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North Lyon County

North Lyon County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (340 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for North Lyon County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$56,351
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$22,276
Per-pupil spending
340
Students enrolled
40th
Pct. in KS
$56,351

North Lyon County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (340 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $56,351, below the national average of $70,245, serving 340 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: North Lyon County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (340 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 40th percentile for Kansas
  • 29th percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kansas ranks #37 of 49 on the salary estimate and #30 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • North Lyon County ranks #150 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #26 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • +29.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Kansas median

Among 286 Kansas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, North Lyon County's instructional payroll puts 8.2% into vocational programs , 3.6 points above the state median of 4.6%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Kansas peer.

Program North Lyon KS median Gap
Regular program 91.8% 92.6% -0.8 pp
Vocational programs 8.2% 4.6% +3.6 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 286 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2003210 · FY2023.

LEAID 2003210 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

North Lyon F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P40 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P29 national PPE-HIGH $22K/pupil ENR-TINY 340 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Hoxie FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $56,351 estimated average teacher salary · P40 in Kansas · P29 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lawrence (+$33est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for North Lyon

Salary neighbourhood · North Lyon

North Lyon 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 North Lyon

North Lyon County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$56,351 29th percentile higher than 29% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. North Lyon County $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

North Lyon in Kansas's lower-third pay band

Same 249 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows North Lyon County ranks #150 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #26 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

North Lyon County is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Moundridge leads spending at $44,656 per pupil; Rock Creek leads pay.

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

What stands out about North Lyon County

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +29.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Kansas's statewide +15.7% by 13.8 points, a growth rate faster than 87% of the 279 Kansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (340 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$56,350.575

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kansas price level
89.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$62,676

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kansas 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 Kansas 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 North Lyon County

What the Numbers Say About North Lyon County

North Lyon County is a small school district in Kansas, serving 340 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,276. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $56,351, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2003210 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in North Lyon County runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (19.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 40% of them. Kansas itself ranks #37 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, North Lyon County reports $7.6M in total expenditure against $8.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% 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.

How does North Lyon County compare?

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

North Lyon County $56,351
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

North Lyon County pays +15.3% more than Wichita · per-pupil $22,276 vs $17,945

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 Kansas districts

On pay, North Lyon County sits closest to Hoxie Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Kismet-Plains. 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. Hoxie Community Schools
  2. Chapman
  3. Riley County
  4. Greeley County Schools
  5. Spearville
  6. West Franklin
  7. Pleasanton
  8. Republic County
  9. Clearwater
  10. Ellsworth
  11. St John-Hudson
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Kismet-Plains
  2. Beloit
  3. Columbus
  4. Twin Valley
  5. Waconda
  6. Greeley County Schools
  7. Washington Co. Schools
  8. Deerfield
  9. Satanta
  10. Cherokee
  11. Fairfield

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near North Lyon County's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for North Lyon County: closest on enrollment (340 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($56,351 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

$8.0M
Total Revenue
$7.6M
Total Expenditure
$2.1M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.8M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in North Lyon County: the regular program and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for special education and other programs. Together they are 93% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 7% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Kansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kansas districts belongs to Rock Creek at $111,971. North Lyon County places 106 of 153 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Kentucky and West Virginia are the states closest to Kansas 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 Kansas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 248 Kansas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Victoria
$40,704
284 students
Chautauqua Co Community
$56,917
398 students
Dexter
$53,615
282 students
Valley Falls
$53,411
400 students
Wakeeney
$51,545
404 students
North Jackson
$47,462
404 students

This is a sample of 6 from 248 Kansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about North Lyon County
What is the average teacher salary in North Lyon County?

The average teacher salary in North Lyon County is $56,351 (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 North Lyon County teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

North Lyon County pays 3.7% less than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $56,351.

How does North Lyon County teacher pay compare to the national average?

North Lyon County pays 19.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $56,351.

What is the per-pupil spending in North Lyon County?

North Lyon County spends approximately $22,276 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of North Lyon County's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of North Lyon County's total expenditure of $7.6M (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. North Lyon County'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.