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Marion School District

Marion School District sits in the lowest third of Arkansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,699 (above only 66% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Marion School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$45,699
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$14,602
Per-pupil spending
3,902
Students enrolled
66th
Pct. in AR
$45,699

Marion School District sits in the lowest third of Arkansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,699 (above only 66% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $45,699, below the national average of $70,245, serving 3,902 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Marion School District sits in the lowest third of Arkansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,699 (above only 66% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 66th percentile for Arkansas
  • 5th percentile nationally
  • 25% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arkansas ranks #49 of 49 on the salary estimate and #32 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Marion School District ranks #68 of 199 Arkansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #86 of 199 by per-pupil spending. Fayetteville School District pay #1 at $73,997 is not Warren School District spending #1 at $31,095 per pupil
  • +8.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Arkansas median

Among 234 Arkansas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Marion School District's instructional payroll puts 6.4% into other programs , 3.5 points below the state median of 9.9%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Marion School AR median Gap
Regular program 76.4% 73.6% +2.8 pp
Special education 12.4% 10.1% +2.3 pp
Vocational programs 4.8% 5.7% -0.9 pp
Other programs 6.4% 9.9% -3.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 234 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0509390 · FY2023.

LEAID 0509390 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Marion School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +6% vs state RANK-ST-MID P66 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P5 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 3,902 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Hamburg FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $45,699 estimated average teacher salary · P66 in Arkansas · P5 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Vilonia ($177est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Marion School

Salary neighbourhood · Marion School

Marion School 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 Marion School

Marion School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$45,699 5th percentile higher than 5% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Marion School 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

Marion School in Arkansas's lower-third pay band

Same 199 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Marion School District ranks #68 of 199 Arkansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #86 of 199 by per-pupil spending. Fayetteville School District pay #1 at $73,997 is not Warren School District spending #1 at $31,095 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Marion School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Warren School District leads spending at $31,095 per pupil; Fayetteville School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Marion School District

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 5% of districts.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$45,698.906

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arkansas price level
86.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$52,642

+15% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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 Marion School District

What the Numbers Say About Marion School District

Marion School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Arkansas, serving 3,902 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,602. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $45,699, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0509390 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arkansas statewide average of $43,221, teacher pay in Marion School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 5.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (34.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arkansas, it pays more than 66% of them. Arkansas itself ranks #49 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Marion School District reports $57.0M in total expenditure against $56.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $9.8M, special-education teacher pay is $1.6M.

How does Marion School District compare?

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

Marion School District $45,699
Springdale School District $60,869
Arkansas avg $43,221
National avg $70,245

Marion School District pays -24.9% less than Springdale School District · per-pupil $14,602 vs $15,771

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 Arkansas districts

On pay, Marion School District sits closest to Hamburg School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Cave City 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. Hamburg School District
  2. Vilonia School District
  3. El Dorado School District
  4. Drew Central School District
  5. Forrest City School District
  6. West Memphis School District
  7. Warren School District
  8. Mcgehee School District
  9. Westside Cons. School District
  10. Riverview School District
  11. Clinton School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Cave City School District
  2. Farmington School District
  3. Magnolia School District
  4. Bald Knob School District
  5. Lincoln School District
  6. Dewitt School District
  7. Van Buren School District
  8. Searcy School District
  9. Drew Central School District
  10. Manila School District
  11. Harrison School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Marion School District: closest on enrollment (3,902 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($45,699 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

$56.5M
Total Revenue
$57.0M
Total Expenditure
$14.4M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$9.8M
Regular Program
$1.6M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$0.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Marion 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 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Arkansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arkansas districts belongs to Fayetteville School District at $73,997. Marion School District places 67 of 201 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Mississippi and South Dakota are the states closest to Arkansas 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 Arkansas districts →

Other Arkansas Districts

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

Mountain Home School District
$53,093
3,914 students
Texarkana School District
$48,996
3,888 students
Greenbrier School District
$53,481
3,862 students
Greenwood School District
$48,013
3,956 students
Searcy School District
$47,922
4,003 students
El Dorado School District
$45,982
4,051 students

This is a sample of 6 from 198 Arkansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Marion School District
What is the average teacher salary in Marion School District?

The average teacher salary in Marion School District is $45,699 (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 Marion School District teacher pay compare to the Arkansas average?

Marion School District pays 5.7% more than the Arkansas state average of $43,221. The district's average is $45,699.

How does Marion School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Marion School District pays 34.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $45,699.

What is the per-pupil spending in Marion School District?

Marion School District spends approximately $14,602 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Marion School District's total expenditure of $57.0M (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. Marion 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.