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School district · New Mexico · LEAID 3501080

Gadsden Independent Schools

Gadsden Independent Schools sits in the highest third of New Mexico districts on estimated teacher pay at $76,866 (above 90% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Gadsden Independent Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$76,866
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$19,545
Per-pupil spending
12,551
Students enrolled
90th
Pct. in NM
$76,866

Gadsden Independent Schools sits in the highest third of New Mexico districts on estimated teacher pay at $76,866 (above 90% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $76,866, above the national average of $70,245, serving 12,551 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Gadsden Independent Schools sits in the highest third of New Mexico districts on estimated teacher pay at $76,866 (above 90% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 90th percentile for New Mexico
  • 70th percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New Mexico ranks #20 of 49 on the salary estimate and #36 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Gadsden Independent Schools ranks #7 of 70 New Mexico districts by estimated teacher salary and #41 of 70 by per-pupil spending. Penasco Independent Schools pay #1 at $148,037 is not Jal Public Schools spending #1 at $47,829 per pupil
  • +32.5% estimated-basis panel FY2020→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs New Mexico median

Among 89 New Mexico districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Gadsden Independent Schools's instructional payroll puts 61.4% into regular program , 12.6 points below the state median of 74.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Gadsden Independent NM median Gap
Regular program 61.4% 74.0% -12.6 pp
Special education 23.1% 17.0% +6.0 pp
Vocational programs 4.0% 4.0% +0.0 pp
Other programs 11.6% 3.3% +8.3 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 89 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3501080 · FY2023.

LEAID 3501080 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Gadsden Independent F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +11% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P90 in state RANK-NAT-MID P70 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-LARGE 12.6K students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Carlsbad FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $76,866 estimated average teacher salary · P90 in New Mexico · P70 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Carlsbad (+$58est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Gadsden Independent

Salary neighbourhood · Gadsden Independent

Gadsden Independent 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 Gadsden Independent

Gadsden Independent Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$76,866 Top 30% higher than 70% 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. Gadsden Independent 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

Gadsden Independent in New Mexico's upper-third pay band

Same 70 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Gadsden Independent Schools ranks #7 of 70 New Mexico districts by estimated teacher salary and #41 of 70 by per-pupil spending. Penasco Independent Schools pay #1 at $148,037 is not Jal Public Schools spending #1 at $47,829 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Gadsden Independent Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Jal Public Schools leads spending at $47,829 per pupil; Penasco Independent Schools leads pay.

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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$76,866.37

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New Mexico price level
91.0 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$84,486

+10% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New Mexico 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 New Mexico 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 Gadsden Independent Schools

What the Numbers Say About Gadsden Independent Schools

Gadsden Independent Schools is a mid-sized school district in New Mexico, serving 12,551 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,545. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $76,866, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3501080 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New Mexico statewide average of $69,282, teacher pay in Gadsden Independent Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 10.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Mexico, it pays more than 90% of them. New Mexico itself ranks #20 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Gadsden Independent Schools reports $245.3M in total expenditure against $248.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $40.8M, special-education teacher pay is $15.4M.

How does Gadsden Independent Schools compare?

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

Gadsden Independent Schools $76,866
Albuquerque Public Schools $74,657
New Mexico avg $69,282
National avg $70,245

Gadsden Independent Schools pays +3.0% more than Albuquerque Public Schools · per-pupil $19,545 vs $17,560

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 New Mexico districts

On pay, Gadsden Independent Schools sits closest to Carlsbad Municipal Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Santa Fe Public 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. Carlsbad Municipal Schools
  2. Hobbs Municipal Schools
  3. Roswell Independent Schools
  4. Central Consolidated Schools
  5. Los Lunas Public Schools
  6. Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools
  7. Belen Consolidated Schools
  8. Las Cruces Public Schools
  9. Lovington Municipal Schools
  10. Rio Rancho Public Schools
  11. Santa Fe Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Santa Fe Public Schools
  2. Roswell Independent Schools
  3. Carlsbad Municipal Schools
  4. Artesia Public Schools
  5. Grants-cibola County Schools
  6. Hobbs Municipal Schools
  7. Lovington Municipal Schools
  8. Belen Consolidated Schools
  9. Las Cruces Public Schools
  10. Los Alamos Public Schools
  11. Deming Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Gadsden Independent Schools's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Gadsden Independent Schools: closest on enrollment (12,551 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($76,866 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

$248.2M
Total Revenue
$245.3M
Total Expenditure
$79.0M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$40.8M
Regular Program
$15.4M
Special Education
$2.6M
Vocational
$7.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Gadsden Independent 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 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New Mexico Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New Mexico districts belongs to Pecos Independent Schools at $96,768. Gadsden Independent Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 5 of 50, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Montana and Missouri are the states closest to New Mexico 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 New Mexico districts →

Other New Mexico Districts

Large-district sample from 69 New Mexico peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

T Or C Municipal Schools
$64,673
1,287 students
Las Vegas City Public Schools
$71,136
1,202 students
Hatch Valley Public Schools
$59,651
1,166 students
Zuni Public Schools
$83,041
1,095 students
Cobre Consolidated Schools
$79,777
1,023 students
Tucumcari Public Schools
$67,274
907 students

This is a sample of 6 from 69 New Mexico districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Gadsden Independent Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Gadsden Independent Schools?

The average teacher salary in Gadsden Independent Schools is $76,866 (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 Gadsden Independent Schools teacher pay compare to the New Mexico average?

Gadsden Independent Schools pays 10.9% more than the New Mexico state average of $69,282. The district's average is $76,866.

How does Gadsden Independent Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Gadsden Independent Schools pays 9.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $76,866.

What is the per-pupil spending in Gadsden Independent Schools?

Gadsden Independent Schools spends approximately $19,545 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Gadsden Independent Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Gadsden Independent Schools's total expenditure of $245.3M (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. Gadsden Independent 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.