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Muscatine Comm School District

Muscatine Comm School District sits in the lowest third of Iowa districts on estimated teacher pay at $65,525 (above only 62% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Muscatine Comm School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$65,525
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$16,346
Per-pupil spending
4,580
Students enrolled
62nd
Pct. in IA
$65,525

Muscatine Comm School District sits in the lowest third of Iowa districts on estimated teacher pay at $65,525 (above only 62% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $65,525, below the national average of $70,245, serving 4,580 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Muscatine Comm School District sits in the lowest third of Iowa districts on estimated teacher pay at $65,525 (above only 62% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 62nd percentile for Iowa
  • 50th 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.
  • Muscatine Comm School District ranks #114 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #136 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
  • +1.8% 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, Muscatine Comm School District's instructional payroll puts 16.9% into special education , 4.4 points above the state median of 12.6%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Iowa peer.

Program Muscatine Comm IA median Gap
Regular program 64.4% 68.8% -4.3 pp
Special education 16.9% 12.6% +4.4 pp
Vocational programs 3.7% 4.7% -1.0 pp
Other programs 14.9% 13.9% +1.1 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 1920130 · FY2023.

LEAID 1920130 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Muscatine Comm F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P62 in state RANK-NAT-MID P50 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-MID 4,580 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Burlington FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $65,525 estimated average teacher salary · P62 in Iowa · P50 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Burlington (+$19est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Muscatine Comm

Salary neighbourhood · Muscatine Comm

Muscatine Comm 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 Muscatine Comm

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$65,525 Top 50% higher than 50% 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

Muscatine Comm 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 Muscatine Comm School District ranks #114 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #136 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

Muscatine 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 Muscatine Comm School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +1.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Iowa's statewide +9.0% by 7.2 points, a growth rate faster than 13% of the 324 Iowa districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$65,524.558

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
$73,815

+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 Muscatine Comm School District

What the Numbers Say About Muscatine Comm School District

Muscatine Comm School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Iowa, serving 4,580 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,346. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $65,525, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1920130 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Iowa statewide average of $63,660, teacher pay in Muscatine Comm School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Iowa, it pays more than 62% 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, Muscatine Comm School District reports $74.9M in total expenditure against $77.1M 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 $13.5M, special-education teacher pay is $3.6M.

How does Muscatine 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.

Muscatine Comm School District $65,525
Des Moines Independent Comm School District $69,203
Iowa avg $63,660
National avg $70,245

Muscatine Comm School District pays -5.3% less than Des Moines Independent Comm School District · per-pupil $16,346 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, Muscatine Comm School District sits closest to Burlington Comm School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Storm Lake 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. Burlington Comm School District
  2. Atlantic Comm School District
  3. Clinton Comm School District
  4. Davis County Comm School District
  5. Cherokee Comm School District
  6. Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District
  7. Fort Dodge Comm School District
  8. Clarke Comm School District
  9. North Polk Comm School District
  10. Washington Comm School District
  11. Dubuque Comm School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Storm Lake Comm School District
  2. Woodward-Granger Comm School District
  3. Davenport Comm School District
  4. Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist
  5. Mount Vernon Comm School District
  6. Chariton Comm School District
  7. Charles City Comm School District
  8. Humboldt Comm School District
  9. Fairfield Comm School District
  10. Clear Creek Amana Comm School District
  11. Maquoketa Comm 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 Muscatine Comm School District: closest on enrollment (4,580 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($65,525 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

$77.1M
Total Revenue
$74.9M
Total Expenditure
$25.2M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$13.5M
Regular Program
$3.6M
Special Education
$0.8M
Vocational
$3.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Muscatine 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 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% 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. Muscatine Comm School District places 105 of 237 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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

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

Ottumwa Comm School District
$76,723
4,959 students
Marshalltown Comm School District
$67,820
5,078 students
Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District
$65,952
3,747 students
Indianola Comm School District
$68,741
3,665 students
Western Dubuque Comm School District
$62,108
3,629 students
Fort Dodge Comm School District
$66,046
3,527 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 Muscatine Comm School District
What is the average teacher salary in Muscatine Comm School District?

The average teacher salary in Muscatine Comm School District is $65,525 (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 Muscatine Comm School District teacher pay compare to the Iowa average?

Muscatine Comm School District pays 2.9% more than the Iowa state average of $63,660. The district's average is $65,525.

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

Muscatine Comm School District pays 6.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $65,525.

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

Muscatine Comm School District spends approximately $16,346 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Muscatine Comm School District's total expenditure of $74.9M (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. Muscatine 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.