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School district · Arizona · LEAID 0404320

Liberty Elementary District (4266)

Liberty Elementary District (4266) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (4,373 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Liberty Elementary District (4266) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,976
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$10,900
Per-pupil spending
4,373
Students enrolled
64th
Pct. in AZ
$66,976

Liberty Elementary District (4266) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (4,373 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,976, near the national average of $70,245, serving 4,373 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Liberty Elementary District (4266) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (4,373 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 64th percentile for Arizona
  • 53rd percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arizona ranks #29 of 49 on the salary estimate and #16 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Liberty Elementary District (4266) ranks #54 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #143 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Safford Unified District (4218) pay #1 at $99,366 is not Red Mesa Unified District (4159) spending #1 at $38,950 per pupil
  • +14.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Arizona median

Among 213 Arizona districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Liberty Elementary District (4266)'s instructional payroll puts 87.6% into regular program , 3.6 points above the state median of 84.0%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Arizona district.

Program Liberty Elementary AZ median Gap
Regular program 87.6% 84.0% +3.6 pp
Special education 11.2% 10.8% +0.4 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.7% -1.7 pp
Other programs 1.2% 0.0% +1.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 213 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0404320 · FY2023.

LEAID 0404320 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Liberty Elementary F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +5% vs state RANK-ST-MID P64 in state RANK-NAT-MID P53 national PPE-LOW $11K/pupil ENR-MID 4,373 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Ganado FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,976 estimated average teacher salary · P64 in Arizona · P53 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Mesa (+$444est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Liberty Elementary

Salary neighbourhood · Liberty Elementary

Liberty Elementary 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Liberty Elementary

Liberty Elementary District (4266)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,976 Top 47% higher than 53% 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

What stands out about Liberty Elementary District (4266)

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +14.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Arizona's statewide +25.8% by 11.3 points, a growth rate faster than 31% of the 199 Arizona districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 23.2% here, from 3,549 students in FY2019 to 4,373 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.

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$66,976.202

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arizona price level
100.7 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$66,483

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arizona sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Arizona 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 Liberty Elementary District (4266)

What the Numbers Say About Liberty Elementary District (4266)

Liberty Elementary District (4266) is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Arizona, serving 4,373 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $10,900. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,976, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0404320 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Liberty Elementary District (4266) runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 4.8% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (4.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 64% of them. Arizona itself ranks #29 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Liberty Elementary District (4266) reports $47.7M in total expenditure against $61.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $12.6M, special-education teacher pay is $1.6M.

How does Liberty Elementary District (4266) compare?

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

Liberty Elementary District (4266) $66,976
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Liberty Elementary District (4266) pays -0.7% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $10,900 vs $14,903

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 Arizona districts

On pay, Liberty Elementary District (4266) sits closest to Ganado Unified School District (4157); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Mohave Valley Elementary District (4379). 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. Ganado Unified School District (4157)
  2. Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)
  3. Parker Unified School District (4510)
  4. Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
  5. Toltec School District (4450)
  6. Camp Verde Unified District (4470)
  7. Douglas Unified District (4174)
  8. Phoenix Elementary District (4256)
  9. San Carlos Unified District (4210)
  10. Holbrook Unified District (4389)
  11. Isaac Elementary District (4259)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Mohave Valley Elementary District (4379)
  2. Pima Unified District (4220)
  3. Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)
  4. Kingman Unified School District (79598)
  5. Humboldt Unified District (4469)
  6. Yuma Elementary District (4499)
  7. Camp Verde Unified District (4470)
  8. J O Combs Unified School District (4445)
  9. Toltec School District (4450)
  10. Laveen Elementary District (4276)
  11. Gadsden Elementary District (4505)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Liberty Elementary District (4266)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Liberty Elementary District (4266): closest on enrollment (4,373 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,976 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

$61.8M
Total Revenue
$47.7M
Total Expenditure
$15.4M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$12.6M
Regular Program
$1.6M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Liberty Elementary District (4266): the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 93% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 7% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Arizona Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arizona districts belongs to Safford Unified District (4218) at $99,366. Liberty Elementary District (4266) places 45 of 128 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Arizona sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Virginia and Colorado are its nearest price peers.

View all Arizona districts →

Other Arizona Districts

Smaller-district sample from 153 Arizona peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Gadsden Elementary District (4505)
$80,692
4,958 students
Phoenix Elementary District (4256)
$68,297
4,974 students
Creighton Elementary District (4263)
$61,294
5,004 students
Douglas Unified District (4174)
$68,263
3,726 students
Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)
$53,004
5,049 students
Fowler Elementary District (4273)
$70,736
3,692 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Arizona districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Elementary District (4266)
What is the average teacher salary in Liberty Elementary District (4266)?

The average teacher salary in Liberty Elementary District (4266) is $66,976 (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 Liberty Elementary District (4266) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Liberty Elementary District (4266) pays 4.8% more than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $66,976.

How does Liberty Elementary District (4266) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Liberty Elementary District (4266) pays 4.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,976.

What is the per-pupil spending in Liberty Elementary District (4266)?

Liberty Elementary District (4266) spends approximately $10,900 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Liberty Elementary District (4266)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Liberty Elementary District (4266)'s total expenditure of $47.7M (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. Liberty Elementary District (4266)'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.