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Pella Comm School District

Pella Comm School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Iowa districts (2,491 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Pella Comm School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,493
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$20,780
Per-pupil spending
2,491
Students enrolled
83rd
Pct. in IA
$69,493

Pella Comm School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Iowa districts (2,491 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $69,493, near the national average of $70,245, serving 2,491 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Pella Comm School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Iowa districts (2,491 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 83rd percentile for Iowa
  • 58th percentile nationally
  • 26% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Iowa ranks #30 of 49 on the salary estimate and #29 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Pella Comm School District ranks #50 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #38 of 303 by per-pupil spending. Linn-Mar Comm School District pay #1 at $82,552 is not Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District spending #1 at $59,531 per pupil
  • +8.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Iowa median

Among 327 Iowa districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Pella Comm School District's instructional payroll puts 19.2% into other programs , 5.4 points above the state median of 13.9%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Pella Comm IA median Gap
Regular program 64.9% 68.8% -3.8 pp
Special education 12.0% 12.6% -0.6 pp
Vocational programs 3.9% 4.7% -0.8 pp
Other programs 19.2% 13.9% +5.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 327 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 1922470 · FY2023.

LEAID 1922470 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Pella Comm F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +9% vs state RANK-ST-MID P83 in state RANK-NAT-MID P58 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,491 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Humboldt FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,493 estimated average teacher salary · P83 in Iowa · P58 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Waverly-Shell (+$19est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Pella Comm

Salary neighbourhood · Pella Comm

Pella Comm already leads 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Pella Comm

Pella Comm School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,493 Top 42% higher than 58% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Pella Comm 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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$69,493.116

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Iowa price level
88.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$78,285

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Pella Comm School District

What the Numbers Say About Pella Comm School District

Pella Comm School District is a small school district in Iowa, serving 2,491 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,780. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,493, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1922470 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Iowa statewide average of $63,660, teacher pay in Pella Comm School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.2% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Iowa, it pays more than 83% of them. Iowa itself ranks #30 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Pella Comm School District reports $51.8M in total expenditure against $41.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $7.2M, special-education teacher pay is $1.3M.

How does Pella Comm School District compare?

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

Pella Comm School District $69,493
Des Moines Independent Comm School District $69,203
Iowa avg $63,660
National avg $70,245

Pella Comm School District pays +0.4% more than Des Moines Independent Comm School District · per-pupil $20,780 vs $18,580

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 Iowa districts

On pay, Pella Comm School District sits closest to Humboldt Comm School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Grinnell-Newburg Comm 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. Humboldt Comm School District
  2. Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District
  3. Bettendorf Comm School District
  4. Denison Comm School District
  5. Clayton Ridge Comm School District
  6. Centerville Comm School District
  7. South Hamilton Comm School District
  8. Boone Comm School District
  9. Indianola Comm School District
  10. Oelwein Comm School District
  11. Keokuk Comm School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District
  2. Washington Comm School District
  3. Cedar Falls Comm School District
  4. Knoxville Comm School District
  5. West Des Moines Comm School District
  6. Southeast Polk Comm School District
  7. Van Buren County Comm School District
  8. North Cedar Comm School District
  9. West Fork Comm School District
  10. Urbandale Comm School District
  11. Burlington Comm School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Pella Comm School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Pella Comm School District: closest on enrollment (2,491 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,493 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

$41.2M
Total Revenue
$51.8M
Total Expenditure
$13.6M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.2M
Regular Program
$1.3M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$2.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Pella Comm 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 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.

Iowa Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Iowa districts belongs to Linn-Mar Comm School District at $82,552. Pella Comm School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 46 of 237, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Louisiana and Oklahoma are the states closest to Iowa 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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Other Iowa Districts

Smaller-district sample from 302 Iowa peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Clear Creek Amana Comm School District
$61,788
3,014 students
Lewis Central Comm School District
$74,171
3,022 students
Ballard Comm School District
$72,578
1,871 students
Mount Pleasant Comm School District
$67,138
1,851 students
Fort Madison Comm School District
$74,222
1,797 students
Keokuk Comm School District
$68,523
1,781 students

This is a sample of 6 from 302 Iowa districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pella Comm School District
What is the average teacher salary in Pella Comm School District?

The average teacher salary in Pella Comm School District is $69,493 (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 Pella Comm School District teacher pay compare to the Iowa average?

Pella Comm School District pays 9.2% more than the Iowa state average of $63,660. The district's average is $69,493.

How does Pella Comm School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Pella Comm School District pays 1.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,493.

What is the per-pupil spending in Pella Comm School District?

Pella Comm School District spends approximately $20,780 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Pella Comm School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Pella Comm School District's total expenditure of $51.8M (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. Pella Comm 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.