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Thatcher Unified District (4219)

Thatcher Unified District (4219) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (1,849 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Thatcher Unified District (4219) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$55,913
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$9,892
Per-pupil spending
1,849
Students enrolled
14th
Pct. in AZ
$55,913

Thatcher Unified District (4219) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (1,849 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $55,913, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,849 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Thatcher Unified District (4219) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (1,849 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 14th percentile for Arizona
  • 28th percentile nationally
  • 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arizona ranks #29 of 49 on the salary estimate and #16 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Thatcher Unified District (4219) ranks #130 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #151 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Safford Unified District (4218) pay #1 at $99,366 is not Red Mesa Unified District (4159) spending #1 at $38,950 per pupil
  • +23.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Arizona median

Among 213 Arizona districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Thatcher Unified District (4219)'s instructional payroll puts 92.4% into regular program , 8.5 points above the state median of 84.0%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Arizona district.

Program Thatcher Unified AZ median Gap
Regular program 92.4% 84.0% +8.5 pp
Special education 5.8% 10.8% -5.0 pp
Vocational programs 1.8% 1.7% +0.1 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 213 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0408410 · FY2023.

LEAID 0408410 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Thatcher Unified F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -13% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P14 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P28 national PPE-LOW $10K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,849 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Gila FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $55,913 estimated average teacher salary · P14 in Arizona · P28 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Tempe (+$698est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Thatcher Unified

Salary neighbourhood · Thatcher Unified

Thatcher Unified 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 Thatcher Unified

Thatcher Unified District (4219)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$55,913 28th percentile higher than 28% 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. 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

Thatcher Unified in Arizona's lower-third pay band

Same 152 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Thatcher Unified District (4219) ranks #130 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #151 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Safford Unified District (4218) pay #1 at $99,366 is not Red Mesa Unified District (4159) spending #1 at $38,950 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Thatcher Unified District (4219) is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Red Mesa Unified District (4159) leads spending at $38,950 per pupil; Safford Unified District (4218) leads pay.

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

What stands out about Thatcher Unified District (4219)

  • Enrolment grew 5.7% here, from 1,750 students in FY2019 to 1,849 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.

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$55,912.544

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arizona price level
100.7 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$55,501

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arizona sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Arizona 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 Thatcher Unified District (4219)

What the Numbers Say About Thatcher Unified District (4219)

Thatcher Unified District (4219) is a small school district in Arizona, serving 1,849 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $9,892. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $55,913, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0408410 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Thatcher Unified District (4219) runs materially below the state benchmark, a 12.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 14% of them. Arizona itself ranks #29 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Thatcher Unified District (4219) reports $18.3M in total expenditure against $18.8M 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 $5.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Thatcher Unified District (4219) compare?

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

Thatcher Unified District (4219) $55,913
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Thatcher Unified District (4219) pays -17.1% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $9,892 vs $14,903

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 Arizona districts

On pay, Thatcher Unified District (4219) sits closest to Gila Bend Unified District (4238); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Sahuarita Unified District (4411). 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. Gila Bend Unified District (4238)
  2. Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197)
  3. Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)
  4. Morenci Unified District (4230)
  5. Eloy Elementary District (4448)
  6. Osborn Elementary District (4262)
  7. St Johns Unified District (4153)
  8. Cave Creek Unified District (4244)
  9. Riverside Elementary District (4257)
  10. Bisbee Unified District (4169)
  11. Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Sahuarita Unified District (4411)
  2. Snowflake Unified District (4391)
  3. Nogales Unified District (4457)
  4. Toltec School District (4450)
  5. Humboldt Unified District (4469)
  6. Kingman Unified School District (79598)
  7. Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)
  8. Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)
  9. Liberty Elementary District (4266)
  10. Mohave Valley Elementary District (4379)
  11. Pima Unified District (4220)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Thatcher Unified District (4219)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Thatcher Unified District (4219): closest on enrollment (1,849 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($55,913 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

$18.8M
Total Revenue
$18.3M
Total Expenditure
$6.1M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.0M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Thatcher Unified District (4219): the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Arizona Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arizona districts belongs to Safford Unified District (4218) at $99,366. Placed 112 of 128, Thatcher Unified District (4219) is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. On BEA's price parity Arizona sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Virginia and Colorado are its nearest price peers.

View all Arizona districts →

Other Arizona Districts

Smaller-district sample from 153 Arizona peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Wickenburg Unified District (4236)
$57,735
1,244 students
Mingus Union High School District (4488)
$72,217
1,235 students
Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)
$56,033
1,191 students
Mohave Valley Elementary District (4379)
$78,020
1,186 students
Murphy Elementary District (4265)
$72,566
1,165 students
Fountain Hills Unified District (4247)
$53,621
1,164 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Arizona districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Thatcher Unified District (4219)
What is the average teacher salary in Thatcher Unified District (4219)?

The average teacher salary in Thatcher Unified District (4219) is $55,913 (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 Thatcher Unified District (4219) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Thatcher Unified District (4219) pays 12.5% less than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $55,913.

How does Thatcher Unified District (4219) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Thatcher Unified District (4219) pays 20.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $55,913.

What is the per-pupil spending in Thatcher Unified District (4219)?

Thatcher Unified District (4219) spends approximately $9,892 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Thatcher Unified District (4219)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Thatcher Unified District (4219)'s total expenditure of $18.3M (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. Thatcher Unified District (4219)'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.