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Hazard Independent

Hazard Independent is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kentucky districts (1,030 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Hazard Independent come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,426
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$15,773
Per-pupil spending
1,030
Students enrolled
35th
Pct. in KY
$54,426

Hazard Independent is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kentucky districts (1,030 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,426, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,030 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Hazard Independent is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kentucky districts (1,030 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 35th percentile for Kentucky
  • 25th percentile nationally
  • 31% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kentucky ranks #40 of 49 on the salary estimate and #24 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Hazard Independent ranks #112 of 171 Kentucky districts by estimated teacher salary and #101 of 171 by per-pupil spending. Jefferson County pay #1 at $73,395 is not Newport Independent spending #1 at $28,225 per pupil
  • +9.9% estimated-basis panel FY2020→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Kentucky median

Among 171 Kentucky districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Hazard Independent's instructional payroll puts 83.2% into regular program , 3.4 points above the state median of 79.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Kentucky district.

Program Hazard Independent KY median Gap
Regular program 83.2% 79.8% +3.4 pp
Special education 16.5% 16.6% -0.1 pp
Other programs 0.3% 1.5% -1.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 171 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2102670 · FY2023.

LEAID 2102670 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Hazard Independent F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P35 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P25 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,030 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Union FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,426 estimated average teacher salary · P35 in Kentucky · P25 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Scott ($159est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Hazard Independent

Salary neighbourhood · Hazard Independent

Hazard Independent 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 Hazard Independent

Hazard Independent's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,426 25th percentile higher than 25% 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. Hazard Independent $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

Hazard Independent in Kentucky's lower-third pay band

Same 171 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Hazard Independent ranks #112 of 171 Kentucky districts by estimated teacher salary and #101 of 171 by per-pupil spending. Jefferson County pay #1 at $73,395 is not Newport Independent spending #1 at $28,225 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Hazard Independent is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Newport Independent leads spending at $28,225 per pupil; Jefferson County 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
$54,426.274

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kentucky price level
89.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$60,548

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Hazard Independent

What the Numbers Say About Hazard Independent

Hazard Independent is a small school district in Kentucky, serving 1,030 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,773. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,426, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2102670 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kentucky statewide average of $56,482, teacher pay in Hazard Independent runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kentucky, it pays more than 35% of them. Kentucky itself ranks #40 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Hazard Independent reports $16.2M in total expenditure against $17.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.

How does Hazard Independent compare?

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

Hazard Independent $54,426
Jefferson County $73,395
Kentucky avg $56,482
National avg $70,245

Hazard Independent pays -25.8% less than Jefferson County · per-pupil $15,773 vs $20,696

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 Kentucky districts

On pay, Hazard Independent sits closest to Union County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Powell County. 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. Union County
  2. Gallatin County
  3. Bellevue Independent
  4. Allen County
  5. Letcher County
  6. Estill County
  7. Pendleton County
  8. Trigg County
  9. Rockcastle County
  10. Hart County
  11. Barbourville Independent
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Powell County
  2. Simpson County
  3. Gallatin County
  4. Bracken County
  5. Russellville Independent
  6. Campbellsville Independent
  7. Hickman County
  8. Russell Independent
  9. Todd County
  10. Butler County
  11. Greenup County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Hazard Independent's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Hazard Independent: closest on enrollment (1,030 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,426 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

$17.0M
Total Revenue
$16.2M
Total Expenditure
$5.1M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.3M
Regular Program
$0.7M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Hazard Independent: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Kentucky Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kentucky districts belongs to Jefferson County at $73,395. Hazard Independent places 106 of 161 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Kansas and West Virginia are the states closest to Kentucky 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 Kentucky districts →

Other Kentucky Districts

Smaller-district sample from 170 Kentucky peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Beechwood Independent
$58,641
1,501 students
Hancock County
$56,655
1,524 students
Dawson Springs Independent
$44,286
534 students
Gallatin County
$54,359
1,532 students
East Bernstadt Independent
$55,257
523 students
Burgin Independent
$59,289
495 students

This is a sample of 6 from 170 Kentucky districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Hazard Independent is $54,426 (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 Hazard Independent teacher pay compare to the Kentucky average?

Hazard Independent pays 3.6% less than the Kentucky state average of $56,482. The district's average is $54,426.

How does Hazard Independent teacher pay compare to the national average?

Hazard Independent pays 22.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,426.

What is the per-pupil spending in Hazard Independent?

Hazard Independent spends approximately $15,773 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Hazard Independent's total expenditure of $16.2M (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. Hazard Independent'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.