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Jonesboro School District

Jonesboro School District spends $16,452 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Arkansas districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Jonesboro School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$56,053
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$16,452
Per-pupil spending
6,709
Students enrolled
93rd
Pct. in AR
$56,053

Jonesboro School District spends $16,452 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Arkansas districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $56,053, below the national average of $70,245, serving 6,709 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Jonesboro School District spends $16,452 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Arkansas districts with a reliable figure.
  • 93rd percentile for Arkansas
  • 28th percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arkansas ranks #49 of 49 on the salary estimate and #32 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Jonesboro School District ranks #14 of 199 Arkansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #38 of 199 by per-pupil spending. Fayetteville School District pay #1 at $73,997 is not Warren School District spending #1 at $31,095 per pupil
  • +7.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Arkansas median

Among 234 Arkansas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Jonesboro School District's instructional payroll puts 68.8% into regular program , 4.9 points below the state median of 73.6%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Jonesboro School AR median Gap
Regular program 68.8% 73.6% -4.9 pp
Special education 12.5% 10.1% +2.4 pp
Vocational programs 8.8% 5.7% +3.1 pp
Other programs 10.0% 9.9% +0.1 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 234 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0508280 · FY2023.

LEAID 0508280 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Jonesboro School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +30% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P93 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P28 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-MID 6,709 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near N. FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $56,053 estimated average teacher salary · P93 in Arkansas · P28 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: N. (+$322est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Jonesboro School

Salary neighbourhood · Jonesboro School

Jonesboro School 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 Jonesboro School

Jonesboro School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$56,053 28th percentile higher than 28% 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. Jonesboro School 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

Jonesboro School in Arkansas's upper-third pay band

Same 199 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Jonesboro School District ranks #14 of 199 Arkansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #38 of 199 by per-pupil spending. Fayetteville School District pay #1 at $73,997 is not Warren School District spending #1 at $31,095 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Jonesboro School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Warren School District leads spending at $31,095 per pupil; Fayetteville School District 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
$56,052.543

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arkansas price level
86.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$64,569

+15% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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 Jonesboro School District

What the Numbers Say About Jonesboro School District

Jonesboro School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Arkansas, serving 6,709 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,452. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $56,053, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0508280 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arkansas statewide average of $43,221, teacher pay in Jonesboro School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 29.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arkansas, it pays more than 93% of them. Arkansas itself ranks #49 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Jonesboro School District reports $110.4M in total expenditure against $96.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $16.1M, special-education teacher pay is $2.9M.

How does Jonesboro School District compare?

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

Jonesboro School District $56,053
Springdale School District $60,869
Arkansas avg $43,221
National avg $70,245

Jonesboro School District pays -7.9% less than Springdale School District · per-pupil $16,452 vs $15,771

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 Arkansas districts

On pay, Jonesboro School District sits closest to N. Little Rock School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hot Springs School District. 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. N. Little Rock School District
  2. Bryant School District
  3. Valley View School District
  4. Rogers School District
  5. Hot Springs School District
  6. Cabot School District
  7. Siloam Springs School District
  8. Clarksville School District
  9. Greenbrier School District
  10. Pea Ridge School District
  11. Mountain Home School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hot Springs School District
  2. Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.
  3. Springdale School District
  4. West Memphis School District
  5. Hope School District
  6. Watson Chapel School District
  7. El Dorado School District
  8. Arkadelphia School District
  9. Texarkana School District
  10. Camden Fairview School Dist.
  11. Fayetteville School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Jonesboro School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Jonesboro School District: closest on enrollment (6,709 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($56,053 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

$96.9M
Total Revenue
$110.4M
Total Expenditure
$30.6M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$16.1M
Regular Program
$2.9M
Special Education
$2.0M
Vocational
$2.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Jonesboro School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 77% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 23% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Arkansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arkansas districts belongs to Fayetteville School District at $73,997. Jonesboro School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 14 of 201, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Mississippi and South Dakota are the states closest to Arkansas 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 Arkansas districts →

Other Arkansas Districts

Large-district sample from 198 Arkansas peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Fayetteville School District
$73,997
10,560 students
Harrison School District
$38,762
2,774 students
Cabot School District
$57,508
10,696 students
Farmington School District
$42,781
2,685 students
Magnolia School District
$52,177
2,662 students
Clarksville School District
$53,536
2,525 students

This is a sample of 6 from 198 Arkansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jonesboro School District
What is the average teacher salary in Jonesboro School District?

The average teacher salary in Jonesboro School District is $56,053 (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 Jonesboro School District teacher pay compare to the Arkansas average?

Jonesboro School District pays 29.7% more than the Arkansas state average of $43,221. The district's average is $56,053.

How does Jonesboro School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Jonesboro School District pays 20.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $56,053.

What is the per-pupil spending in Jonesboro School District?

Jonesboro School District spends approximately $16,452 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Jonesboro School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Jonesboro School District's total expenditure of $110.4M (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. Jonesboro School District'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.