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School district · Idaho · LEAID 1601830

Lapwai District

Lapwai District sits in the highest third of Idaho districts on estimated teacher pay at $100,184 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lapwai District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$100,184
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$20,922
Per-pupil spending
514
Students enrolled
99th
Pct. in ID
$100,184

Lapwai District sits in the highest third of Idaho districts on estimated teacher pay at $100,184 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $100,184, above the national average of $70,245, serving 514 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Lapwai District sits in the highest third of Idaho districts on estimated teacher pay at $100,184 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 99th percentile for Idaho
  • 91st percentile nationally
  • 35% 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.
  • Lapwai District ranks #1 of 92 Idaho districts by estimated teacher salary and #4 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
  • +38.7% 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

$3,803,000 ÷ 37.96 reported teacher FTE = $100,184

  • Regular program $3,172,000 · 83.4%
  • Special education $507,000 · 13.3%
  • Other programs $124,000 · 3.3%

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.

LEAID 1601830 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lapwai District F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +50% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P99 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P91 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-SMALL 514 students INSTR-MID 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mccall-donnelly FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $100,184 estimated average teacher salary · P99 in Idaho · P91 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Blaine ($8,925est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lapwai District

Salary neighbourhood · Lapwai District

Lapwai 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 Lapwai District

Lapwai District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$100,184 Top 9% higher than 91% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Lapwai 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

Lapwai 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 Lapwai District ranks #1 of 92 Idaho districts by estimated teacher salary and #4 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

Lapwai 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 Lapwai District

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 91% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +38.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Idaho's statewide +21.5% by 17.2 points, a growth rate faster than 96% of the 109 Idaho districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$100,184.405

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
$108,617

+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 Lapwai District

What the Numbers Say About Lapwai District

Lapwai District is a small school district in Idaho, serving 514 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,922. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $100,184, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1601830 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Idaho statewide average of $66,710, teacher pay in Lapwai District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 50.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (42.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Idaho, it pays more than 99% 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, Lapwai District reports $10.8M in total expenditure against $11.0M 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 $3.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Lapwai District compare?

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

Lapwai District $100,184
Joint School District No. 2 $65,407
Idaho avg $66,710
National avg $70,245

Lapwai District pays +53.2% more than Joint School District No. 2 · per-pupil $20,922 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, Lapwai District sits closest to Mccall-donnelly Joint School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Cascade 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. Mccall-donnelly Joint School District
  2. Horseshoe Bend School District
  3. Kootenai District
  4. Genesee Joint District
  5. Grace Joint District
  6. Cascade District
  7. Garden Valley District
  8. Mountain View School District
  9. American Falls Joint District
  10. Wallace District
  11. Kendrick Joint District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Cascade District
  2. Plummer-worley Joint District
  3. Mccall-donnelly Joint School District
  4. Whitepine Joint School District
  5. Bruneau-grand View Joint School District
  6. Horseshoe Bend School District
  7. Kootenai District
  8. Homedale Joint District
  9. Garden Valley District
  10. Challis Joint District
  11. Mackay Joint District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lapwai District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lapwai District: closest on enrollment (514 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($100,184 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

$11.0M
Total Revenue
$10.8M
Total Expenditure
$3.8M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.2M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Lapwai 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

No comparably sized Idaho district reports a higher average than Lapwai District, so this page is the state's ceiling rather than a point on the way to it. Only the state ceiling itself: among the 68 districts of comparable size, Lapwai District is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. 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

Smaller-district sample from 91 Idaho peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Marsing Joint District
$67,527
854 students
Soda Springs Joint District
$67,247
922 students
St Maries Joint District
$65,952
953 students
New Plymouth District
$66,938
990 students
Parma District
$52,187
1,038 students
Mountain View School District
$71,764
1,109 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 Lapwai District
What is the average teacher salary in Lapwai District?

The average teacher salary in Lapwai District is $100,184 (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 Lapwai District teacher pay compare to the Idaho average?

Lapwai District pays 50.2% more than the Idaho state average of $66,710. The district's average is $100,184.

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

Lapwai District pays 42.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $100,184.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lapwai District?

Lapwai District spends approximately $20,922 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Lapwai District's total expenditure of $10.8M (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. Lapwai 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.