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Norton Community Schools

Norton Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Kansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $43,573 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Norton Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$43,573
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$14,055
Per-pupil spending
697
Students enrolled
3rd
Pct. in KS
$43,573

Norton Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Kansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $43,573 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $43,573, below the national average of $70,245, serving 697 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Norton Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Kansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $43,573 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 3rd percentile for Kansas
  • 3rd percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Norton Community Schools ranks #242 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #224 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • +4.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2010020 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Norton Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -26% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P3 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P3 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-SMALL 697 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Sylvan FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $43,573 estimated average teacher salary · P3 in Kansas · P3 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Wichita (+$5,303est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Norton Community

Salary neighbourhood · Norton Community

Norton Community 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 Norton Community

Norton Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$43,573 3rd percentile higher than 3% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Norton Community 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

Norton Community 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 Norton Community Schools ranks #242 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #224 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

Norton Community Schools 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 Norton Community Schools

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 3% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Kansas's statewide +15.7% by 11.4 points, a growth rate faster than 14% of the 279 Kansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$43,572.594

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
$48,464

+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 Norton Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Norton Community Schools

Norton Community Schools is a small school district in Kansas, serving 697 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,055. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $43,573, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2010020 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Norton Community Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 25.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (38.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 3% 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, Norton Community Schools reports $9.8M in total expenditure against $11.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.0M.

How does Norton Community Schools compare?

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

Norton Community Schools $43,573
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Norton Community Schools pays -10.8% less than Wichita · per-pupil $14,055 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, Norton Community Schools sits closest to Sylvan Grove; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Pratt. 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. Sylvan Grove
  2. Atchison Co Comm Schools
  3. Waconda
  4. Northeast
  5. Barnes
  6. Comanche County
  7. Fredonia
  8. Quinter Public Schools
  9. Pike Valley
  10. Oberlin
  11. Stockton
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Pratt
  2. Lansing
  3. Osage City
  4. Cheney
  5. Abilene
  6. Eudora
  7. Colby Public Schools
  8. El Dorado
  9. Nickerson
  10. Riley County
  11. Hesston

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Norton Community Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Norton Community Schools: closest on enrollment (697 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($43,573 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

$11.2M
Total Revenue
$9.8M
Total Expenditure
$2.8M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.5M
Regular Program
$0.0M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Norton Community Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 94% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 6% 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. At the other end, Norton Community Schools anchors the bottom of the 152-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

View all Kansas districts →

Other Kansas Districts

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

Cherryvale
$51,704
690 students
Riley County
$56,280
708 students
Osage City
$60,938
724 students
Riverside
$58,593
666 students
Fredonia
$42,183
658 students
Lyons
$61,282
737 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 Norton Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Norton Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Norton Community Schools is $43,573 (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 Norton Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Norton Community Schools pays 25.5% less than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $43,573.

How does Norton Community Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Norton Community Schools pays 38.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $43,573.

What is the per-pupil spending in Norton Community Schools?

Norton Community Schools spends approximately $14,055 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Norton Community Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Norton Community Schools's total expenditure of $9.8M (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. Norton Community 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.