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Littleton Elementary District (4278)

Littleton Elementary District (4278) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (5,705 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Littleton Elementary District (4278) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,756
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$16,832
Per-pupil spending
5,705
Students enrolled
40th
Pct. in AZ
$60,756

Littleton Elementary District (4278) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (5,705 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,756, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,705 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Littleton Elementary District (4278) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (5,705 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 40th percentile for Arizona
  • 38th percentile nationally
  • 20% 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.
  • Littleton Elementary District (4278) ranks #90 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #40 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
  • +18.9% 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, Littleton Elementary District (4278)'s instructional payroll puts 2.9% into other programs , 2.9 points above the state median of 0.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Littleton Elementary AZ median Gap
Regular program 86.6% 84.0% +2.6 pp
Special education 10.6% 10.8% -0.2 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.7% -1.7 pp
Other programs 2.9% 0.0% +2.9 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 0404440 · FY2023.

LEAID 0404440 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Littleton Elementary F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P40 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P38 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-MID 5,705 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Page FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,756 estimated average teacher salary · P40 in Arizona · P38 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Tucson ($204est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Littleton Elementary

Salary neighbourhood · Littleton Elementary

Littleton 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 Littleton Elementary

Littleton Elementary District (4278)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,756 38th percentile higher than 38% 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 Littleton Elementary District (4278)

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +18.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Arizona's statewide +25.8% by 6.9 points, a growth rate faster than 41% of the 199 Arizona districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$60,755.911

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
$60,308

-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 Littleton Elementary District (4278)

What the Numbers Say About Littleton Elementary District (4278)

Littleton Elementary District (4278) is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Arizona, serving 5,705 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,832. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,756, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0404440 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Littleton Elementary District (4278) runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 5.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (13.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 40% 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, Littleton Elementary District (4278) reports $96.0M in total expenditure against $73.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $15.8M, special-education teacher pay is $1.9M.

How does Littleton Elementary District (4278) compare?

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

Littleton Elementary District (4278) $60,756
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Littleton Elementary District (4278) pays -9.9% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $16,832 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, Littleton Elementary District (4278) sits closest to Page Unified School District #8 (4196); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Holbrook Unified District (4389). 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. Page Unified School District #8 (4196)
  2. J O Combs Unified School District (4445)
  3. Show Low Unified District (4393)
  4. Creighton Elementary District (4263)
  5. Washington Elementary School District (4260)
  6. Tanque Verde Unified District (4408)
  7. Kingman Unified School District (79598)
  8. Globe Unified District (4208)
  9. Union Elementary District (4277)
  10. Vail Unified District (4413)
  11. Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Holbrook Unified District (4389)
  2. Tolleson Elementary District (4264)
  3. Somerton Elementary District (4500)
  4. Osborn Elementary District (4262)
  5. Isaac Elementary District (4259)
  6. Tempe School District (4258)
  7. Glendale Union High School District (4285)
  8. Apache Junction Unified District (4443)
  9. Tanque Verde Unified District (4408)
  10. Creighton Elementary District (4263)
  11. Yuma Union High School District (4507)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Littleton Elementary District (4278)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Littleton Elementary District (4278): closest on enrollment (5,705 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,756 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

$73.4M
Total Revenue
$96.0M
Total Expenditure
$19.5M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$15.8M
Regular Program
$1.9M
Special Education
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Littleton Elementary District (4278): 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. Littleton Elementary District (4278) places 77 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.

Buckeye Elementary District (4269)
$50,545
5,540 students
Madison Elementary District (4270)
$62,743
5,525 students
Humboldt Unified District (4469)
$62,371
5,505 students
Buckeye Union High School District (4284)
$76,806
5,406 students
Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)
$66,378
5,368 students
Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)
$57,523
5,281 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 Littleton Elementary District (4278)
What is the average teacher salary in Littleton Elementary District (4278)?

The average teacher salary in Littleton Elementary District (4278) is $60,756 (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 Littleton Elementary District (4278) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Littleton Elementary District (4278) pays 5.0% less than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $60,756.

How does Littleton Elementary District (4278) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Littleton Elementary District (4278) pays 13.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,756.

What is the per-pupil spending in Littleton Elementary District (4278)?

Littleton Elementary District (4278) spends approximately $16,832 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Littleton Elementary District (4278)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Littleton Elementary District (4278)'s total expenditure of $96.0M (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. Littleton Elementary District (4278)'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.