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Mineral County School District

Mineral County School District sits in the highest third of Nevada districts on estimated teacher pay at $143,149 (above 93% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Mineral County School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$143,149
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$18,786
Per-pupil spending
608
Students enrolled
93rd
Pct. in NV
$143,149

Mineral County School District sits in the highest third of Nevada districts on estimated teacher pay at $143,149 (above 93% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $143,149, above the national average of $70,245, serving 608 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Mineral County School District sits in the highest third of Nevada districts on estimated teacher pay at $143,149 (above 93% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 93rd percentile for Nevada
  • 99th percentile nationally
  • 27% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Nevada ranks #12 of 49 on the salary estimate and #34 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Mineral County School District ranks #1 of 15 Nevada districts by estimated teacher salary and #3 of 15 by per-pupil spending. Mineral County School District pay #1 at $143,149 is not Eureka County School District spending #1 at $41,333 per pupil
  • +9.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3200330 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Mineral County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +75% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P93 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P99 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-SMALL 608 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near White FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $143,149 estimated average teacher salary · P93 in Nevada · P99 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: White ($18,937est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Mineral County

Salary neighbourhood · Mineral County

Mineral County 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 Mineral County

Mineral County School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$143,149 Top 1% higher than 99% 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%). Below this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Below this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Mineral County in Nevada's upper-third pay band

Same 15 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Mineral County School District ranks #1 of 15 Nevada districts by estimated teacher salary and #3 of 15 by per-pupil spending. Mineral County School District pay #1 at $143,149 is not Eureka County School District spending #1 at $41,333 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Mineral County School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Eureka County School District leads spending at $41,333 per pupil; Mineral County School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Mineral County School District

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 99% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +9.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Nevada's statewide +26.2% by 16.3 points.

Nevada sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$143,148.502

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Nevada price level
97.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$146,277

+2% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Mineral County School District

What the Numbers Say About Mineral County School District

Mineral County School District is a small school district in Nevada, serving 608 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,786. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $143,149, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3200330 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nevada statewide average of $81,933, teacher pay in Mineral County School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 74.7% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (103.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nevada, it pays more than 93% of them. Nevada itself ranks #12 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Mineral County School District reports $11.4M in total expenditure against $10.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Mineral County School District compare?

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

Mineral County School District $143,149
Clark County School District $84,814
Nevada avg $81,933
National avg $70,245

Mineral County School District pays +68.8% more than Clark County School District · per-pupil $18,786 vs $13,363

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 Nevada districts

On pay, Mineral County School District sits closest to White Pine County School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lincoln County 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. White Pine County School District
  2. Lincoln County School District
  3. Lander County School District
  4. Eureka County School District
  5. Pershing County School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Lincoln County School District
  2. White Pine County School District
  3. Pershing County School District
  4. Lander County School District
  5. Eureka County School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Mineral County School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Mineral County School District: closest on enrollment (608 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($143,149 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

$10.5M
Total Revenue
$11.4M
Total Expenditure
$3.1M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.8M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Mineral County 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 73% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 27% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Nevada Teacher Pay Overview

No comparably sized Nevada district reports a higher average than Mineral County School 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 14 districts of comparable size, Mineral County School District is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. On BEA's price parity Nevada sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Maine and Minnesota are its nearest price peers.

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Other Nevada Districts

Smaller-district sample from 14 Nevada peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Lyon County School District
$64,224
9,053 students
Elko County School District
$68,256
10,161 students
Washoe County School District
$63,687
64,442 students
Clark County School District
$84,814
309,787 students
Pershing County School District
$65,217
663 students
Eureka County School District
$86,438
333 students

This is a sample of 6 from 14 Nevada districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Mineral County School District is $143,149 (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 Mineral County School District teacher pay compare to the Nevada average?

Mineral County School District pays 74.7% more than the Nevada state average of $81,933. The district's average is $143,149.

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

Mineral County School District pays 103.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $143,149.

What is the per-pupil spending in Mineral County School District?

Mineral County School District spends approximately $18,786 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Mineral County School District's total expenditure of $11.4M (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. Mineral County 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.