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Piper-Kansas City

Piper-Kansas City spends $20,412 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Kansas districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Piper-Kansas City come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$72,064
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$20,412
Per-pupil spending
2,634
Students enrolled
94th
Pct. in KS
$72,064

Piper-Kansas City spends $20,412 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Kansas districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $72,064, near the national average of $70,245, serving 2,634 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Piper-Kansas City spends $20,412 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Kansas districts with a reliable figure.
  • 94th percentile for Kansas
  • 63rd percentile nationally
  • 26% 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.
  • Piper-Kansas City ranks #14 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #37 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • +46.7% 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, Piper-Kansas City's instructional payroll puts 14.7% into special education , 14.7 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Kansas peer.

Program Piper-Kansas City KS median Gap
Regular program 78.6% 92.6% -14.0 pp
Special education 14.7% 0.0% +14.7 pp
Vocational programs 5.4% 4.6% +0.8 pp
Other programs 1.2% 0.1% +1.2 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 2010680 · FY2023.

LEAID 2010680 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Piper-Kansas City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +23% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P94 in state RANK-NAT-MID P63 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-MID 2,634 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Baxter FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $72,064 estimated average teacher salary · P94 in Kansas · P63 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Salina ($1,888est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Piper-Kansas City

Salary neighbourhood · Piper-Kansas City

Piper-Kansas City 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
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National salary distribution for Piper-Kansas City

Piper-Kansas City's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$72,064 Top 37% higher than 63% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Piper-Kansas City $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

Piper-Kansas City in Kansas's upper-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 Piper-Kansas City ranks #14 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #37 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

Piper-Kansas City 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 Piper-Kansas City

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +46.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Kansas's statewide +15.7% by 31.0 points, a growth rate faster than 98% of the 279 Kansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 8.4% here, from 2,430 students in FY2019 to 2,634 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$72,063.929

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
$80,153

+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 Piper-Kansas City

What the Numbers Say About Piper-Kansas City

Piper-Kansas City is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Kansas, serving 2,634 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,412. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $72,064, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2010680 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Piper-Kansas City runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 23.2% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 94% 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, Piper-Kansas City reports $53.8M in total expenditure against $41.6M 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 $10.3M, special-education teacher pay is $1.9M.

How does Piper-Kansas City compare?

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

Piper-Kansas City $72,064
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Piper-Kansas City pays +47.4% more than Wichita · per-pupil $20,412 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, Piper-Kansas City sits closest to Baxter Springs; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Great Bend. 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. Baxter Springs
  2. Galena
  3. Salina
  4. Hays
  5. Dodge City
  6. Frontenac Public Schools
  7. De Soto
  8. Leavenworth
  9. Burlington
  10. McPherson
  11. Abilene
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Great Bend
  2. Ft Larned
  3. Clay County
  4. Concordia
  5. Prairie View
  6. Iola
  7. Geary County Schools
  8. Tonganoxie
  9. McPherson
  10. Marysville
  11. Hays

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Piper-Kansas City's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Piper-Kansas City: closest on enrollment (2,634 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($72,064 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

$41.6M
Total Revenue
$53.8M
Total Expenditure
$14.1M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$10.3M
Regular Program
$1.9M
Special Education
$0.7M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Piper-Kansas City: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 93% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 7% 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. Piper-Kansas City sits in the upper quarter of that field at 11 of 152, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

Winfield
$67,864
2,094 students
El Dorado
$64,276
2,083 students
Newton
$60,188
3,187 students
Valley Center Pub Sch
$62,559
3,195 students
Circle
$58,282
2,062 students
Augusta
$56,853
2,028 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 Piper-Kansas City
What is the average teacher salary in Piper-Kansas City?

The average teacher salary in Piper-Kansas City is $72,064 (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 Piper-Kansas City teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Piper-Kansas City pays 23.2% more than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $72,064.

How does Piper-Kansas City teacher pay compare to the national average?

Piper-Kansas City pays 2.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $72,064.

What is the per-pupil spending in Piper-Kansas City?

Piper-Kansas City spends approximately $20,412 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Piper-Kansas City's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Piper-Kansas City's total expenditure of $53.8M (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. Piper-Kansas City'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.