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Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)

Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (870 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$58,566
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$18,562
Per-pupil spending
870
Students enrolled
29th
Pct. in AZ
$58,566

Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (870 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $58,566, below the national average of $70,245, serving 870 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (870 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 29th percentile for Arizona
  • 33rd percentile nationally
  • 22% 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.
  • Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) ranks #108 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #30 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
  • +10.2% 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, Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)'s instructional payroll puts 90.9% into regular program , 6.9 points above the state median of 84.0%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Arizona district.

Program Palominas Elementary AZ median Gap
Regular program 90.9% 84.0% +6.9 pp
Special education 7.3% 10.8% -3.5 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.7% -1.7 pp
Other programs 1.8% 0.0% +1.8 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 0405880 · FY2023.

LEAID 0405880 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Palominas Elementary F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -8% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P29 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P33 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-SMALL 870 students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Saddle FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $58,566 estimated average teacher salary · P29 in Arizona · P33 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Pendergast ($21est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Palominas Elementary

Salary neighbourhood · Palominas Elementary

Palominas 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 Palominas Elementary

Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$58,566 33rd percentile higher than 33% 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

Palominas 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 Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) ranks #108 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #30 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

Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) 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 Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +10.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Arizona's statewide +25.8% by 15.6 points, a growth rate faster than 20% of the 199 Arizona districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$58,565.737

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
$58,134

-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 Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)

What the Numbers Say About Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)

Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) is a small school district in Arizona, serving 870 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,562. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $58,566, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0405880 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 29% 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, Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) reports $16.1M in total expenditure against $13.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 22% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) compare?

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

Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) $58,566
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) pays -13.1% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $18,562 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, Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) sits closest to Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167). 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. Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)
  2. Willcox Unified District (4170)
  3. Miami Unified District (4211)
  4. Duncan Unified District (4228)
  5. Wickenburg Unified District (4236)
  6. Snowflake Unified District (4391)
  7. Chino Valley Unified District (4474)
  8. Union Elementary District (4277)
  9. Red Rock Elementary District (4447)
  10. Continental Elementary District (4416)
  11. Bisbee Unified District (4169)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167)
  2. Bagdad Unified District (4468)
  3. St David Unified District (4173)
  4. Window Rock Unified District (4154)
  5. Joseph City Unified District (4388)
  6. Williams Unified District (4193)
  7. Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District (4454)
  8. Holbrook Unified District (4389)
  9. Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197)
  10. Tombstone Unified District (4168)
  11. San Carlos Unified District (4210)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180): closest on enrollment (870 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($58,566 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

$13.5M
Total Revenue
$16.1M
Total Expenditure
$3.6M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.7M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180): the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% 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. Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) places 93 of 128 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District (4439)
$63,842
502 students
Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392)
$50,701
502 students
Wickenburg Unified District (4236)
$57,735
1,244 students
Bagdad Unified District (4468)
$68,712
483 students
Red Mesa Unified District (4159)
$67,299
480 students
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)
$52,104
473 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 Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)
What is the average teacher salary in Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)?

The average teacher salary in Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) is $58,566 (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 Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) pays 8.4% less than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $58,566.

How does Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) pays 16.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $58,566.

What is the per-pupil spending in Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)?

Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) spends approximately $18,562 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)'s total expenditure of $16.1M (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. Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)'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.