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School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3175390

Pender Public Schools

Pender Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (443 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Pender Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,540
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$19,068
Per-pupil spending
443
Students enrolled
36th
Pct. in NE
$60,540

Pender Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (443 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,540, below the national average of $70,245, serving 443 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Pender Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (443 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 36th percentile for Nebraska
  • 38th percentile nationally
  • 32% 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.
  • Pender Public Schools ranks #128 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #106 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
  • +0.0% 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, Pender Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 14.1% into special education , 2.3 points above the state median of 11.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Nebraska peer.

Program Pender Public NE median Gap
Regular program 79.7% 80.7% -1.1 pp
Special education 14.1% 11.8% +2.3 pp
Other programs 6.2% 7.4% -1.1 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 3175390 · FY2023.

LEAID 3175390 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Pender Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P36 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P38 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-TINY 443 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near St FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,540 estimated average teacher salary · P36 in Nebraska · P38 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Beatrice ($281est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Pender Public

Salary neighbourhood · Pender Public

Pender Public 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 Pender Public

Pender Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,540 38th percentile higher than 38% 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. Pender Public Schools $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

Pender Public in Nebraska's lower-third pay band

Same 200 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Pender Public Schools ranks #128 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #106 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

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Pender Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

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.

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

What stands out about Pender Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +0.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 9.1 points, a growth rate faster than 16% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 13.6% here, from 390 students in FY2019 to 443 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.
  • It is a very small district (443 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
$60,539.773

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Nebraska price level
90.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$67,052

+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 Pender Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Pender Public Schools

Pender Public Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 443 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,068. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,540, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3175390 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Pender Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (13.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 36% 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, Pender Public Schools reports $8.4M in total expenditure against $8.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Pender 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.

Pender Public Schools $60,540
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Pender Public Schools pays -19.0% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $19,068 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, Pender Public Schools sits closest to St Paul Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Southern School District 1. 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 Paul Public Schools
  2. Boyd County Schools
  3. Gordon-rushville Public Schs
  4. Holdrege Public Schools
  5. Sterling Public Schools
  6. Mc Cool Junction Public Schs
  7. Friend Public Schools
  8. Pierce Public Schools
  9. Mead Public Schools
  10. Boone Central Schools
  11. Hershey Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Southern School District 1
  2. Humphrey Public Schools
  3. Bancroft-rosalie Comm Schools
  4. Crofton Community Schools
  5. Plainview Public Schools
  6. Randolph Public Schools
  7. Wahoo Public Schools
  8. Shelby - Rising City Public Schools
  9. Ponca Public Schools
  10. Cambridge Public Schools
  11. Tri County Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Pender Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Pender Public Schools: closest on enrollment (443 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,540 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

$8.2M
Total Revenue
$8.4M
Total Expenditure
$2.7M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.7M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Pender Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 78% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 22% 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. Placed 75 of 91, Pender Public Schools is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

View all Nebraska districts →

Other Nebraska Districts

Smaller-district sample from 199 Nebraska peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Tekamah-herman Community Schs
$66,592
527 students
Alma Public Schools
$63,185
359 students
Crofton Community Schools
$61,668
358 students
Heartland Community Schools
$61,444
353 students
Neligh-oakdale Schools
$57,662
351 students
Plainview Public Schools
$57,220
346 students

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 Pender Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Pender Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Pender Public Schools is $60,540 (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 Pender Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Pender Public Schools pays 4.1% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $60,540.

How does Pender Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Pender Public Schools pays 13.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,540.

What is the per-pupil spending in Pender Public Schools?

Pender Public Schools spends approximately $19,068 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Pender Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Pender Public Schools's total expenditure of $8.4M (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. Pender Public Schools'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.