School district · Iowa · LEAID 1923110
Pleasant Valley Comm School District
Pleasant Valley Comm School District spends $12,809 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Iowa districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Pleasant Valley Comm School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $71,443
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $12,809
- Per-pupil spending
- 5,651
- Students enrolled
- 89th
- Pct. in IA
Above benchmark
Pleasant Valley Comm School District spends $12,809 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Iowa districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $71,443, near the national average of $70,245, serving 5,651 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower per-pupil spending: Pleasant Valley Comm School District spends $12,809 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Iowa districts with a reliable figure.
- 89th percentile for Iowa
- 62nd percentile nationally
- 39% 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.
- Pleasant Valley Comm School District ranks #34 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #296 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
- +8.1% 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, Pleasant Valley Comm School District's instructional payroll puts 74.8% into regular program , 6.0 points above the state median of 68.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Iowa district.
| Program | Pleasant Valley | IA median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 74.8% | 68.8% | +6.0 pp |
| Special education | 10.8% | 12.6% | -1.8 pp |
| Vocational programs | 2.7% | 4.7% | -2.0 pp |
| Other programs | 11.7% | 13.9% | -2.1 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 1923110 · FY2023.
LEAID 1923110 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Pleasant Valley F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $71,443 estimated average teacher salary · P89 in Iowa · P62 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Cedar (+$161est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Pleasant Valley
Salary neighbourhood · Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley 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).
- Adel · low pole
Adel · low pole
$55,370 est. salary
- Ankeny · near
Ankeny · near
$71,096 est. salary
- Ames · near
Ames · near
$71,165 est. salary
- Pleasant
Pleasant · this district
$71,443 est. salary
- Cedar · near
Cedar · near
$71,604 est. salary
- Linn-Mar · top pay
Linn-Mar · top pay
$82,552 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley Comm School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$71,443 Top 38% higher than 62% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Pleasant Valley in Iowa's upper-third pay band
Same 303 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Linn-Mar Comm School District
Linn-Mar Comm School District
$82,552 est. avg salary
- Pleasant Valley Comm School District
Pleasant Valley Comm School District
$71,443 est. avg salary
- Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District
$47,253 est. avg salary
What this shows Pleasant Valley Comm School District ranks #34 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #296 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Pleasant Valley Comm School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District
$59,531 per pupil
- Linn-Mar Comm School District $15,753
Linn-Mar Comm School District
$15,753 per pupil
- Pleasant Valley Comm School District $12,809
Pleasant Valley Comm School District
$12,809 per pupil
What this shows Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District leads spending at $59,531 per pupil; Linn-Mar Comm School District leads pay.
What stands out about Pleasant Valley Comm School District
- Enrolment grew 14.0% here, from 4,956 students in FY2019 to 5,651 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
- $71,442.851
- Iowa price level
- 88.8 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $80,482
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+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 Pleasant Valley Comm School District
What the Numbers Say About Pleasant Valley Comm School District
Pleasant Valley Comm School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Iowa, serving 5,651 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,809. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $71,443, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1923110 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Iowa statewide average of $63,660, teacher pay in Pleasant Valley Comm School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 12.2% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Iowa, it pays more than 89% 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, Pleasant Valley Comm School District reports $72.4M in total expenditure against $82.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 39% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $18.7M, special-education teacher pay is $2.7M.
How does Pleasant Valley 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.
Pleasant Valley Comm School District pays +3.2% more than Des Moines Independent Comm School District · per-pupil $12,809 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, Pleasant Valley Comm School District sits closest to Cedar Falls Comm School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Benton 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.
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Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
Out-of-state districts near Pleasant Valley Comm School District's pay band
Two out-of-state peer sets for Pleasant Valley Comm School District: closest on enrollment (5,651 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($71,443 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Pleasant Valley 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 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% 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. Pleasant Valley Comm School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 32 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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The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Iowa sample (including Pleasant Valley). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.
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 Pleasant Valley Comm School District
What is the average teacher salary in Pleasant Valley Comm School District?
The average teacher salary in Pleasant Valley Comm School District is $71,443 (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 Pleasant Valley Comm School District teacher pay compare to the Iowa average?
Pleasant Valley Comm School District pays 12.2% more than the Iowa state average of $63,660. The district's average is $71,443.
How does Pleasant Valley Comm School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
Pleasant Valley Comm School District pays 1.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $71,443.
What is the per-pupil spending in Pleasant Valley Comm School District?
Pleasant Valley Comm School District spends approximately $12,809 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Pleasant Valley Comm School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 39% of Pleasant Valley Comm School District's total expenditure of $72.4M (NCES FY2023).
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