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Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (793 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$84,736
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$14,719
Per-pupil spending
793
Students enrolled
99th
Pct. in NE
$84,736

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (793 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $84,736, above the national average of $70,245, serving 793 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (793 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 99th percentile for Nebraska
  • 79th percentile nationally
  • 47% 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.
  • Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools ranks #3 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #176 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
  • +9.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3177550 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +34% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P99 in state RANK-NAT-MID P79 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 793 students INSTR-HIGH 47% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Malcolm FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $84,736 estimated average teacher salary · P99 in Nebraska · P79 nationally · 47% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Bellevue (+$9est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools

Salary neighbourhood · Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools 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 Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$84,736 Top 21% higher than 79% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools in Nebraska's upper-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 Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools ranks #3 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #176 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

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca 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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$84,735.945

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
$93,851

+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 Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools

What the Numbers Say About Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 793 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,719. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $84,736, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3177550 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 34.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 99% 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, Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools reports $11.7M in total expenditure against $11.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 47% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.

How does Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools compare?

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

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools $84,736
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools pays +13.3% more than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $14,719 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, Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools sits closest to Malcolm Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Milford 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. Malcolm Public Schools
  2. Centennial Public Schools
  3. Gering Public Schools
  4. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs
  5. Winnebago Public Schools District 17
  6. Howells-dodge Consolidated Schools
  7. Minden Public Schools
  8. Louisville Public Schools
  9. Wahoo Public Schools
  10. Douglas Co West Community Schs
  11. Southern Valley Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Milford Public Schools
  2. Elmwood-murdock Public Schools
  3. Malcolm Public Schools
  4. Crete Public Schools
  5. Schuyler Community Schools
  6. Pierce Public Schools
  7. St Paul Public Schools
  8. Johnson-brock Public Schools
  9. Seward Public Schools
  10. Beatrice Public Schools
  11. Fort Calhoun Community Schs

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools: closest on enrollment (793 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($84,736 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

$11.9M
Total Revenue
$11.7M
Total Expenditure
$5.5M
Instruction Salaries
47% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.0M
Regular Program
$0.7M
Special Education
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% 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. Only third place separates it from the ceiling: among the 90 districts of comparable size, Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below 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.

View all Nebraska districts →

Other Nebraska Districts

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

Winnebago Public Schools District 17
$76,002
629 students
Chase County Schools
$64,263
625 students
Wilber-clatonia Public Schools
$56,913
624 students
Valentine Community Schools
$66,190
623 students
Mitchell Public Schools
$64,116
620 students
Fillmore Central Public Schs
$55,235
609 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 Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools?

The average teacher salary in Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools is $84,736 (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 Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools pays 34.2% more than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $84,736.

How does Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools pays 20.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $84,736.

What is the per-pupil spending in Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools?

Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools spends approximately $14,719 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 47% of Syracuse-dunbar-avoca Schools's total expenditure of $11.7M (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. Syracuse-dunbar-avoca 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.