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Lake Hamilton School District

Lake Hamilton School District sits in the highest third of Arkansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $68,440 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lake Hamilton School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,440
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$13,404
Per-pupil spending
4,131
Students enrolled
98th
Pct. in AR
$68,440

Lake Hamilton School District sits in the highest third of Arkansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $68,440 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $68,440, near the national average of $70,245, serving 4,131 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Lake Hamilton School District sits in the highest third of Arkansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $68,440 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 98th percentile for Arkansas
  • 56th percentile nationally
  • 35% 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.
  • Lake Hamilton School District ranks #3 of 199 Arkansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #127 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
  • +29.4% 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, Lake Hamilton School District's instructional payroll puts 3.3% into vocational programs , 2.4 points below the state median of 5.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Lake Hamilton AR median Gap
Regular program 75.6% 73.6% +2.0 pp
Special education 9.8% 10.1% -0.3 pp
Vocational programs 3.3% 5.7% -2.4 pp
Other programs 11.3% 9.9% +1.4 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 0508610 · FY2023.

LEAID 0508610 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lake Hamilton F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +58% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P98 in state RANK-NAT-MID P56 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-MID 4,131 students INSTR-LOW 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Conway FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,440 estimated average teacher salary · P98 in Arkansas · P56 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Conway ($1,928est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lake Hamilton

Salary neighbourhood · Lake Hamilton

Lake Hamilton 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 Lake Hamilton

Lake Hamilton School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,440 Top 44% higher than 56% 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

Lake Hamilton 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 Lake Hamilton School District ranks #3 of 199 Arkansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #127 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

Lake Hamilton 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

What stands out about Lake Hamilton School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +29.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Arkansas's statewide +9.0% by 20.4 points, a growth rate faster than 97% of the 233 Arkansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 4,490 to 4,131 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
$68,439.788

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
$78,839

+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 Lake Hamilton School District

What the Numbers Say About Lake Hamilton School District

Lake Hamilton School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Arkansas, serving 4,131 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,404. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,440, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0508610 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arkansas statewide average of $43,221, teacher pay in Lake Hamilton School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 58.3% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arkansas, it pays more than 98% 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, Lake Hamilton School District reports $55.4M in total expenditure against $56.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $12.8M, special-education teacher pay is $1.7M.

How does Lake Hamilton 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.

Lake Hamilton School District $68,440
Springdale School District $60,869
Arkansas avg $43,221
National avg $70,245

Lake Hamilton School District pays +12.4% more than Springdale School District · per-pupil $13,404 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, Lake Hamilton School District sits closest to Conway School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Berryville 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. Conway School District
  2. Fayetteville School District
  3. Russellville School District
  4. Siloam Springs School District
  5. Cabot School District
  6. Hot Springs School District
  7. Rogers School District
  8. Bryant School District
  9. N. Little Rock School District
  10. Jonesboro School District
  11. Valley View School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Berryville School District
  2. Gentry School District
  3. So. Conway Co. School District
  4. Gravette School District
  5. Lamar School District
  6. Dequeen School District
  7. Greene Co. Tech School Dist.
  8. Rogers School District
  9. Ashdown School District
  10. White Hall School District
  11. Lonoke School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lake Hamilton School District's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lake Hamilton School District: closest on enrollment (4,131 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,440 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

$56.2M
Total Revenue
$55.4M
Total Expenditure
$19.3M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$12.8M
Regular Program
$1.7M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$1.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Lake Hamilton 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 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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. Only third place separates it from the ceiling: among the 201 districts of comparable size, Lake Hamilton School District is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. 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

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Arkansas sample (including Lake Hamilton). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Valley View School District
$55,203
2,994 students
Harrison School District
$38,762
2,774 students
Farmington School District
$42,781
2,685 students
Magnolia School District
$52,177
2,662 students
Russellville School District
$59,925
5,602 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 Lake Hamilton School District
What is the average teacher salary in Lake Hamilton School District?

The average teacher salary in Lake Hamilton School District is $68,440 (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 Lake Hamilton School District teacher pay compare to the Arkansas average?

Lake Hamilton School District pays 58.3% more than the Arkansas state average of $43,221. The district's average is $68,440.

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

Lake Hamilton School District pays 2.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,440.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lake Hamilton School District?

Lake Hamilton School District spends approximately $13,404 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Lake Hamilton School District's total expenditure of $55.4M (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. Lake Hamilton 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.