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School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3175990

Red Cloud Community Schools

Red Cloud Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,780 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Red Cloud Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,780
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$20,818
Per-pupil spending
269
Students enrolled
6th
Pct. in NE
$54,780

Red Cloud Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,780 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,780, below the national average of $70,245, serving 269 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Red Cloud Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,780 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 6th percentile for Nebraska
  • 25th percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Red Cloud Community Schools ranks #188 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #68 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
  • +10.4% 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, Red Cloud Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 25.4% into special education , 13.6 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 Red Cloud NE median Gap
Regular program 67.5% 80.7% -13.3 pp
Special education 25.4% 11.8% +13.6 pp
Other programs 7.1% 7.4% -0.3 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 3175990 · FY2023.

LEAID 3175990 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Red Cloud F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -13% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P6 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P25 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-TINY 269 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Franklin FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,780 estimated average teacher salary · P6 in Nebraska · P25 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Schuyler (+$3,893est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Red Cloud

Salary neighbourhood · Red Cloud

Red Cloud 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 Red Cloud

Red Cloud Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,780 25th percentile higher than 25% 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. Red Cloud Community 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

Red Cloud 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 Red Cloud Community Schools ranks #188 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #68 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

Red Cloud Community 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 Red Cloud Community Schools

  • Enrolment grew 7.2% here, from 251 students in FY2019 to 269 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 (269 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
$54,779.849

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
$60,672

+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 Red Cloud Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Red Cloud Community Schools

Red Cloud Community Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 269 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,818. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,780, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3175990 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Red Cloud Community Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 13.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 6% 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, Red Cloud Community Schools reports $5.6M in total expenditure against $5.1M 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 $0.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Red Cloud Community Schools compare?

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

Red Cloud Community Schools $54,780
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Red Cloud Community Schools pays -26.8% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $20,818 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, Red Cloud Community Schools sits closest to Franklin Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is North Bend Central Public Schs. 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. Franklin Public Schools
  2. Hitchcock Co Sch System
  3. Anselmo-merna Public Schools
  4. Loomis Public Schools
  5. Fillmore Central Public Schs
  6. Overton Public Schools
  7. Loup City Public Schools
  8. Elm Creek Public Schools
  9. Cedar Bluffs Public Schools
  10. Silver Lake Public Schools
  11. Morrill Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. North Bend Central Public Schs
  2. David City Public Schools
  3. Hay Springs Public Schools
  4. Battle Creek Public Schools
  5. Clarkson Public Schools
  6. Doniphan-trumbull Public Schs
  7. Wausa Public Schools
  8. Central City Public Schools
  9. Heartland Community Schools
  10. Bloomfield Community Schools
  11. Rock County Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Red Cloud Community Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Red Cloud Community Schools: closest on enrollment (269 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,780 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

$5.1M
Total Revenue
$5.6M
Total Expenditure
$1.6M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.9M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Red Cloud Community Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational 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.

Nebraska Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Nebraska districts belongs to Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs at $90,446. At the other end, Red Cloud Community Schools anchors the bottom of the 91-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

Diller-odell Public Schools
$65,107
236 students
Dorchester Public School
$58,920
235 students
Pleasanton Public Schools
$58,216
304 students
Wilcox-hildreth Public Schools
$53,168
234 students
Sutherland Public Schools
$58,694
305 students
Wauneta-palisade Public Schs
$51,337
230 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 Red Cloud Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Red Cloud Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Red Cloud Community Schools is $54,780 (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 Red Cloud Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Red Cloud Community Schools pays 13.3% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $54,780.

How does Red Cloud Community Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Red Cloud Community Schools pays 22.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,780.

What is the per-pupil spending in Red Cloud Community Schools?

Red Cloud Community Schools spends approximately $20,818 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Red Cloud Community Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Red Cloud Community Schools's total expenditure of $5.6M (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. Red Cloud Community 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.