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School district · Arizona · LEAID 0405670

Osborn Elementary District (4262)

Osborn Elementary District (4262) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (2,452 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Osborn Elementary District (4262) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$56,663
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$15,659
Per-pupil spending
2,452
Students enrolled
17th
Pct. in AZ
$56,663

Osborn Elementary District (4262) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (2,452 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $56,663, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,452 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Osborn Elementary District (4262) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (2,452 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 17th percentile for Arizona
  • 29th percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arizona ranks #29 of 49 on the salary estimate and #16 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Osborn Elementary District (4262) ranks #126 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #51 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Safford Unified District (4218) pay #1 at $99,366 is not Red Mesa Unified District (4159) spending #1 at $38,950 per pupil
  • +26.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Arizona median

Among 213 Arizona districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Osborn Elementary District (4262)'s instructional payroll puts 4.6% into other programs , 4.6 points above the state median of 0.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Osborn Elementary AZ median Gap
Regular program 81.1% 84.0% -2.9 pp
Special education 14.4% 10.8% +3.6 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.7% -1.7 pp
Other programs 4.6% 0.0% +4.6 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 213 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0405670 · FY2023.

LEAID 0405670 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Osborn Elementary F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -11% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P17 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P29 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,452 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near St FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $56,663 estimated average teacher salary · P17 in Arizona · P29 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Florence ($43est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Osborn Elementary

Salary neighbourhood · Osborn Elementary

Osborn Elementary 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 Osborn Elementary

Osborn Elementary District (4262)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$56,663 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. This 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

Osborn Elementary in Arizona's lower-third pay band

Same 152 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Osborn Elementary District (4262) ranks #126 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #51 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Safford Unified District (4218) pay #1 at $99,366 is not Red Mesa Unified District (4159) spending #1 at $38,950 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Osborn Elementary District (4262) is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Red Mesa Unified District (4159) leads spending at $38,950 per pupil; Safford Unified District (4218) leads pay.

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

What stands out about Osborn Elementary District (4262)

  • Enrolment fell from 2,821 to 2,452 students (13.1% 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.

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$56,663.383

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arizona price level
100.7 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$56,246

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arizona 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 Arizona 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 Osborn Elementary District (4262)

What the Numbers Say About Osborn Elementary District (4262)

Osborn Elementary District (4262) is a small school district in Arizona, serving 2,452 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,659. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $56,663, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0405670 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Osborn Elementary District (4262) runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (19.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 17% of them. Arizona itself ranks #29 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Osborn Elementary District (4262) reports $38.4M in total expenditure against $46.5M 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 $7.0M, special-education teacher pay is $1.2M.

How does Osborn Elementary District (4262) compare?

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

Osborn Elementary District (4262) $56,663
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Osborn Elementary District (4262) pays -16.0% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $15,659 vs $14,903

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 Arizona districts

On pay, Osborn Elementary District (4262) sits closest to St Johns Unified District (4153); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Somerton Elementary District (4500). 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. St Johns Unified District (4153)
  2. Florence Unified School District (4437)
  3. Maricopa Unified School District (4441)
  4. Cave Creek Unified District (4244)
  5. Yuma Elementary District (4499)
  6. Laveen Elementary District (4276)
  7. Bisbee Unified District (4169)
  8. Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)
  9. Thatcher Unified District (4219)
  10. Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197)
  11. Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Somerton Elementary District (4500)
  2. Murphy Elementary District (4265)
  3. Apache Junction Unified District (4443)
  4. Tolleson Elementary District (4264)
  5. Tanque Verde Unified District (4408)
  6. Wilson Elementary District (4261)
  7. Creighton Elementary District (4263)
  8. Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)
  9. Parker Unified School District (4510)
  10. Flagstaff Unified District (4192)
  11. Douglas Unified District (4174)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Osborn Elementary District (4262)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Osborn Elementary District (4262): closest on enrollment (2,452 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($56,663 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

$46.5M
Total Revenue
$38.4M
Total Expenditure
$10.8M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.0M
Regular Program
$1.2M
Special Education
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Osborn Elementary District (4262): the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Arizona Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arizona districts belongs to Safford Unified District (4218) at $99,366. Placed 108 of 128, Osborn Elementary District (4262) is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. On BEA's price parity Arizona sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Virginia and Colorado are its nearest price peers.

View all Arizona districts →

Other Arizona Districts

Smaller-district sample from 153 Arizona peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Holbrook Unified District (4389)
$68,463
1,790 students
Chinle Unified District (4158)
$88,408
3,152 students
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397)
$63,909
1,723 students
Window Rock Unified District (4154)
$71,554
1,710 students
Parker Unified School District (4510)
$66,117
1,692 students
Union Elementary District (4277)
$59,871
1,669 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Arizona districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Osborn Elementary District (4262)
What is the average teacher salary in Osborn Elementary District (4262)?

The average teacher salary in Osborn Elementary District (4262) is $56,663 (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 Osborn Elementary District (4262) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Osborn Elementary District (4262) pays 11.4% less than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $56,663.

How does Osborn Elementary District (4262) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Osborn Elementary District (4262) pays 19.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $56,663.

What is the per-pupil spending in Osborn Elementary District (4262)?

Osborn Elementary District (4262) spends approximately $15,659 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Osborn Elementary District (4262)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Osborn Elementary District (4262)'s total expenditure of $38.4M (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. Osborn Elementary District (4262)'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.