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Pike Valley

Pike Valley sits in the lowest third of Kansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $42,000 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Pike Valley come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$42,000
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$30,314
Per-pupil spending
229
Students enrolled
1st
Pct. in KS
$42,000

Pike Valley sits in the lowest third of Kansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $42,000 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $42,000, below the national average of $70,245, serving 229 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Pike Valley sits in the lowest third of Kansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $42,000 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 1st percentile for Kansas
  • 2nd percentile nationally
  • 16% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kansas ranks #37 of 49 on the salary estimate and #30 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Pike Valley ranks #246 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #8 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • -11.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Kansas median

Among 286 Kansas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Pike Valley's instructional payroll puts 7.6% into vocational programs , 2.9 points above the state median of 4.6%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Kansas peer.

Program Pike Valley KS median Gap
Regular program 92.4% 92.6% -0.2 pp
Vocational programs 7.6% 4.6% +2.9 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 286 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2005310 · FY2023.

LEAID 2005310 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Pike Valley F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -28% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P1 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P2 national PPE-HIGH $30K/pupil ENR-TINY 229 students INSTR-LOW 16% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Quinter FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $42,000 estimated average teacher salary · P1 in Kansas · P2 nationally · 16% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Wichita (+$6,876est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Pike Valley

Salary neighbourhood · Pike Valley

Pike Valley 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 Pike Valley

Pike Valley's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$42,000 2nd percentile higher than 2% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Pike Valley $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

Pike Valley in Kansas's lower-third pay band

Same 249 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Pike Valley ranks #246 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #8 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Pike Valley is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Moundridge leads spending at $44,656 per pupil; Rock Creek leads pay.

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

What stands out about Pike Valley

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 2% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -11.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Kansas's statewide +15.7% by 27.0 points, a growth rate faster than 4% of the 279 Kansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (229 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $30,314 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$42,000

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kansas price level
89.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$46,714

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kansas 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 Kansas 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 Pike Valley

What the Numbers Say About Pike Valley

Pike Valley is a small school district in Kansas, serving 229 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $30,314. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $42,000, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2005310 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Pike Valley runs materially below the state benchmark, a 28.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (40.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 1% of them. Kansas itself ranks #37 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Pike Valley reports $6.9M in total expenditure against $4.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 16% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $0.9M.

How does Pike Valley compare?

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

Pike Valley $42,000
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Pike Valley pays -14.1% less than Wichita · per-pupil $30,314 vs $17,945

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 Kansas districts

On pay, Pike Valley sits closest to Quinter Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Cunningham. 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. Quinter Public Schools
  2. Fredonia
  3. Barnes
  4. Victoria
  5. Norton Community Schools
  6. Sylvan Grove
  7. Atchison Co Comm Schools
  8. Waconda
  9. Northeast
  10. Comanche County
  11. Oberlin
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Cunningham
  2. Syracuse
  3. Wellsville
  4. Burlington
  5. Quinter Public Schools
  6. West Elk
  7. Stafford
  8. Sedgwick Public Schools
  9. South Brown County
  10. Minneola
  11. Lyons

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Pike Valley's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Pike Valley: closest on enrollment (229 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($42,000 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

$4.5M
Total Revenue
$6.9M
Total Expenditure
$1.1M
Instruction Salaries
16% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.9M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Pike Valley: the regular program and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for special education and other programs. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Kansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kansas districts belongs to Rock Creek at $111,971. At the other end, Pike Valley anchors the bottom of the 153-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. Kentucky and West Virginia are the states closest to Kansas 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 Kansas districts →

Other Kansas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 248 Kansas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Greeley County Schools
$56,141
243 students
Madison-Virgil
$50,038
245 students
Deerfield
$72,468
248 students
Crest
$58,098
250 students
Sylvan Grove
$43,903
253 students
Marais Des Cygnes Valley
$61,800
202 students

This is a sample of 6 from 248 Kansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pike Valley
What is the average teacher salary in Pike Valley?

The average teacher salary in Pike Valley is $42,000 (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 Pike Valley teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Pike Valley pays 28.2% less than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $42,000.

How does Pike Valley teacher pay compare to the national average?

Pike Valley pays 40.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $42,000.

What is the per-pupil spending in Pike Valley?

Pike Valley spends approximately $30,314 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Pike Valley's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 16% of Pike Valley's total expenditure of $6.9M (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. Pike Valley'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.