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Heartland Community Schools

Heartland Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (353 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Heartland Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$61,444
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$20,584
Per-pupil spending
353
Students enrolled
41st
Pct. in NE
$61,444

Heartland Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (353 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,444, below the national average of $70,245, serving 353 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Heartland Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (353 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 41st percentile for Nebraska
  • 40th percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Heartland Community Schools ranks #118 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #74 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
  • +1.3% 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, Heartland Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 2.2% into other programs , 5.1 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 Heartland Community NE median Gap
Regular program 84.6% 80.7% +3.8 pp
Special education 13.2% 11.8% +1.4 pp
Other programs 2.2% 7.4% -5.1 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 3100117 · FY2023.

LEAID 3100117 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Heartland Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P41 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P40 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-TINY 353 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Wakefield FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $61,444 estimated average teacher salary · P41 in Nebraska · P40 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Northwest (+$81est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Heartland Community

Salary neighbourhood · Heartland Community

Heartland Community 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 Heartland Community

Heartland Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$61,444 40th percentile higher than 40% 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. Heartland Community 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

Heartland Community 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 Heartland Community Schools ranks #118 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #74 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

Heartland Community 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 Heartland Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +1.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 7.9 points, a growth rate faster than 19% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 9.6% here, from 322 students in FY2019 to 353 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • It is a very small district (353 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
$61,444.094

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
$68,053

+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 Heartland Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Heartland Community Schools

Heartland Community Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 353 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,584. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,444, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3100117 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Heartland Community Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 41% 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, Heartland Community Schools reports $7.3M in total expenditure against $6.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Heartland Community Schools compare?

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

Heartland Community Schools $61,444
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Heartland Community Schools pays -17.8% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $20,584 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, Heartland Community Schools sits closest to Wakefield Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Central City 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. Wakefield Public Schools
  2. Broken Bow Public Schools
  3. Johnson Co Central Public Schs
  4. Ponca Public Schools
  5. Battle Creek Public Schools
  6. Walthill Public Schools
  7. Crofton Community Schools
  8. Fairbury Public Schools
  9. Harvard Public Schools
  10. Newman Grove Public Schools
  11. Hershey Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Central City Public Schools
  2. Doniphan-trumbull Public Schs
  3. Boyd County Schools
  4. Stanton Community Schools
  5. Clarkson Public Schools
  6. Battle Creek Public Schools
  7. Bertrand Public Schools
  8. Cross County Community Schools
  9. Wisner-pilger Public Schools
  10. David City Public Schools
  11. Red Cloud Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Heartland Community Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Heartland Community Schools: closest on enrollment (353 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,444 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

$6.5M
Total Revenue
$7.3M
Total Expenditure
$2.1M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
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 Heartland Community Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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 72 of 91, Heartland Community 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.

Laurel-concord-coleridge School
$57,969
415 students
Oakland Craig Public Schools
$63,823
416 students
Dundy Co Stratton Public Schs
$58,104
290 students
Creighton Community Public Schools
$56,951
290 students
Franklin Public Schools
$54,917
290 students
Cambridge Public Schools
$62,355
288 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 Heartland Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Heartland Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Heartland Community Schools is $61,444 (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 Heartland Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Heartland Community Schools pays 2.7% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $61,444.

How does Heartland Community Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Heartland Community Schools pays 12.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,444.

What is the per-pupil spending in Heartland Community Schools?

Heartland Community Schools spends approximately $20,584 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Heartland Community Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Heartland Community Schools's total expenditure of $7.3M (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. Heartland Community 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.