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School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3100178

Southwest Public Schools

Southwest Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $52,504 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Southwest Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$52,504
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$21,864
Per-pupil spending
294
Students enrolled
3rd
Pct. in NE
$52,504

Southwest Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $52,504 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,504, below the national average of $70,245, serving 294 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Southwest Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Nebraska districts on estimated teacher pay at $52,504 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 3rd percentile for Nebraska
  • 21st percentile nationally
  • 35% 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.
  • Southwest Public Schools ranks #195 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #51 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
  • +18.2% 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, Southwest Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 5.1% into special education , 6.7 points below the state median of 11.8%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Nebraska district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Southwest Public NE median Gap
Regular program 84.0% 80.7% +3.2 pp
Special education 5.1% 11.8% -6.7 pp
Other programs 10.9% 7.4% +3.5 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 3100178 · FY2023.

LEAID 3100178 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Southwest Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -17% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P3 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P21 national PPE-MID $22K/pupil ENR-TINY 294 students INSTR-LOW 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Bancroft-rosalie FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $52,504 estimated average teacher salary · P3 in Nebraska · P21 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Schuyler (+$6,170est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Southwest Public

Salary neighbourhood · Southwest Public

Southwest Public 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 Southwest Public

Southwest Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$52,504 21st percentile higher than 21% 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. Southwest Public 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

Southwest Public 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 Southwest Public Schools ranks #195 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #51 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

Southwest Public 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 Southwest Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +18.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 9.1 points, a growth rate faster than 82% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (294 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
$52,503.577

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
$58,151

+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 Southwest Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Southwest Public Schools

Southwest Public Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 294 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,864. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,504, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3100178 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Southwest Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 16.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (25.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 3% 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, Southwest Public Schools reports $6.4M in total expenditure against $6.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Southwest Public Schools compare?

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

Southwest Public Schools $52,504
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Southwest Public Schools pays -29.8% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $21,864 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, Southwest Public Schools sits closest to Bancroft-rosalie Comm Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Emerson-hubbard Public Schools. 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. Bancroft-rosalie Comm Schools
  2. Randolph Public Schools
  3. Wilcox-hildreth Public Schools
  4. Bloomfield Community Schools
  5. Burwell Public Schools
  6. Wauneta-palisade Public Schs
  7. Overton Public Schools
  8. Loomis Public Schools
  9. Hitchcock Co Sch System
  10. Red Cloud Community Schools
  11. Franklin Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Emerson-hubbard Public Schools
  2. Ansley Public Schools
  3. Mc Cool Junction Public Schs
  4. Ainsworth Community Schools
  5. Summerland Public Schools
  6. Osceola Public Schools
  7. Wood River Rural Schools
  8. Weeping Water Public Schools
  9. Thayer Central Community Schs
  10. Centennial Public Schools
  11. Newman Grove Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Southwest Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Southwest Public Schools: closest on enrollment (294 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,504 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

$6.3M
Total Revenue
$6.4M
Total Expenditure
$2.2M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Southwest Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% 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, Southwest Public 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.

Bertrand Public Schools
$56,573
243 students
Riverside Public Schools
$58,254
242 students
Plainview Public Schools
$57,220
346 students
Deshler Public Schools
$49,495
242 students
Mc Cool Junction Public Schs
$60,896
240 students
Burwell Public Schools
$53,547
293 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 Southwest Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Southwest Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Southwest Public Schools is $52,504 (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 Southwest Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Southwest Public Schools pays 16.9% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $52,504.

How does Southwest Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Southwest Public Schools pays 25.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,504.

What is the per-pupil spending in Southwest Public Schools?

Southwest Public Schools spends approximately $21,864 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Southwest Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Southwest Public Schools's total expenditure of $6.4M (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. Southwest Public 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.