School district · Idaho · LEAID 1601770
Kuna Joint District
Kuna Joint District spends $9,205 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Idaho districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Kuna Joint District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $64,369
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $9,205
- Per-pupil spending
- 5,825
- Students enrolled
- 40th
- Pct. in ID
Below benchmark
Kuna Joint District spends $9,205 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Idaho districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $64,369, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,825 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower per-pupil spending: Kuna Joint District spends $9,205 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Idaho districts with a reliable figure.
- 40th percentile for Idaho
- 47th percentile nationally
- 39% of spending reaches instructional salaries
- Idaho ranks #26 of 49 on the salary estimate and #37 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
- Kuna Joint District ranks #55 of 92 Idaho districts by estimated teacher salary and #85 of 92 by per-pupil spending. Lapwai District pay #1 at $100,184 is not Mccall-donnelly Joint School District spending #1 at $21,998 per pupil
- +21.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)
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How the salary estimate is built
FY2023 teacher salary expenditure
$21,012,000 ÷ 326.43 reported teacher FTE = $64,369
- Regular program $16,507,000 · 78.6%
- Special education $3,591,000 · 17.1%
- Other programs $914,000 · 4.3%
These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.
Instructional payroll mix vs Idaho median
Among 111 Idaho districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Kuna Joint District's instructional payroll puts 17.1% into special education , 5.2 points above the state median of 11.9%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Idaho peer.
| Program | Kuna Joint | ID median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 78.6% | 81.8% | -3.3 pp |
| Special education | 17.1% | 11.9% | +5.2 pp |
| Other programs | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2 pp |
Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 111 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 1601770 · FY2023.
LEAID 1601770 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Kuna Joint F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $64,369 estimated average teacher salary · P40 in Idaho · P47 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Boundary (+$207est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Kuna Joint
Salary neighbourhood · Kuna Joint
Kuna Joint 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).
- Kimberly · low pole
Kimberly · low pole
$53,383 est. salary
- Kuna · this district
Kuna · this district
$64,369 est. salary
- Boundary · near
Boundary · near
$64,576 est. salary
- Middleton · near
Middleton · near
$64,614 est. salary
- Snake · near
Snake · near
$64,925 est. salary
- Blaine · top pay
Blaine · top pay
$91,259 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Kuna Joint
Kuna Joint District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$64,369 47th percentile higher than 47% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Kuna Joint in Idaho's lower-third pay band
Same 92 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Lapwai District
Lapwai District
$100,184 est. avg salary
- Mccall-donnelly Joint School District
Mccall-donnelly Joint School District
$80,580 est. avg salary
- Kuna Joint District
Kuna Joint District
$64,369 est. avg salary
What this shows Kuna Joint District ranks #55 of 92 Idaho districts by estimated teacher salary and #85 of 92 by per-pupil spending. Lapwai District pay #1 at $100,184 is not Mccall-donnelly Joint School District spending #1 at $21,998 per pupil
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Kuna Joint District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Mccall-donnelly Joint School District
Mccall-donnelly Joint School District
$21,998 per pupil
- Lapwai District
Lapwai District
$20,922 per pupil
- Kuna Joint District
Kuna Joint District
$9,205 per pupil
What this shows Mccall-donnelly Joint School District leads spending at $21,998 per pupil; Lapwai District leads pay.
What stands out about Kuna Joint District
- Enrolment grew 7.5% here, from 5,418 students in FY2019 to 5,825 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.
- Its per-pupil spending of $9,205 is well below the national norm.
This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests
- Nominal district estimate
- $64,369.084
- Idaho price level
- 92.2 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $69,787
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+8% versus the nominal figure.
Prices in Idaho 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 Idaho 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 Kuna Joint District
What the Numbers Say About Kuna Joint District
Kuna Joint District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Idaho, serving 5,825 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $9,205. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,369, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1601770 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Idaho statewide average of $66,710, teacher pay in Kuna Joint District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Idaho, it pays more than 40% of them. Idaho itself ranks #26 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.
On the budget side, Kuna Joint District reports $53.6M in total expenditure against $63.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 39% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $16.5M, special-education teacher pay is $3.6M.
How does Kuna Joint District compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Idaho average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Kuna Joint District pays -1.6% less than Joint School District No. 2 · per-pupil $9,205 vs $10,032
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 Idaho districts
On pay, Kuna Joint District sits closest to Middleton District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Bonneville Joint 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.
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
Out-of-state districts near Kuna Joint District's enrollment scale
Two out-of-state peer sets for Kuna Joint District: closest on enrollment (5,825 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,369 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Kuna Joint District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.
Idaho Teacher Pay Overview
The highest average among comparably sized Idaho districts belongs to Lapwai District at $100,184. Kuna Joint District places 43 of 68 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Indiana and Tennessee are the states closest to Idaho 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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Large-district sample from 91 Idaho peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.
This is a sample of 6 from 91 Idaho districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.
Frequently Asked Questions about Kuna Joint District
What is the average teacher salary in Kuna Joint District?
The average teacher salary in Kuna Joint District is $64,369 (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 Kuna Joint District teacher pay compare to the Idaho average?
Kuna Joint District pays 3.5% less than the Idaho state average of $66,710. The district's average is $64,369.
How does Kuna Joint District teacher pay compare to the national average?
Kuna Joint District pays 8.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,369.
What is the per-pupil spending in Kuna Joint District?
Kuna Joint District spends approximately $9,205 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Kuna Joint District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 39% of Kuna Joint District's total expenditure of $53.6M (NCES FY2023).
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