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Lakeland District

Lakeland District sits in the highest third of Idaho districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,701 (above 92% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lakeland District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$78,701
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$11,983
Per-pupil spending
4,693
Students enrolled
92nd
Pct. in ID
$78,701

Lakeland District sits in the highest third of Idaho districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,701 (above 92% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $78,701, above the national average of $70,245, serving 4,693 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Lakeland District sits in the highest third of Idaho districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,701 (above 92% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 92nd percentile for Idaho
  • 72nd 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.
  • Lakeland District ranks #7 of 92 Idaho districts by estimated teacher salary and #45 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
  • +27.3% 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

$21,915,000 ÷ 278.46 reported teacher FTE = $78,701

  • Regular program $16,439,000 · 75.0%
  • Special education $4,153,000 · 19.0%
  • Other programs $1,323,000 · 6.0%

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, Lakeland District's instructional payroll puts 19.0% into special education , 7.1 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 Lakeland District ID median Gap
Regular program 75.0% 81.8% -6.8 pp
Special education 19.0% 11.9% +7.1 pp
Other programs 6.0% 4.5% +1.5 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 1601800 · FY2023.

LEAID 1601800 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lakeland District F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +18% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P92 in state RANK-NAT-MID P72 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-MID 4,693 students INSTR-MID 39% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Lewiston FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $78,701 estimated average teacher salary · P92 in Idaho · P72 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lewiston (+$116est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lakeland District

Salary neighbourhood · Lakeland District

Lakeland District 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 Lakeland District

Lakeland District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$78,701 Top 28% higher than 72% 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. Lakeland 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

Lakeland District in Idaho's upper-third pay band

Same 92 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Lakeland District ranks #7 of 92 Idaho districts by estimated teacher salary and #45 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

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Lakeland District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Mccall-donnelly Joint School District leads spending at $21,998 per pupil; Lapwai District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Lakeland District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +27.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Idaho's statewide +21.5% by 5.9 points, a growth rate faster than 73% of the 109 Idaho districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 5.5% here, from 4,450 students in FY2019 to 4,693 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$78,700.711

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Idaho price level
92.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$85,325

+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 Lakeland District

What the Numbers Say About Lakeland District

Lakeland District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Idaho, serving 4,693 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $11,983. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $78,701, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1601800 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Idaho statewide average of $66,710, teacher pay in Lakeland District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 18.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Idaho, it pays more than 92% 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, Lakeland District reports $56.2M in total expenditure against $54.6M 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 $16.4M, special-education teacher pay is $4.2M.

How does Lakeland District compare?

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

Lakeland District $78,701
Joint School District No. 2 $65,407
Idaho avg $66,710
National avg $70,245

Lakeland District pays +20.3% more than Joint School District No. 2 · per-pupil $11,983 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, Lakeland District sits closest to Lewiston Independent District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Teton County 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. Lewiston Independent District
  2. Mccall-donnelly Joint School District
  3. Lake Pend Oreille School District
  4. Post Falls District
  5. Idaho Falls District
  6. Moscow District
  7. American Falls Joint District
  8. Oneida County District
  9. Fremont County Joint District
  10. Coeur D'alene District
  11. Blackfoot District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Teton County District
  2. Pocatello District
  3. Kellogg Joint District
  4. Gooding Joint District
  5. Buhl Joint District
  6. Nampa School District
  7. Lake Pend Oreille School District
  8. Coeur D'alene District
  9. Caldwell District
  10. Boundary County District
  11. Moscow District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lakeland District's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lakeland District: closest on enrollment (4,693 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($78,701 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

$54.6M
Total Revenue
$56.2M
Total Expenditure
$21.9M
Instruction Salaries
39% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$16.4M
Regular Program
$4.2M
Special Education
$1.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Lakeland 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. Lakeland District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 6 of 68, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

View all Idaho districts →

Other Idaho Districts

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

Post Falls District
$73,706
6,050 students
Blaine County District
$91,259
3,312 students
Snake River District
$64,925
2,888 students
Jefferson County Joint District
$66,125
6,770 students
Emmett Independent District
$57,589
2,608 students
Shelley Joint District
$63,315
2,509 students

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 Lakeland District
What is the average teacher salary in Lakeland District?

The average teacher salary in Lakeland District is $78,701 (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 Lakeland District teacher pay compare to the Idaho average?

Lakeland District pays 18.0% more than the Idaho state average of $66,710. The district's average is $78,701.

How does Lakeland District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lakeland District pays 12.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $78,701.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lakeland District?

Lakeland District spends approximately $11,983 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 39% of Lakeland District's total expenditure of $56.2M (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. Lakeland 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.