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Kettle Falls School District

Kettle Falls School District sits in the lowest third of Washington districts on estimated teacher pay at $77,021 (above only 15% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Kettle Falls School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$77,021
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$16,585
Per-pupil spending
1,125
Students enrolled
15th
Pct. in WA
$77,021

Kettle Falls School District sits in the lowest third of Washington districts on estimated teacher pay at $77,021 (above only 15% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $77,021, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,125 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Kettle Falls School District sits in the lowest third of Washington districts on estimated teacher pay at $77,021 (above only 15% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 15th percentile for Washington
  • 70th percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Washington ranks #6 of 49 on the salary estimate and #12 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Kettle Falls School District ranks #194 of 229 Washington districts by estimated teacher salary and #212 of 229 by per-pupil spending. Lopez School District pay #1 at $132,000 is not Oakville School District spending #1 at $35,103 per pupil
  • +6.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 5303990 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Kettle Falls F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -13% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P15 in state RANK-NAT-MID P70 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,125 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Dayton FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $77,021 estimated average teacher salary · P15 in Washington · P70 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spokane (+$8,876est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Kettle Falls

Salary neighbourhood · Kettle Falls

Kettle Falls trails 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 Kettle Falls

Kettle Falls School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$77,021 Top 30% higher than 70% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Kettle Falls 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

Kettle Falls in Washington's lower-third pay band

Same 229 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Kettle Falls School District ranks #194 of 229 Washington districts by estimated teacher salary and #212 of 229 by per-pupil spending. Lopez School District pay #1 at $132,000 is not Oakville School District spending #1 at $35,103 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Kettle Falls School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Oakville School District leads spending at $35,103 per pupil; Lopez School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Kettle Falls School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +6.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Washington's statewide +21.1% by 14.6 points, a growth rate faster than 14% of the 263 Washington districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 5.1% here, from 1,070 students in FY2019 to 1,125 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.

Washington prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$77,020.548

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Washington price level
108.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$71,072

-8% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Washington run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.

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 Washington 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 Kettle Falls School District

What the Numbers Say About Kettle Falls School District

Kettle Falls School District is a small school district in Washington, serving 1,125 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,585. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $77,021, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5303990 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Washington statewide average of $88,556, teacher pay in Kettle Falls School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 13.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Washington, it pays more than 15% of them. Washington itself ranks #6 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Kettle Falls School District reports $18.7M in total expenditure against $18.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Kettle Falls School District compare?

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

Kettle Falls School District $77,021
Seattle School District No. 1 $111,621
Washington avg $88,556
National avg $70,245

Kettle Falls School District pays -31.0% less than Seattle School District No. 1 · per-pupil $16,585 vs $27,288

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 Washington districts

On pay, Kettle Falls School District sits closest to Dayton School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Orting 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. Dayton School District
  2. Bridgeport School District
  3. Onalaska School District
  4. Port Angeles School District
  5. Naselle-Grays River Valley School District
  6. Colfax School District
  7. Tonasket School District
  8. Medical Lake School District
  9. Ocean Beach School District
  10. Methow Valley School District
  11. Naches Valley School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Orting School District
  2. Medical Lake School District
  3. Lynden School District
  4. Mossyrock School District
  5. Onalaska School District
  6. La Center School District
  7. Mary Walker School District
  8. White River School District
  9. Castle Rock School District
  10. Elma School District
  11. Colville School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Kettle Falls School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Kettle Falls School District: closest on enrollment (1,125 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($77,021 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

$18.3M
Total Revenue
$18.7M
Total Expenditure
$5.5M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.4M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Kettle Falls 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 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Washington Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Washington districts belongs to Everett School District at $123,009. Placed 171 of 191, Kettle Falls School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Because Washington prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; New York and New Jersey are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Washington districts →

Other Washington Districts

Smaller-district sample from 228 Washington peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Kalama School District
$70,476
1,151 students
Highland School District
$84,575
1,094 students
Newport School District
$73,928
1,091 students
Tonasket School District
$76,124
1,166 students
Valley School District
$73,146
1,079 students
Okanogan School District
$81,778
1,065 students

This is a sample of 6 from 228 Washington districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Kettle Falls School District is $77,021 (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 Kettle Falls School District teacher pay compare to the Washington average?

Kettle Falls School District pays 13.0% less than the Washington state average of $88,556. The district's average is $77,021.

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

Kettle Falls School District pays 9.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $77,021.

What is the per-pupil spending in Kettle Falls School District?

Kettle Falls School District spends approximately $16,585 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Kettle Falls School District's total expenditure of $18.7M (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. Kettle Falls 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.