Nebraska
  • 26th percentile nationally
  • 35% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Nebraska ranks #31 of 49 on the salary estimate and #35 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Franklin Public Schools ranks #187 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #90 of 200 by per-pupil spending. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs pay #1 at $90,446 is not Laurel-concord-coleridge School spending #1 at $62,234 per pupil
  • -2.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Nebraska median

Among 246 Nebraska districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Franklin Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 84.6% into regular program , 3.8 points above the state median of 80.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Nebraska district.

Program Franklin Public NE median Gap
Regular program 84.6% 80.7% +3.8 pp
Special education 9.9% 11.8% -1.9 pp
Other programs 5.5% 7.4% -1.9 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 246 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3100065 · FY2023.

LEAID 3100065 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Franklin Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -13% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P7 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P26 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-TINY 290 students INSTR-LOW 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Red FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,917 estimated average teacher salary · P7 in Nebraska · P26 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Schuyler (+$3,756est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Franklin Public

Salary neighbourhood · Franklin Public

Franklin Public 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 Franklin Public

Franklin Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,917 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. Franklin Public Schools $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

Franklin Public in Nebraska's lower-third pay band

Same 200 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Franklin Public Schools ranks #187 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #90 of 200 by per-pupil spending. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs pay #1 at $90,446 is not Laurel-concord-coleridge School spending #1 at $62,234 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Franklin Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Laurel-concord-coleridge School leads spending at $62,234 per pupil; Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs leads pay.

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

What stands out about Franklin Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -2.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 11.4 points, a growth rate faster than 13% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (290 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
$54,916.944

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Nebraska price level
90.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$60,824

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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 Franklin Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Franklin Public Schools

Franklin Public Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 290 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,834. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,917, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3100065 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Franklin Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 13.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (21.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 7% of them. Nebraska itself ranks #31 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Franklin Public Schools reports $5.8M in total expenditure against $6.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Franklin Public Schools compare?

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

Franklin Public Schools $54,917
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Franklin Public Schools pays -26.6% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $19,834 vs $18,493

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 Nebraska districts

On pay, Franklin Public Schools sits closest to Red Cloud Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Perkins County Schools. 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. Red Cloud Community Schools
  2. Anselmo-merna Public Schools
  3. Fillmore Central Public Schs
  4. Hitchcock Co Sch System
  5. Loup City Public Schools
  6. Loomis Public Schools
  7. Elm Creek Public Schools
  8. Cedar Bluffs Public Schools
  9. Silver Lake Public Schools
  10. Overton Public Schools
  11. Morrill Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Perkins County Schools
  2. Ravenna Public Schools
  3. Friend Public Schools
  4. South Central Nebraska Unified 5
  5. Fullerton Public Schools
  6. Sutherland Public Schools
  7. Kenesaw Public Schools
  8. Burwell Public Schools
  9. Neligh-oakdale Schools
  10. Shelton Public Schools
  11. Bridgeport Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Franklin Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Franklin Public Schools: closest on enrollment (290 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,917 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

$6.1M
Total Revenue
$5.8M
Total Expenditure
$2.0M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.4M
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 Franklin Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Nebraska Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Nebraska districts belongs to Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs at $90,446. At the other end, Franklin Public Schools anchors the bottom of the 91-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 Kentucky are the states closest to Nebraska on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Nebraska districts →

Other Nebraska Districts

Smaller-district sample from 199 Nebraska peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

East Butler Public Schools
$62,160
297 students
Mead Public Schools
$60,040
283 students
Kenesaw Public Schools
$57,188
283 students
Fullerton Public Schools
$62,630
299 students
Walthill Public Schools
$61,648
281 students
Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer
$62,147
300 students

This is a sample of 6 from 199 Nebraska districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Franklin Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Franklin Public Schools is $54,917 (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 Franklin Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Franklin Public Schools pays 13.0% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $54,917.

How does Franklin Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Franklin Public Schools pays 21.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,917.

What is the per-pupil spending in Franklin Public Schools?

Franklin Public Schools spends approximately $19,834 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Franklin Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Franklin Public Schools's total expenditure of $5.8M (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. Franklin Public Schools'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.