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School district · Texas · LEAID 4832280

Nederland ISD

Nederland ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (5,029 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Nederland ISD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,406
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$26,020
Per-pupil spending
5,029
Students enrolled
90th
Pct. in TX
$60,406

Nederland ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (5,029 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,406, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,029 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Nederland ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (5,029 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 90th percentile for Texas
  • 38th percentile nationally
  • 20% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Texas ranks #44 of 49 on the salary estimate and #2 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Nederland ISD ranks #90 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #79 of 888 by per-pupil spending. Huntington ISD pay #1 at $96,219 is not Palacios ISD spending #1 at $62,904 per pupil
  • +16.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Texas median

Among 1,024 Texas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Nederland ISD's instructional payroll puts 12.9% into special education , 4.8 points above the state median of 8.1%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Texas peer.

Program Nederland ISD TX median Gap
Regular program 73.4% 75.4% -2.0 pp
Special education 12.9% 8.1% +4.8 pp
Vocational programs 4.9% 7.0% -2.2 pp
Other programs 8.9% 8.3% +0.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 1,024 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4832280 · FY2023.

LEAID 4832280 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Nederland ISD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +17% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P90 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P38 national PPE-HIGH $26K/pupil ENR-MID 5,029 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Santa FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,406 estimated average teacher salary · P90 in Texas · P38 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Northside ($4est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Nederland ISD

Salary neighbourhood · Nederland ISD

Nederland ISD 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 Nederland ISD

Nederland ISD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,406 38th percentile higher than 38% 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. Nederland ISD $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

What stands out about Nederland ISD

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +16.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Texas's statewide +10.1% by 6.8 points, a growth rate faster than 63% of the 1,015 Texas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $26,020 is among the highest in the nation.

Texas sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$60,405.692

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Texas price level
97.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$62,184

+3% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Texas 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 Texas 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 Nederland ISD

What the Numbers Say About Nederland ISD

Nederland ISD is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Texas, serving 5,029 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $26,020. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,406, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4832280 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Texas statewide average of $51,478, teacher pay in Nederland ISD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 17.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Texas, it pays more than 90% of them. Texas itself ranks #44 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Nederland ISD reports $130.9M in total expenditure against $70.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $16.3M, special-education teacher pay is $2.9M.

How does Nederland ISD compare?

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

Nederland ISD $60,406
Houston ISD $60,017
Texas avg $51,478
National avg $70,245

Nederland ISD pays +0.6% more than Houston ISD · per-pupil $26,020 vs $16,112

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 Texas districts

On pay, Nederland ISD sits closest to Santa Fe ISD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lyford CISD. 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. Santa Fe ISD
  2. Mineral Wells ISD
  3. Harlandale ISD
  4. Princeton ISD
  5. Anahuac ISD
  6. Greenwood ISD
  7. Crosby ISD
  8. Little Elm ISD
  9. Canutillo ISD
  10. Waxahachie ISD
  11. Montgomery ISD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Lyford CISD
  2. Georgetown ISD
  3. Port Neches-groves ISD
  4. Academy ISD
  5. Carthage ISD
  6. Celina ISD
  7. Gregory-portland ISD
  8. Waco ISD
  9. Fort Stockton ISD
  10. Barbers Hill ISD
  11. La Porte ISD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Nederland ISD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Nederland ISD: closest on enrollment (5,029 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,406 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

$70.5M
Total Revenue
$130.9M
Total Expenditure
$26.3M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$16.3M
Regular Program
$2.9M
Special Education
$1.1M
Vocational
$2.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Nederland ISD: 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.

Texas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Texas districts belongs to Huntington ISD at $96,219. Nederland ISD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 87 of 708, nearer the ceiling than the floor. On BEA's price parity Texas sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Pennsylvania are its nearest price peers.

View all Texas districts →

Other Texas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 902 Texas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Nacogdoches ISD
$41,360
5,943 students
Southside ISD
$64,362
5,965 students
Roma ISD
$57,036
5,977 students
Uvalde CISD
$45,592
4,071 students
Marble Falls ISD
$51,843
4,063 students
Livingston ISD
$59,288
4,061 students

This is a sample of 6 from 902 Texas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Nederland ISD
What is the average teacher salary in Nederland ISD?

The average teacher salary in Nederland ISD is $60,406 (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 Nederland ISD teacher pay compare to the Texas average?

Nederland ISD pays 17.3% more than the Texas state average of $51,478. The district's average is $60,406.

How does Nederland ISD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Nederland ISD pays 14.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,406.

What is the per-pupil spending in Nederland ISD?

Nederland ISD spends approximately $26,020 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Nederland ISD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Nederland ISD's total expenditure of $130.9M (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. Nederland ISD'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.