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School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3174580

Northwest Public Schools

Northwest Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,525 (above only 42% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Northwest Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$61,525
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$15,138
Per-pupil spending
1,465
Students enrolled
42nd
Pct. in NE
$61,525

Northwest Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,525 (above only 42% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,525, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,465 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Northwest Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,525 (above only 42% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 42nd percentile for Nebraska
  • 40th percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Nebraska ranks #31 of 49 on the salary estimate and #35 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Northwest Public Schools ranks #116 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #167 of 200 by per-pupil spending. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs pay #1 at $90,446 is not Laurel-concord-coleridge School spending #1 at $62,234 per pupil
  • +2.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Nebraska median

Among 246 Nebraska districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Northwest Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 87.6% into regular program , 6.9 points above the state median of 80.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Nebraska district.

Program Northwest Public NE median Gap
Regular program 87.6% 80.7% +6.9 pp
Special education 10.0% 11.8% -1.8 pp
Other programs 2.4% 7.4% -4.9 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 246 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3174580 · FY2023.

LEAID 3174580 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Northwest Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P42 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P40 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,465 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Wakefield FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $61,525 estimated average teacher salary · P42 in Nebraska · P40 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Bennington (+$206est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Northwest Public

Salary neighbourhood · Northwest Public

Northwest Public 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 Northwest Public

Northwest Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$61,525 40th percentile higher than 40% 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. Northwest Public Schools $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

Northwest Public in Nebraska's lower-third pay band

Same 200 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Northwest Public Schools ranks #116 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #167 of 200 by per-pupil spending. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs pay #1 at $90,446 is not Laurel-concord-coleridge School spending #1 at $62,234 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Northwest Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Laurel-concord-coleridge School leads spending at $62,234 per pupil; Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs leads pay.

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

What stands out about Northwest Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +2.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 6.6 points, a growth rate faster than 21% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,546 to 1,465 students (5.2% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$61,525.424

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Nebraska price level
90.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$68,144

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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 Northwest Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Northwest Public Schools

Northwest Public Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 1,465 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,138. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,525, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3174580 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Northwest Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 42% of them. Nebraska itself ranks #31 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Northwest Public Schools reports $22.2M in total expenditure against $21.8M 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 $5.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.

How does Northwest Public Schools compare?

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

Northwest Public Schools $61,525
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Northwest Public Schools pays -17.7% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $15,138 vs $18,493

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 Nebraska districts

On pay, Northwest Public Schools sits closest to Wakefield Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Wayne Community Schools. 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. Wakefield Public Schools
  2. Battle Creek Public Schools
  3. Broken Bow Public Schools
  4. Johnson Co Central Public Schs
  5. Bennington Public Schools
  6. Ponca Public Schools
  7. Fairbury Public Schools
  8. David City Public Schools
  9. Elkhorn Valley Schools
  10. Centura Public Schools
  11. Hershey Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Wayne Community Schools
  2. Gothenburg Public Schools
  3. Fort Calhoun Community Schs
  4. Plattsmouth Community Schools
  5. Columbus Public Schools
  6. Pierce Public Schools
  7. North Platte Public Schools
  8. Malcolm Public Schools
  9. Elmwood-murdock Public Schools
  10. Lexington Public Schools
  11. Louisville Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Northwest Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Northwest Public Schools: closest on enrollment (1,465 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,525 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

$21.8M
Total Revenue
$22.2M
Total Expenditure
$7.6M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.7M
Regular Program
$0.7M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Northwest Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Nebraska Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Nebraska districts belongs to Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs at $90,446. Placed 70 of 90, Northwest Public Schools is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Kansas and Kentucky are the states closest to Nebraska on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Nebraska districts →

Other Nebraska Districts

Smaller-district sample from 199 Nebraska peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Douglas Co West Community Schs
$70,987
1,053 students
Auburn Public Schools
$66,456
1,051 students
Holdrege Public Schools
$60,339
1,014 students
Adams Central Public Schools
$70,944
1,004 students
Wayne Community Schools
$68,299
997 students
Lakeview Community Schools
$64,290
952 students

This is a sample of 6 from 199 Nebraska districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Northwest Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Northwest Public Schools is $61,525 (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 Northwest Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Northwest Public Schools pays 2.6% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $61,525.

How does Northwest Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Northwest Public Schools pays 12.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,525.

What is the per-pupil spending in Northwest Public Schools?

Northwest Public Schools spends approximately $15,138 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Northwest Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Northwest Public Schools's total expenditure of $22.2M (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. Northwest Public Schools'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.