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School district · Arkansas · LEAID 0511850

Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.

Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Arkansas districts (12,244 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$52,057
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$16,113
Per-pupil spending
12,244
Students enrolled
87th
Pct. in AR
$52,057

Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Arkansas districts (12,244 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,057, below the national average of $70,245, serving 12,244 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Arkansas districts (12,244 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 87th percentile for Arkansas
  • 20th percentile nationally
  • 29% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arkansas ranks #49 of 49 on the salary estimate and #32 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. ranks #25 of 199 Arkansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #43 of 199 by per-pupil spending. Fayetteville School District pay #1 at $73,997 is not Warren School District spending #1 at $31,095 per pupil
  • +16.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 0511850 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Pulaski Co. F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +20% vs state RANK-ST-MID P87 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P20 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-LARGE 12.2K students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Lakeside FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $52,057 estimated average teacher salary · P87 in Arkansas · P20 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lakeside ($86est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Pulaski Co.

Salary neighbourhood · Pulaski Co.

Pulaski Co. 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 Pulaski Co.

Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$52,057 20th percentile higher than 20% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This 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

What stands out about Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +16.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Arkansas's statewide +9.0% by 7.3 points, a growth rate faster than 70% of the 233 Arkansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$52,056.78

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arkansas price level
86.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$59,966

+15% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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 Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.

What the Numbers Say About Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.

Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. is a mid-sized school district in Arkansas, serving 12,244 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,113. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,057, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0511850 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arkansas statewide average of $43,221, teacher pay in Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 20.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (25.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arkansas, it pays more than 87% of them. Arkansas itself ranks #49 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. reports $197.3M in total expenditure against $190.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $36.9M, special-education teacher pay is $5.3M.

How does Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. compare?

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

Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. $52,057
Springdale School District $60,869
Arkansas avg $43,221
National avg $70,245

Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. pays -14.5% less than Springdale School District · per-pupil $16,113 vs $15,771

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 Arkansas districts

On pay, Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. sits closest to Lakeside School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hot Springs 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. Lakeside School District
  2. Fort Smith School District
  3. Mountain Home School District
  4. Pine Bluff School District
  5. Van Buren School District
  6. Greenbrier School District
  7. Benton School District
  8. Alma School District
  9. Texarkana School District
  10. Greene Co. Tech School Dist.
  11. Paragould School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hot Springs School District
  2. Jonesboro School District
  3. Springdale School District
  4. El Dorado School District
  5. Alma School District
  6. Jacksonville North Pulaski School District
  7. West Memphis School District
  8. Texarkana School District
  9. Fayetteville School District
  10. Marion School District
  11. Van Buren School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.'s enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.: closest on enrollment (12,244 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,057 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

$190.1M
Total Revenue
$197.3M
Total Expenditure
$57.7M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$36.9M
Regular Program
$5.3M
Special Education
$2.7M
Vocational
$4.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Arkansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arkansas districts belongs to Fayetteville School District at $73,997. Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. sits in the upper quarter of that field at 24 of 201, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Mississippi and South Dakota are the states closest to Arkansas 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 Arkansas districts →

Other Arkansas Districts

Large-district sample from 198 Arkansas peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Conway School District
$66,512
10,251 students
Fort Smith School District
$53,052
14,291 students
Bryant School District
$56,474
9,766 students
Rogers School District
$57,050
15,964 students
N. Little Rock School District
$56,375
8,200 students
Jonesboro School District
$56,053
6,709 students

This is a sample of 6 from 198 Arkansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.
What is the average teacher salary in Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.?

The average teacher salary in Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. is $52,057 (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 Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. teacher pay compare to the Arkansas average?

Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. pays 20.4% more than the Arkansas state average of $43,221. The district's average is $52,057.

How does Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. teacher pay compare to the national average?

Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. pays 25.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,057.

What is the per-pupil spending in Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.?

Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. spends approximately $16,113 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.'s total expenditure of $197.3M (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. Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.'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.