School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3174640
Oakland Craig Public Schools
Oakland Craig Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (416 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Oakland Craig Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $63,823
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $18,055
- Per-pupil spending
- 416
- Students enrolled
- 61st
- Pct. in NE
Near benchmark
Oakland Craig Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (416 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $63,823, below the national average of $70,245, serving 416 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Oakland Craig Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (416 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 61st percentile for Nebraska
- 46th percentile nationally
- 39% 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.
- Oakland Craig Public Schools ranks #79 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #127 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
- +22.5% 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, Oakland Craig Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 75.6% into regular program , 5.2 points below the state median of 80.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.
| Program | Oakland Craig | NE median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 75.6% | 80.7% | -5.2 pp |
| Special education | 12.3% | 11.8% | +0.6 pp |
| Other programs | 12.1% | 7.4% | +4.7 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 3174640 · FY2023.
LEAID 3174640 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Oakland Craig F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $63,823 estimated average teacher salary · P61 in Nebraska · P46 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Norris (+$22est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Oakland Craig
Salary neighbourhood · Oakland Craig
Oakland Craig 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).
- Schuyler · low pole
Schuyler · low pole
$58,673 est. salary
- Springfield · near
Springfield · near
$63,801 est. salary
- Oakland
Oakland · this district
$63,823 est. salary
- Norris · near
Norris · near
$63,845 est. salary
- Norfolk · near
Norfolk · near
$63,898 est. salary
- Bellevue · top pay
Bellevue · top pay
$84,745 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Oakland Craig
Oakland Craig Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$63,823 46th percentile higher than 46% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Oakland Craig in Nebraska's lower-third pay band
Same 200 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs
Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs
$90,446 est. avg salary
- Oakland Craig Public Schools
Oakland Craig Public Schools
$63,823 est. avg salary
- Laurel-concord-coleridge School
Laurel-concord-coleridge School
$57,969 est. avg salary
What this shows Oakland Craig Public Schools ranks #79 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #127 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Oakland Craig Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Laurel-concord-coleridge School
Laurel-concord-coleridge School
$62,234 per pupil
- Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs
Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs
$37,474 per pupil
- Oakland Craig Public Schools $18,055
Oakland Craig Public Schools
$18,055 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.
What stands out about Oakland Craig Public Schools
- Estimated teacher pay here rose +22.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 13.3 points, a growth rate faster than 89% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment fell from 465 to 416 students (10.5% 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.
- It is a very small district (416 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
- $63,823.147
- Nebraska price level
- 90.3 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $70,688
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+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 Oakland Craig Public Schools
What the Numbers Say About Oakland Craig Public Schools
Oakland Craig Public Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 416 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,055. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $63,823, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3174640 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Oakland Craig Public Schools runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 1.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 61% 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, Oakland Craig Public Schools reports $7.5M in total expenditure against $8.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 39% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.
How does Oakland Craig 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.
Oakland Craig Public Schools pays -14.7% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $18,055 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, Oakland Craig Public Schools sits closest to Springfield Platteview Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Adams Central Public 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.
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
Out-of-state districts near Oakland Craig Public Schools's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Oakland Craig Public Schools: closest on enrollment (416 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,823 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Oakland Craig Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% 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. Oakland Craig Public Schools places 56 of 91 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.
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Smaller-district sample from 199 Nebraska peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Oakland Craig Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Oakland Craig Public Schools?
The average teacher salary in Oakland Craig Public Schools is $63,823 (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 Oakland Craig Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?
Oakland Craig Public Schools pays 1.1% more than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $63,823.
How does Oakland Craig Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?
Oakland Craig Public Schools pays 9.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $63,823.
What is the per-pupil spending in Oakland Craig Public Schools?
Oakland Craig Public Schools spends approximately $18,055 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Oakland Craig Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 39% of Oakland Craig Public Schools's total expenditure of $7.5M (NCES FY2023).
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