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Nye County School District

Nye County School District's estimated average teacher salary is $74,461 against a Nevada statewide mean of $81,933. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Nye County School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,461
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$14,513
Per-pupil spending
5,842
Students enrolled
53rd
Pct. in NV
$74,461

Nye County School District's estimated average teacher salary is $74,461 against a Nevada statewide mean of $81,933. Estimated average teacher salary is $74,461, above the national average of $70,245, serving 5,842 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Mid-pack pay posture: Nye County School District's estimated average teacher salary is $74,461 against a Nevada statewide mean of $81,933.
  • 53rd percentile for Nevada
  • 67th percentile nationally
  • 31% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Nevada ranks #12 of 49 on the salary estimate and #34 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Nye County School District ranks #7 of 15 Nevada districts by estimated teacher salary and #10 of 15 by per-pupil spending. Mineral County School District pay #1 at $143,149 is not Eureka County School District spending #1 at $41,333 per pupil
  • +6.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3200360 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Nye County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-MID P53 in state RANK-NAT-MID P67 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 5,842 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Churchill FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,461 estimated average teacher salary · P53 in Nevada · P67 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Churchill ($143est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Nye County

Salary neighbourhood · Nye County

Nye County 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 Nye County

Nye County School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,461 Top 33% higher than 67% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Nye County School 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

What stands out about Nye County School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +6.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Nevada's statewide +26.2% by 19.9 points.
  • Enrolment grew 8.9% here, from 5,367 students in FY2019 to 5,842 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

Nevada sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$74,461.336

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Nevada price level
97.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$76,089

+2% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Nye County School District

What the Numbers Say About Nye County School District

Nye County School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Nevada, serving 5,842 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,513. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,461, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3200360 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nevada statewide average of $81,933, teacher pay in Nye County School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nevada, it pays more than 53% of them. Nevada itself ranks #12 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Nye County School District reports $84.8M in total expenditure against $85.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $14.2M, special-education teacher pay is $3.1M.

How does Nye County School District compare?

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

Nye County School District $74,461
Clark County School District $84,814
Nevada avg $81,933
National avg $70,245

Nye County School District pays -12.2% less than Clark County School District · per-pupil $14,513 vs $13,363

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 Nevada districts

On pay, Nye County School District sits closest to Churchill County School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Elko County 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. Churchill County School District
  2. Elko County School District
  3. Humboldt County School District
  4. Douglas County School District
  5. Lyon County School District
  6. Carson City School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Elko County School District
  2. Humboldt County School District
  3. Carson City School District
  4. Lyon County School District
  5. Churchill County School District
  6. Douglas County School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Nye County

Two out-of-state peer sets for Nye County School District: closest on enrollment (5,842 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,461 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

$85.3M
Total Revenue
$84.8M
Total Expenditure
$26.1M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$14.2M
Regular Program
$3.1M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$1.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Nye County 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 74% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 26% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Nevada Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Nevada districts belongs to Mineral County School District at $143,149. Nye County School District places 6 of 14 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Nevada sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Maine and Minnesota are its nearest price peers.

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Other Nevada Districts

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

Carson City School District
$62,087
7,654 students
Churchill County School District
$74,318
3,342 students
Humboldt County School District
$68,180
3,311 students
Lyon County School District
$64,224
9,053 students
Elko County School District
$68,256
10,161 students
White Pine County School District
$124,211
1,307 students

This is a sample of 6 from 14 Nevada districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Nye County School District
What is the average teacher salary in Nye County School District?

The average teacher salary in Nye County School District is $74,461 (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 Nye County School District teacher pay compare to the Nevada average?

Nye County School District pays 9.1% less than the Nevada state average of $81,933. The district's average is $74,461.

How does Nye County School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Nye County School District pays 6.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,461.

What is the per-pupil spending in Nye County School District?

Nye County School District spends approximately $14,513 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Nye County School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Nye County School District's total expenditure of $84.8M (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. Nye County 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.