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School district · Kansas · LEAID 2008190

Kismet-Plains

Kismet-Plains is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (596 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Kismet-Plains come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$62,571
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$22,309
Per-pupil spending
596
Students enrolled
72nd
Pct. in KS
$62,571

Kismet-Plains is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (596 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $62,571, below the national average of $70,245, serving 596 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Kismet-Plains is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (596 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 72nd percentile for Kansas
  • 43rd percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kansas ranks #37 of 49 on the salary estimate and #30 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Kismet-Plains ranks #69 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #25 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • +12.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Kansas median

Among 286 Kansas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Kismet-Plains's instructional payroll puts 9.2% into other programs , 9.2 points above the state median of 0.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Kismet-Plains KS median Gap
Regular program 86.8% 92.6% -5.9 pp
Vocational programs 3.9% 4.6% -0.8 pp
Other programs 9.2% 0.1% +9.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 286 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2008190 · FY2023.

LEAID 2008190 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Kismet-Plains F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +7% vs state RANK-ST-MID P72 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P43 national PPE-HIGH $22K/pupil ENR-SMALL 596 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near South FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $62,571 estimated average teacher salary · P72 in Kansas · P43 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Valley ($12est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Kismet-Plains

Salary neighbourhood · Kismet-Plains

Kismet-Plains 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 Kismet-Plains

Kismet-Plains's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$62,571 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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. Kismet-Plains $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 Kismet-Plains

  • Enrolment fell from 648 to 596 students (8.0% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$62,570.888

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kansas price level
89.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$69,594

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kansas 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 Kansas 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 Kismet-Plains

What the Numbers Say About Kismet-Plains

Kismet-Plains is a small school district in Kansas, serving 596 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,309. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,571, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2008190 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Kismet-Plains runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (10.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 72% of them. Kansas itself ranks #37 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Kismet-Plains reports $13.3M in total expenditure against $12.3M 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 $2.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.0M.

How does Kismet-Plains compare?

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

Kismet-Plains $62,571
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Kismet-Plains pays +28.0% more than Wichita · per-pupil $22,309 vs $17,945

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 Kansas districts

On pay, Kismet-Plains sits closest to South Brown County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is North Lyon 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. South Brown County
  2. Cunningham
  3. McLouth
  4. Hesston
  5. Riverton
  6. Smoky Valley
  7. Easton
  8. Ness City
  9. Southeast Of Saline
  10. Ingalls
  11. Iola
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. North Lyon County
  2. Beloit
  3. Columbus
  4. Twin Valley
  5. Waconda
  6. Greeley County Schools
  7. Washington Co. Schools
  8. Deerfield
  9. Satanta
  10. Winfield
  11. Cherokee

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Kismet-Plains's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Kismet-Plains: closest on enrollment (596 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,571 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

$12.3M
Total Revenue
$13.3M
Total Expenditure
$3.7M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.9M
Regular Program
$0.0M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Kismet-Plains: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Kansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kansas districts belongs to Rock Creek at $111,971. Kismet-Plains places 54 of 152 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Kentucky and West Virginia are the states closest to Kansas on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other Kansas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 248 Kansas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Twin Valley
$51,019
606 students
Cimarron-Ensign
$58,910
613 students
Phillipsburg
$55,714
576 students
Jayhawk
$57,371
575 students
West Franklin
$56,699
618 students
Southern Lyon County
$64,861
570 students

This is a sample of 6 from 248 Kansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kismet-Plains
What is the average teacher salary in Kismet-Plains?

The average teacher salary in Kismet-Plains is $62,571 (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 Kismet-Plains teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Kismet-Plains pays 6.9% more than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $62,571.

How does Kismet-Plains teacher pay compare to the national average?

Kismet-Plains pays 10.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,571.

What is the per-pupil spending in Kismet-Plains?

Kismet-Plains spends approximately $22,309 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Kismet-Plains's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Kismet-Plains's total expenditure of $13.3M (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. Kismet-Plains'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.