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School district · Arizona · LEAID 0403870

Humboldt Unified District (4469)

Humboldt Unified District (4469) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (5,505 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Humboldt Unified District (4469) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$62,371
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$10,566
Per-pupil spending
5,505
Students enrolled
49th
Pct. in AZ
$62,371

Humboldt Unified District (4469) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (5,505 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $62,371, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,505 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Humboldt Unified District (4469) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (5,505 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 49th percentile for Arizona
  • 42nd percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arizona ranks #29 of 49 on the salary estimate and #16 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Humboldt Unified District (4469) ranks #77 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #147 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Safford Unified District (4218) pay #1 at $99,366 is not Red Mesa Unified District (4159) spending #1 at $38,950 per pupil
  • +11.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Arizona median

Among 213 Arizona districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Humboldt Unified District (4469)'s instructional payroll puts 14.2% into special education , 3.4 points above the state median of 10.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Arizona peer.

Program Humboldt Unified AZ median Gap
Regular program 83.2% 84.0% -0.8 pp
Special education 14.2% 10.8% +3.4 pp
Vocational programs 2.6% 1.7% +1.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 213 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0403870 · FY2023.

LEAID 0403870 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Humboldt Unified F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P49 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P42 national PPE-LOW $11K/pupil ENR-MID 5,505 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Madison FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $62,371 estimated average teacher salary · P49 in Arizona · P42 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Crane (+$782est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Humboldt Unified

Salary neighbourhood · Humboldt Unified

Humboldt Unified 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 Humboldt Unified

Humboldt Unified District (4469)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$62,371 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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. This district $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 Humboldt Unified District (4469)

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +11.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Arizona's statewide +25.8% by 13.9 points, a growth rate faster than 25% of the 199 Arizona districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$62,371.492

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arizona price level
100.7 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$61,912

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arizona sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Arizona 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 Humboldt Unified District (4469)

What the Numbers Say About Humboldt Unified District (4469)

Humboldt Unified District (4469) is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Arizona, serving 5,505 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $10,566. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,371, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0403870 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Humboldt Unified District (4469) runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 49% of them. Arizona itself ranks #29 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Humboldt Unified District (4469) reports $58.2M in total expenditure against $65.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $14.2M, special-education teacher pay is $2.4M.

How does Humboldt Unified District (4469) compare?

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

Humboldt Unified District (4469) $62,371
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Humboldt Unified District (4469) pays -7.5% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $10,566 vs $14,903

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 Arizona districts

On pay, Humboldt Unified District (4469) sits closest to Madison Elementary District (4270); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Kingman Unified School District (79598). 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. Madison Elementary District (4270)
  2. Bullhead City School District (4378)
  3. Winslow Unified District (4387)
  4. Balsz Elementary District (4268)
  5. Somerton Elementary District (4500)
  6. Crane Elementary District (4501)
  7. Globe Unified District (4208)
  8. Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
  9. Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
  10. Kingman Unified School District (79598)
  11. Tanque Verde Unified District (4408)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Kingman Unified School District (79598)
  2. Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)
  3. Nogales Unified District (4457)
  4. Liberty Elementary District (4266)
  5. Snowflake Unified District (4391)
  6. Thatcher Unified District (4219)
  7. Yuma Elementary District (4499)
  8. Sahuarita Unified District (4411)
  9. Camp Verde Unified District (4470)
  10. J O Combs Unified School District (4445)
  11. Laveen Elementary District (4276)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Humboldt Unified District (4469)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Humboldt Unified District (4469): closest on enrollment (5,505 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,371 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

$65.4M
Total Revenue
$58.2M
Total Expenditure
$19.5M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$14.2M
Regular Program
$2.4M
Special Education
$0.5M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Humboldt Unified District (4469): the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Arizona Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arizona districts belongs to Safford Unified District (4218) at $99,366. Humboldt Unified District (4469) places 64 of 128 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Arizona sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Virginia and Colorado are its nearest price peers.

View all Arizona districts →

Other Arizona Districts

Smaller-district sample from 153 Arizona peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Isaac Elementary District (4259)
$68,498
4,916 students
Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)
$59,770
4,671 students
Sahuarita Unified District (4411)
$47,478
6,342 students
Casa Grande Elementary District (4446)
$57,863
6,379 students
Cave Creek Unified District (4244)
$56,813
4,475 students
Liberty Elementary District (4266)
$66,976
4,373 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Arizona districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Humboldt Unified District (4469)
What is the average teacher salary in Humboldt Unified District (4469)?

The average teacher salary in Humboldt Unified District (4469) is $62,371 (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 Humboldt Unified District (4469) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Humboldt Unified District (4469) pays 2.4% less than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $62,371.

How does Humboldt Unified District (4469) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Humboldt Unified District (4469) pays 11.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,371.

What is the per-pupil spending in Humboldt Unified District (4469)?

Humboldt Unified District (4469) spends approximately $10,566 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Humboldt Unified District (4469)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Humboldt Unified District (4469)'s total expenditure of $58.2M (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. Humboldt Unified District (4469)'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.