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School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3100096

Friend Public Schools

Friend Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (251 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Friend Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,929
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$19,761
Per-pupil spending
251
Students enrolled
37th
Pct. in NE
$60,929

Friend Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (251 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,929, below the national average of $70,245, serving 251 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Friend Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (251 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 37th percentile for Nebraska
  • 39th percentile nationally
  • 33% 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.
  • Friend Public Schools ranks #126 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #91 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
  • +10.2% 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, Friend Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 3.4% into other programs , 4.0 points below the state median of 7.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Friend Public NE median Gap
Regular program 83.8% 80.7% +3.1 pp
Special education 12.8% 11.8% +1.0 pp
Other programs 3.4% 7.4% -4.0 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 3100096 · FY2023.

LEAID 3100096 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Friend Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P37 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P39 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-TINY 251 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mc FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,929 estimated average teacher salary · P37 in Nebraska · P39 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Northwest (+$597est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Friend Public

Salary neighbourhood · Friend Public

Friend Public sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Friend Public

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,929 39th percentile higher than 39% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Friend 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

Friend 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 Friend Public Schools ranks #126 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #91 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

Friend 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 Friend Public Schools

  • It is a very small district (251 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
$60,928.603

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
$67,483

+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 Friend Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Friend Public Schools

Friend Public Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 251 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,761. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,929, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3100096 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Friend Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (13.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 37% 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, Friend Public Schools reports $5.0M in total expenditure against $5.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Friend 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.

Friend Public Schools $60,929
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Friend Public Schools pays -18.5% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $19,761 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, Friend Public Schools sits closest to Mc Cool Junction Public Schs; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is South Central Nebraska Unified 5. 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. Mc Cool Junction Public Schs
  2. Hershey Public Schools
  3. Newman Grove Public Schools
  4. Harvard Public Schools
  5. Fairbury Public Schools
  6. Ponca Public Schools
  7. Pender Public Schools
  8. St Paul Public Schools
  9. Boyd County Schools
  10. Johnson Co Central Public Schs
  11. Broken Bow Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. South Central Nebraska Unified 5
  2. Sutherland Public Schools
  3. Franklin Public Schools
  4. Perkins County Schools
  5. Kenesaw Public Schools
  6. Ravenna Public Schools
  7. Burwell Public Schools
  8. Bridgeport Public Schools
  9. Fullerton Public Schools
  10. Anselmo-merna Public Schools
  11. Neligh-oakdale Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Friend Public Schools: closest on enrollment (251 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,929 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

$5.1M
Total Revenue
$5.0M
Total Expenditure
$1.6M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.2M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Friend Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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. Placed 75 of 91, Friend Public Schools is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Sterling Public Schools
$60,205
224 students
Clarkson Public Schools
$57,955
224 students
Loomis Public Schools
$54,366
278 students
High Plains Community Schools
$64,042
223 students
Sumner-eddyville-miller Schs
$56,068
222 students
Walthill Public Schools
$61,648
281 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 Friend Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Friend Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Friend Public Schools is $60,929 (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 Friend Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Friend Public Schools pays 3.5% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $60,929.

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

Friend Public Schools pays 13.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,929.

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

Friend Public Schools spends approximately $19,761 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Friend Public Schools's total expenditure of $5.0M (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. Friend 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.