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Lone Tree Comm School District

Lone Tree Comm School District sits in the lowest third of Iowa districts on estimated teacher pay at $51,115 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lone Tree Comm School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$51,115
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$14,860
Per-pupil spending
428
Students enrolled
3rd
Pct. in IA
$51,115

Lone Tree Comm School District sits in the lowest third of Iowa districts on estimated teacher pay at $51,115 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $51,115, below the national average of $70,245, serving 428 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Lone Tree Comm School District sits in the lowest third of Iowa districts on estimated teacher pay at $51,115 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 3rd percentile for Iowa
  • 17th percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Iowa ranks #30 of 49 on the salary estimate and #29 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Lone Tree Comm School District ranks #294 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #222 of 303 by per-pupil spending. Linn-Mar Comm School District pay #1 at $82,552 is not Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District spending #1 at $59,531 per pupil
  • +14.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Iowa median

Among 327 Iowa districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Lone Tree Comm School District's instructional payroll puts 8.3% into vocational programs , 3.6 points above the state median of 4.7%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Iowa peer.

Program Lone Tree IA median Gap
Regular program 70.8% 68.8% +2.0 pp
Special education 10.2% 12.6% -2.3 pp
Vocational programs 8.3% 4.7% +3.6 pp
Other programs 10.6% 13.9% -3.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 327 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 1917550 · FY2023.

LEAID 1917550 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lone Tree F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -20% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P3 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P17 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-TINY 428 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near CAM FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $51,115 estimated average teacher salary · P3 in Iowa · P17 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Bondurant-Farrar (+$9,962est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lone Tree

Salary neighbourhood · Lone Tree

Lone Tree trails 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 Lone Tree

Lone Tree Comm School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$51,115 17th percentile higher than 17% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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

Lone Tree in Iowa's lower-third pay band

Same 303 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Lone Tree Comm School District ranks #294 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #222 of 303 by per-pupil spending. Linn-Mar Comm School District pay #1 at $82,552 is not Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District spending #1 at $59,531 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Lone Tree Comm School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District leads spending at $59,531 per pupil; Linn-Mar Comm School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Lone Tree Comm School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +14.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Iowa's statewide +9.0% by 5.3 points, a growth rate faster than 71% of the 324 Iowa districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 501 to 428 students (14.6% 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.
  • It is a very small district (428 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$51,114.923

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Iowa price level
88.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$57,582

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Lone Tree Comm School District

What the Numbers Say About Lone Tree Comm School District

Lone Tree Comm School District is a small school district in Iowa, serving 428 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,860. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $51,115, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1917550 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Iowa statewide average of $63,660, teacher pay in Lone Tree Comm School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 19.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (27.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Iowa, it pays more than 3% of them. Iowa itself ranks #30 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Lone Tree Comm School District reports $6.4M in total expenditure against $6.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Lone Tree Comm School District compare?

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

Lone Tree Comm School District $51,115
Des Moines Independent Comm School District $69,203
Iowa avg $63,660
National avg $70,245

Lone Tree Comm School District pays -26.1% less than Des Moines Independent Comm School District · per-pupil $14,860 vs $18,580

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 Iowa districts

On pay, Lone Tree Comm School District sits closest to CAM Comm School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Williamsburg Comm 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. CAM Comm School District
  2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District
  3. Cardinal Comm School District
  4. Keota Comm School District
  5. Waco Comm School District
  6. Guthrie Center Comm School District
  7. Seymour Comm School District
  8. Dunkerton Comm School District
  9. United Comm School District
  10. Easton Valley Comm School District
  11. Murray Comm School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Williamsburg Comm School District
  2. Central Lyon Comm School District
  3. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District
  4. Ogden Comm School District
  5. Moravia Comm School District
  6. Nevada Comm School District
  7. Winterset Comm School District
  8. Glidden-Ralston Comm School District
  9. Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District
  10. Atlantic Comm School District
  11. Denver Comm School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lone Tree Comm School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lone Tree Comm School District: closest on enrollment (428 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($51,115 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

$6.8M
Total Revenue
$6.4M
Total Expenditure
$2.1M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.3M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Lone Tree Comm 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 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Iowa Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Iowa districts belongs to Linn-Mar Comm School District at $82,552. Placed 234 of 238, Lone Tree Comm School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Louisiana and Oklahoma are the states closest to Iowa on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other Iowa Districts

Smaller-district sample from 302 Iowa peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

East Mills Comm School District
$62,293
447 students
Riceville Comm School District
$55,964
406 students
English Valleys Comm School District
$66,310
451 students
Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District
$63,560
453 students
Southeast Warren Comm School District
$63,385
455 students
West Bend-Mallard Comm School District
$47,506
395 students

This is a sample of 6 from 302 Iowa districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lone Tree Comm School District
What is the average teacher salary in Lone Tree Comm School District?

The average teacher salary in Lone Tree Comm School District is $51,115 (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 Lone Tree Comm School District teacher pay compare to the Iowa average?

Lone Tree Comm School District pays 19.7% less than the Iowa state average of $63,660. The district's average is $51,115.

How does Lone Tree Comm School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lone Tree Comm School District pays 27.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $51,115.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lone Tree Comm School District?

Lone Tree Comm School District spends approximately $14,860 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Lone Tree Comm School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Lone Tree Comm School District's total expenditure of $6.4M (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. Lone Tree Comm 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.