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Mojave Unified

Mojave Unified is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (3,009 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Mojave Unified come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$93,662
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$17,436
Per-pupil spending
3,009
Students enrolled
20th
Pct. in CA
$93,662

Mojave Unified is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (3,009 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $93,662, above the national average of $70,245, serving 3,009 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Mojave Unified is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (3,009 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 20th percentile for California
  • 87th percentile nationally
  • 27% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • California ranks #2 of 49 on the salary estimate and #1 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Mojave Unified ranks #599 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #580 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil
  • +0.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs California median

Among 954 California districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Mojave Unified's instructional payroll puts 15.7% into special education , 4.9 points above the state median of 10.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical California peer.

Program Mojave Unified CA median Gap
Regular program 84.3% 85.8% -1.5 pp
Special education 15.7% 10.8% +4.9 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 954 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0625230 · FY2023.

LEAID 0625230 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Mojave Unified F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -15% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P20 in state RANK-NAT-MID P87 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-MID 3,009 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Muroc FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $93,662 estimated average teacher salary · P20 in California · P87 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: West (+$8,439est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Mojave Unified

Salary neighbourhood · Mojave Unified

Mojave Unified 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 Mojave Unified

Mojave Unified's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$93,662 Top 13% higher than 87% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Mojave Unified $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

Mojave Unified in California's lower-third pay band

Same 750 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Mojave Unified ranks #599 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #580 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Mojave Unified is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Beverly Hills Unified leads spending at $61,843 per pupil; Calaveras County Office of Education leads pay.

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

What stands out about Mojave Unified

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +0.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing California's statewide +25.3% by 24.9 points, a growth rate faster than 3% of the 856 California districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 7.5% here, from 2,800 students in FY2019 to 3,009 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.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$93,662.497

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

California price level
112.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$83,482

-11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in California run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.

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 California 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 Mojave Unified

What the Numbers Say About Mojave Unified

Mojave Unified is a small-to-mid-sized school district in California, serving 3,009 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,436. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $93,662, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0625230 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Mojave Unified runs materially below the state benchmark, a 15.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (33.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 20% of them. California itself ranks #2 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Mojave Unified reports $52.5M in total expenditure against $74.2M 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 $9.5M, special-education teacher pay is $1.8M.

How does Mojave Unified compare?

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

Mojave Unified $93,662
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Mojave Unified pays -9.8% less than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $17,436 vs $26,962

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 California districts

On pay, Mojave Unified sits closest to Muroc Joint Unified; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Denair Unified. 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. Muroc Joint Unified
  2. Beardsley Elementary
  3. Lemoore Union Elementary
  4. Dixon Unified
  5. Twin Hills Union Elementary
  6. Aromas - San Juan Unified
  7. Live Oak Elementary
  8. South Monterey County Joint Union High
  9. Edison Elementary
  10. Silver Valley Unified
  11. Lammersville Joint Unified
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Denair Unified
  2. Los Alamitos Unified
  3. Yosemite Unified
  4. Bonsall Unified
  5. Rim of the World Unified
  6. Beaumont Unified
  7. Bishop Unified
  8. Hanford Elementary
  9. Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified
  10. Temple City Unified
  11. South Monterey County Joint Union High

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Mojave Unified's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Mojave Unified: closest on enrollment (3,009 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($93,662 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

$74.2M
Total Revenue
$52.5M
Total Expenditure
$13.9M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$9.5M
Regular Program
$1.8M
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 Mojave Unified: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

California Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized California districts belongs to San Bernardino County Office of Education at $178,265. Placed 550 of 644, Mojave Unified is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Because California prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; District of Columbia and Hawaii are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all California districts →

Other California Districts

Smaller-district sample from 776 California peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Eureka Union
$109,085
3,147 students
Empire Union Elementary
$113,308
2,870 students
Sonoma Valley Unified
$120,759
3,156 students
Redding Elementary
$101,221
2,856 students
Lemon Grove
$131,550
3,170 students
Lafayette Elementary
$110,805
3,177 students

This is a sample of 6 from 776 California districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mojave Unified
What is the average teacher salary in Mojave Unified?

The average teacher salary in Mojave Unified is $93,662 (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 Mojave Unified teacher pay compare to the California average?

Mojave Unified pays 15.3% less than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $93,662.

How does Mojave Unified teacher pay compare to the national average?

Mojave Unified pays 33.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $93,662.

What is the per-pupil spending in Mojave Unified?

Mojave Unified spends approximately $17,436 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Mojave Unified's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Mojave Unified's total expenditure of $52.5M (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. Mojave Unified'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.