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Storm Lake Comm School District

Storm Lake Comm School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Iowa districts (2,794 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Storm Lake Comm School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,074
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$16,339
Per-pupil spending
2,794
Students enrolled
77th
Pct. in IA
$68,074

Storm Lake Comm School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Iowa districts (2,794 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $68,074, near the national average of $70,245, serving 2,794 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Storm Lake Comm School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Iowa districts (2,794 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 77th percentile for Iowa
  • 55th percentile nationally
  • 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Iowa ranks #30 of 49 on the salary estimate and #29 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Storm Lake Comm School District ranks #71 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #137 of 303 by per-pupil spending. Linn-Mar Comm School District pay #1 at $82,552 is not Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District spending #1 at $59,531 per pupil
  • +10.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 1927390 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Storm Lake F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +7% vs state RANK-ST-MID P77 in state RANK-NAT-MID P55 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-MID 2,794 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Knoxville FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,074 estimated average teacher salary · P77 in Iowa · P55 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: North (+$119est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Storm Lake

Salary neighbourhood · Storm Lake

Storm Lake 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 Storm Lake

Storm Lake Comm School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,074 Top 45% higher than 55% 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. 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 Storm Lake Comm School District

  • Enrolment grew 9.0% here, from 2,564 students in FY2019 to 2,794 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
$68,074.429

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Iowa price level
88.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$76,687

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Storm Lake Comm School District

What the Numbers Say About Storm Lake Comm School District

Storm Lake Comm School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Iowa, serving 2,794 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,339. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,074, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1927390 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Iowa statewide average of $63,660, teacher pay in Storm Lake Comm School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.9% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (3.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Iowa, it pays more than 77% of them. Iowa itself ranks #30 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Storm Lake Comm School District reports $45.7M in total expenditure against $47.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.2M, special-education teacher pay is $1.6M.

How does Storm Lake Comm School District compare?

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

Storm Lake Comm School District $68,074
Des Moines Independent Comm School District $69,203
Iowa avg $63,660
National avg $70,245

Storm Lake Comm School District pays -1.6% less than Des Moines Independent Comm School District · per-pupil $16,339 vs $18,580

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 Iowa districts

On pay, Storm Lake Comm School District sits closest to Knoxville Comm School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Muscatine Comm 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. Knoxville Comm School District
  2. Emmetsburg Comm School District
  3. North Scott Comm School District
  4. Solon Comm School District
  5. Webster City Comm School District
  6. Waterloo Comm School District
  7. Marshalltown Comm School District
  8. East Marshall Comm School District
  9. Urbandale Comm School District
  10. Keokuk Comm School District
  11. Oelwein Comm School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Muscatine Comm School District
  2. Woodward-Granger Comm School District
  3. Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist
  4. South Central Calhoun Comm School District
  5. Mount Vernon Comm School District
  6. Wapsie Valley Comm School District
  7. Chariton Comm School District
  8. Charles City Comm School District
  9. Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD
  10. Humboldt Comm School District
  11. Fairfield Comm School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Storm Lake Comm School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Storm Lake Comm School District: closest on enrollment (2,794 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,074 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

$47.9M
Total Revenue
$45.7M
Total Expenditure
$15.0M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.2M
Regular Program
$1.6M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$1.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Storm Lake Comm School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Iowa Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Iowa districts belongs to Linn-Mar Comm School District at $82,552. Storm Lake Comm School District places 67 of 237 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Louisiana and Oklahoma are the states closest to Iowa 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 Iowa Districts

Smaller-district sample from 302 Iowa peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Algona Comm School District
$71,761
1,563 students
Atlantic Comm School District
$65,488
1,555 students
Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District
$63,608
1,555 students
Nevada Comm School District
$63,444
1,542 students
Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District
$58,206
1,538 students
Solon Comm School District
$67,889
1,523 students

This is a sample of 6 from 302 Iowa districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Storm Lake Comm School District
What is the average teacher salary in Storm Lake Comm School District?

The average teacher salary in Storm Lake Comm School District is $68,074 (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 Storm Lake Comm School District teacher pay compare to the Iowa average?

Storm Lake Comm School District pays 6.9% more than the Iowa state average of $63,660. The district's average is $68,074.

How does Storm Lake Comm School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Storm Lake Comm School District pays 3.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,074.

What is the per-pupil spending in Storm Lake Comm School District?

Storm Lake Comm School District spends approximately $16,339 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Storm Lake Comm School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Storm Lake Comm School District's total expenditure of $45.7M (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. Storm Lake Comm School District'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.