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Teton County School District #1

Teton County School District #1 sits in the highest third of Wyoming districts on estimated teacher pay at $95,179 (above 93% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Teton County School District #1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$95,179
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$26,955
Per-pupil spending
2,797
Students enrolled
93rd
Pct. in WY
$95,179

Teton County School District #1 sits in the highest third of Wyoming districts on estimated teacher pay at $95,179 (above 93% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $95,179, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,797 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Teton County School District #1 sits in the highest third of Wyoming districts on estimated teacher pay at $95,179 (above 93% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 93rd percentile for Wyoming
  • 88th percentile nationally
  • 35% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Wyoming ranks #16 of 49 on the salary estimate and #47 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Teton County School District #1 ranks #3 of 44 Wyoming districts by estimated teacher salary and #9 of 44 by per-pupil spending. Fremont County School District #38 pay #1 at $119,264 is not Fremont County School District #21 spending #1 at $54,321 per pupil
  • +13.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2021 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Wyoming median

Among 48 Wyoming districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Teton County School District #1's instructional payroll puts 19.9% into special education , 3.0 points above the state median of 16.9%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Wyoming peer.

Program Teton County WY median Gap
Regular program 69.0% 70.2% -1.1 pp
Special education 19.9% 16.9% +3.0 pp
Vocational programs 2.5% 3.8% -1.2 pp
Other programs 8.5% 7.4% +1.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 48 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5605830 · FY2023.

LEAID 5605830 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Teton County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +26% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P93 in state RANK-NAT-MID P88 national PPE-HIGH $27K/pupil ENR-MID 2,797 students INSTR-MID 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Fremont FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $95,179 estimated average teacher salary · P93 in Wyoming · P88 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Fremont ($5,693est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Teton County

Salary neighbourhood · Teton County

Teton County 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 Teton County

Teton County School District #1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$95,179 Top 12% higher than 88% 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%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Teton County in Wyoming's upper-third pay band

Same 44 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Teton County School District #1 ranks #3 of 44 Wyoming districts by estimated teacher salary and #9 of 44 by per-pupil spending. Fremont County School District #38 pay #1 at $119,264 is not Fremont County School District #21 spending #1 at $54,321 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Teton County School District #1 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Fremont County School District #21 leads spending at $54,321 per pupil; Fremont County School District #38 leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Teton County School District #1

  • Its per-pupil spending of $26,955 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$95,178.733

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Wyoming price level
91.6 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$103,963

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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 Teton County School District #1

What the Numbers Say About Teton County School District #1

Teton County School District #1 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Wyoming, serving 2,797 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $26,955. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $95,179, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5605830 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wyoming statewide average of $75,580, teacher pay in Teton County School District #1 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 25.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (35.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wyoming, it pays more than 93% of them. Wyoming itself ranks #16 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Teton County School District #1 reports $75.4M in total expenditure against $70.3M 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 $16.7M, special-education teacher pay is $4.8M.

How does Teton County School District #1 compare?

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

Teton County School District #1 $95,179
Laramie County School District #1 $78,511
Wyoming avg $75,580
National avg $70,245

Teton County School District #1 pays +21.2% more than Laramie County School District #1 · per-pupil $26,955 vs $20,403

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 Wyoming districts

On pay, Teton County School District #1 sits closest to Fremont County School District # 1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Converse County School District #1. 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. Fremont County School District # 1
  2. Lincoln County School District #2
  3. Big Horn County School District #1
  4. Sheridan County School District #1
  5. Park County School District # 1
  6. Uinta County School District #6
  7. Goshen County School District #1
  8. Converse County School District #1
  9. Sheridan County School District #2
  10. Sweetwater County School District #1
  11. Sublette County School District #1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Converse County School District #1
  2. Goshen County School District #1
  3. Weston County School District #1
  4. Johnson County School District #1
  5. Fremont County School District #25
  6. Platte County School District #1
  7. Carbon County School District #1
  8. Washakie County School District #1
  9. Crook County School District #1
  10. Uinta County School District #6
  11. Sublette County School District #1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Teton County School District #1's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Teton County School District #1: closest on enrollment (2,797 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($95,179 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

$70.3M
Total Revenue
$75.4M
Total Expenditure
$26.5M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$16.7M
Regular Program
$4.8M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$2.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Teton County School District #1: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. 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.

Wyoming Teacher Pay Overview

No comparably sized Wyoming district reports a higher average than Teton County School District #1, so this page is the state's ceiling rather than a point on the way to it. Only the state ceiling itself: among the 36 districts of comparable size, Teton County School District #1 is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. Ohio and Missouri are the states closest to Wyoming 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 Wyoming districts →

Other Wyoming Districts

Large-district sample from 43 Wyoming peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Albany County School District #1
$66,485
3,902 students
Goshen County School District #1
$79,002
1,657 students
Carbon County School District #1
$65,314
1,643 students
Big Horn County School District #1
$81,006
1,238 students
Crook County School District #1
$70,544
1,238 students
Johnson County School District #1
$71,037
1,194 students

This is a sample of 6 from 43 Wyoming districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Teton County School District #1
What is the average teacher salary in Teton County School District #1?

The average teacher salary in Teton County School District #1 is $95,179 (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 Teton County School District #1 teacher pay compare to the Wyoming average?

Teton County School District #1 pays 25.9% more than the Wyoming state average of $75,580. The district's average is $95,179.

How does Teton County School District #1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Teton County School District #1 pays 35.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $95,179.

What is the per-pupil spending in Teton County School District #1?

Teton County School District #1 spends approximately $26,955 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Teton County School District #1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Teton County School District #1's total expenditure of $75.4M (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. Teton County School District #1'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.