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School district · Kansas · LEAID 2006930

Southern Lyon County

Southern Lyon County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (570 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Southern Lyon County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$64,861
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$19,958
Per-pupil spending
570
Students enrolled
83rd
Pct. in KS
$64,861

Southern Lyon County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (570 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $64,861, below the national average of $70,245, serving 570 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Southern Lyon County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (570 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 83rd percentile for Kansas
  • 48th percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Southern Lyon County ranks #43 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #43 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • +14.9% 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, Southern Lyon County's instructional payroll puts 9.3% into vocational programs , 4.6 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 Southern Lyon KS median Gap
Regular program 90.7% 92.6% -1.9 pp
Vocational programs 9.3% 4.6% +4.6 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 2006930 · FY2023.

LEAID 2006930 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Southern Lyon F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +11% vs state RANK-ST-MID P83 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P48 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-SMALL 570 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Syracuse FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $64,861 estimated average teacher salary · P83 in Kansas · P48 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Pittsburg ($404est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Southern Lyon

Salary neighbourhood · Southern Lyon

Southern Lyon 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 Southern Lyon

Southern Lyon County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$64,861 48th percentile higher than 48% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Southern Lyon County $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

Southern Lyon 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 Southern Lyon County ranks #43 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #43 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

Southern Lyon County 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 Southern Lyon County

  • Enrolment grew 11.5% here, from 511 students in FY2019 to 570 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
$64,860.968

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
$72,141

+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 Southern Lyon County

What the Numbers Say About Southern Lyon County

Southern Lyon County is a small school district in Kansas, serving 570 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,958. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,861, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2006930 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Southern Lyon County runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 10.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (7.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 83% 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, Southern Lyon County reports $11.4M in total expenditure against $12.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.9M.

How does Southern Lyon County compare?

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

Southern Lyon County $64,861
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Southern Lyon County pays +32.7% more than Wichita · per-pupil $19,958 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, Southern Lyon County sits closest to Syracuse; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Comanche County. 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. Syracuse
  2. Haven Public Schools
  3. Uniontown
  4. Kingman - Norwich
  5. Sedgwick Public Schools
  6. Labette County
  7. Ulysses
  8. El Dorado
  9. Eudora
  10. Erie-Galesburg
  11. Jefferson West
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Comanche County
  2. Iola
  3. Clay County
  4. South Barber
  5. Peabody-Burns
  6. Marmaton Valley
  7. Kinsley-Offerle
  8. Tonganoxie
  9. Valley Falls
  10. McPherson
  11. Marysville

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Southern Lyon County's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Southern Lyon County: closest on enrollment (570 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,861 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

$12.2M
Total Revenue
$11.4M
Total Expenditure
$3.8M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.9M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Southern Lyon County: the regular program and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for special education and other programs. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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. Southern Lyon County sits in the upper quarter of that field at 35 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.

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Other Kansas Districts

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

Jayhawk
$57,371
575 students
Phillipsburg
$55,714
576 students
Eureka
$71,732
559 students
Belle Plaine
$63,156
558 students
Oskaloosa Public Schools
$63,507
553 students
West Elk
$85,991
551 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 Southern Lyon County
What is the average teacher salary in Southern Lyon County?

The average teacher salary in Southern Lyon County is $64,861 (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 Southern Lyon County teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Southern Lyon County pays 10.8% more than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $64,861.

How does Southern Lyon County teacher pay compare to the national average?

Southern Lyon County pays 7.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,861.

What is the per-pupil spending in Southern Lyon County?

Southern Lyon County spends approximately $19,958 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Southern Lyon County's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Southern Lyon County's total expenditure of $11.4M (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. Southern Lyon County'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.