School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3100041

Stanton Community Schools

Stanton Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (383 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Stanton Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,741
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$20,525
Per-pupil spending
383
Students enrolled
30th
Pct. in NE
$59,741

Stanton Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (383 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $59,741, below the national average of $70,245, serving 383 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Stanton Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (383 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 30th percentile for Nebraska
  • 36th percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Stanton Community Schools ranks #141 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #76 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
  • +14.2% 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, Stanton Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 12.2% into other programs , 4.9 points above the state median of 7.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Stanton Community NE median Gap
Regular program 80.2% 80.7% -0.6 pp
Special education 7.6% 11.8% -4.2 pp
Other programs 12.2% 7.4% +4.9 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 3100041 · FY2023.

LEAID 3100041 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Stanton Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P30 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P36 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-TINY 383 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Summerland FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,741 estimated average teacher salary · P30 in Nebraska · P36 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Gretna (+$331est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Stanton Community

Salary neighbourhood · Stanton Community

Stanton Community 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 Stanton Community

Stanton Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,741 36th percentile higher than 36% 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. Stanton 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

Stanton Community 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 Stanton Community Schools ranks #141 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #76 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

Stanton 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 Stanton Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +14.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 5.0 points, a growth rate faster than 69% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (383 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
$59,740.946

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
$66,167

+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 Stanton Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Stanton Community Schools

Stanton Community Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 383 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,525. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,741, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3100041 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Stanton Community Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 30% 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, Stanton Community Schools reports $7.9M in total expenditure against $8.1M 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 $1.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Stanton 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.

Stanton Community Schools $59,741
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Stanton Community Schools pays -20.1% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $20,525 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, Stanton Community Schools sits closest to Summerland Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Boyd County 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.

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Stanton Community Schools: closest on enrollment (383 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,741 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

$8.1M
Total Revenue
$7.9M
Total Expenditure
$2.6M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.8M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.3M
Other Programs

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

Nebraska Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Nebraska districts belongs to Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs at $90,446. Placed 82 of 91, Stanton Community Schools is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

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Other Nebraska Districts

Smaller-district sample from 199 Nebraska peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

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 Stanton Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Stanton Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Stanton Community Schools is $59,741 (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 Stanton Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Stanton Community Schools pays 5.4% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $59,741.

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

Stanton Community Schools pays 15.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,741.

What is the per-pupil spending in Stanton Community Schools?

Stanton Community Schools spends approximately $20,525 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Stanton Community Schools's total expenditure of $7.9M (NCES FY2023).

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