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School district · Kansas · LEAID 2006360

Galena

Galena is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (820 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Galena come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$71,396
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$16,021
Per-pupil spending
820
Students enrolled
94th
Pct. in KS
$71,396

Galena is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (820 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $71,396, near the national average of $70,245, serving 820 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Galena is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (820 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 94th percentile for Kansas
  • 62nd percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kansas ranks #37 of 49 on the salary estimate and #30 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Galena ranks #16 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #160 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • +21.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Kansas median

Among 286 Kansas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Galena's instructional payroll puts 96.2% into regular program , 3.6 points above the state median of 92.6%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Kansas district.

Program Galena KS median Gap
Regular program 96.2% 92.6% +3.6 pp
Vocational programs 3.6% 4.6% -1.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 286 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2006360 · FY2023.

LEAID 2006360 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Galena F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +22% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P94 in state RANK-NAT-MID P62 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 820 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Eureka FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $71,396 estimated average teacher salary · P94 in Kansas · P62 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Piper-Kansas (+$668est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Galena

Salary neighbourhood · Galena

Galena 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 Galena

Galena's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$71,396 Top 38% higher than 62% 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. Galena $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

Galena in Kansas's upper-third pay band

Same 249 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Galena ranks #16 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #160 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Galena is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Moundridge leads spending at $44,656 per pupil; Rock Creek leads pay.

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

What stands out about Galena

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +21.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Kansas's statewide +15.7% by 5.5 points, a growth rate faster than 69% of the 279 Kansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$71,396.226

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kansas price level
89.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$79,410

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kansas 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 Kansas 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 Galena

What the Numbers Say About Galena

Galena is a small school district in Kansas, serving 820 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,021. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $71,396, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2006360 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Galena runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 22.0% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 94% of them. Kansas itself ranks #37 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Galena reports $13.1M in total expenditure against $16.1M 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 $3.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.0M.

How does Galena compare?

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

Galena $71,396
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Galena pays +46.1% more than Wichita · per-pupil $16,021 vs $17,945

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 Kansas districts

On pay, Galena sits closest to Eureka; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Nemaha Central. 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. Eureka
  2. Piper-Kansas City
  3. Rawlins County
  4. Deerfield
  5. Stafford
  6. Baxter Springs
  7. Lakin
  8. Frontenac Public Schools
  9. Burlington
  10. McPherson
  11. Basehor-Linwood
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Nemaha Central
  2. Smith Center
  3. Riverton
  4. Pretty Prairie
  5. McLouth
  6. Inman
  7. Jefferson County North
  8. Chanute Public Schools
  9. Bluestem
  10. Plainville
  11. Kingman - Norwich

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Galena's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Galena: closest on enrollment (820 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($71,396 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

$16.1M
Total Revenue
$13.1M
Total Expenditure
$4.3M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.6M
Regular Program
$0.0M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Galena: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Kansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kansas districts belongs to Rock Creek at $111,971. Galena sits in the upper quarter of that field at 13 of 152, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Kentucky and West Virginia are the states closest to Kansas on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other Kansas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 248 Kansas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Marysville
$50,302
816 students
Jefferson West
$65,706
827 students
Halstead
$55,230
833 students
Burlington
$68,490
840 students
Cheney
$61,379
840 students
Beloit
$57,979
840 students

This is a sample of 6 from 248 Kansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Galena
What is the average teacher salary in Galena?

The average teacher salary in Galena is $71,396 (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 Galena teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Galena pays 22.0% more than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $71,396.

How does Galena teacher pay compare to the national average?

Galena pays 1.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $71,396.

What is the per-pupil spending in Galena?

Galena spends approximately $16,021 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Galena's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Galena's total expenditure of $13.1M (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. Galena'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.