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Hastings Public Schools

Hastings Public Schools's estimated average teacher salary is $66,733 against a Nebraska statewide mean of $63,159. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Hastings Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,733
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$14,703
Per-pupil spending
3,644
Students enrolled
79th
Pct. in NE
$66,733

Hastings Public Schools's estimated average teacher salary is $66,733 against a Nebraska statewide mean of $63,159. Estimated average teacher salary is $66,733, near the national average of $70,245, serving 3,644 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Mid-pack pay posture: Hastings Public Schools's estimated average teacher salary is $66,733 against a Nebraska statewide mean of $63,159.
  • 79th percentile for Nebraska
  • 52nd percentile nationally
  • 40% 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.
  • Hastings Public Schools ranks #43 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #177 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
  • +6.1% 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, Hastings Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 46.8% into regular program , 33.9 points below the state median of 80.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Hastings Public NE median Gap
Regular program 46.8% 80.7% -33.9 pp
Special education 20.7% 11.8% +8.9 pp
Other programs 32.5% 7.4% +25.1 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 3171580 · FY2023.

LEAID 3171580 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Hastings Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +6% vs state RANK-ST-MID P79 in state RANK-NAT-MID P52 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 3,644 students INSTR-MID 40% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Ralston FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,733 estimated average teacher salary · P79 in Nebraska · P52 nationally · 40% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Ralston (+$127est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Hastings Public

Salary neighbourhood · Hastings Public

Hastings Public 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 Hastings Public

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,733 Top 48% higher than 52% 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. Hastings 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

What stands out about Hastings Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +6.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 3.0 points, a growth rate faster than 35% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$66,733.252

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
$73,912

+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 Hastings Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Hastings Public Schools

Hastings Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Nebraska, serving 3,644 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,703. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,733, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3171580 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Hastings Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 5.7% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 79% 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, Hastings Public Schools reports $53.6M in total expenditure against $56.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 40% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.5M, special-education teacher pay is $3.7M.

How does Hastings 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.

Hastings Public Schools $66,733
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Hastings Public Schools pays -10.8% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $14,703 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, Hastings Public Schools sits closest to Ralston Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Bellevue 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. Ralston Public Schools
  2. Mc Cook Public Schools
  3. Auburn Public Schools
  4. Seward Public Schools
  5. Aurora Public Schools
  6. Lexington Public Schools
  7. Waverly School District 145
  8. Blair Community Schools
  9. Westside Community Schools
  10. North Platte Public Schools
  11. Wayne Community Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Bellevue Public Schools
  2. Norfolk Public Schools
  3. Crete Public Schools
  4. Schuyler Community Schools
  5. Seward Public Schools
  6. Beatrice Public Schools
  7. Columbus Public Schools
  8. Papillion la Vista Community Schools
  9. Grand Island Public Schools
  10. Northwest Public Schools
  11. Wayne Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Hastings Public

Two out-of-state peer sets for Hastings Public Schools: closest on enrollment (3,644 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,733 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

$56.4M
Total Revenue
$53.6M
Total Expenditure
$21.5M
Instruction Salaries
40% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.5M
Regular Program
$3.7M
Special Education
$5.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Hastings Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. 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.

Nebraska Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Nebraska districts belongs to Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs at $90,446. Hastings Public Schools places 31 of 90 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Nebraska sample (including Hastings Public). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Lakeview Community Schools
$64,290
952 students
Cozad Community Schools
$58,764
949 students
Chadron Public Schools
$62,280
941 students
Fairbury Public Schools
$61,215
909 students
Broken Bow Public Schools
$61,383
890 students
Falls City Public Schools
$70,282
880 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 Hastings Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Hastings Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Hastings Public Schools is $66,733 (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 Hastings Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Hastings Public Schools pays 5.7% more than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $66,733.

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

Hastings Public Schools pays 5.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,733.

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

Hastings Public Schools spends approximately $14,703 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 40% of Hastings Public Schools's total expenditure of $53.6M (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. Hastings 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.