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Toltec School District (4450)

Toltec School District (4450) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (1,106 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Toltec School District (4450) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$67,960
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$10,484
Per-pupil spending
1,106
Students enrolled
66th
Pct. in AZ
$67,960

Toltec School District (4450) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (1,106 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $67,960, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,106 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Toltec School District (4450) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (1,106 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 66th percentile for Arizona
  • 55th percentile nationally
  • 37% 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.
  • Toltec School District (4450) ranks #50 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #148 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
  • +44.5% 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, Toltec School District (4450)'s instructional payroll puts 14.2% into special education , 3.4 points above the state median of 10.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Arizona peer.

Program Toltec School AZ median Gap
Regular program 84.5% 84.0% +0.5 pp
Special education 14.2% 10.8% +3.4 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.7% -1.7 pp
Other programs 1.4% 0.0% +1.4 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 0408550 · FY2023.

LEAID 0408550 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Toltec School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +6% vs state RANK-ST-MID P66 in state RANK-NAT-MID P55 national PPE-LOW $10K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,106 students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Camp FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $67,960 estimated average teacher salary · P66 in Arizona · P55 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Dysart (+$181est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Toltec School

Salary neighbourhood · Toltec School

Toltec School sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Toltec School

Toltec School District (4450)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$67,960 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

Toltec School in Arizona's upper-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 Toltec School District (4450) ranks #50 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #148 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

Toltec School District (4450) 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 Toltec School District (4450)

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +44.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Arizona's statewide +25.8% by 18.7 points, a growth rate faster than 84% of the 199 Arizona districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 7.4% here, from 1,030 students in FY2019 to 1,106 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
$67,960

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
$67,459

-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 Toltec School District (4450)

What the Numbers Say About Toltec School District (4450)

Toltec School District (4450) is a small school district in Arizona, serving 1,106 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $10,484. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $67,960, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0408550 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Toltec School District (4450) runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.3% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (3.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 66% 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, Toltec School District (4450) reports $11.6M in total expenditure against $12.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Toltec School District (4450) compare?

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

Toltec School District (4450) $67,960
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Toltec School District (4450) pays +0.8% more than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $10,484 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, Toltec School District (4450) sits closest to Camp Verde Unified District (4470); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486). 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. Camp Verde Unified District (4470)
  2. Douglas Unified District (4174)
  3. San Carlos Unified District (4210)
  4. Holbrook Unified District (4389)
  5. Whiteriver Unified District (4394)
  6. Red Mesa Unified District (4159)
  7. Williams Unified District (4193)
  8. Bagdad Unified District (4468)
  9. Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167)
  10. Liberty Elementary District (4266)
  11. Ganado Unified School District (4157)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)
  2. Liberty Elementary District (4266)
  3. Snowflake Unified District (4391)
  4. Mohave Valley Elementary District (4379)
  5. Pima Unified District (4220)
  6. Thatcher Unified District (4219)
  7. Camp Verde Unified District (4470)
  8. J O Combs Unified School District (4445)
  9. Prescott Unified District (4466)
  10. Globe Unified District (4208)
  11. Colorado River Union High School District (4381)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Toltec School District (4450)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Toltec School District (4450): closest on enrollment (1,106 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($67,960 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

$12.1M
Total Revenue
$11.6M
Total Expenditure
$4.3M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.9M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Toltec School District (4450): the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% 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. Toltec School District (4450) places 42 of 128 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

Williams Unified District (4193)
$68,647
644 students
Fort Thomas Unified District (4221)
$70,518
620 students
Sanders Unified District (4156)
$70,891
616 students
Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396)
$76,325
1,597 students
Continental Elementary District (4416)
$60,081
602 students
Globe Unified District (4208)
$61,540
1,633 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 Toltec School District (4450)
What is the average teacher salary in Toltec School District (4450)?

The average teacher salary in Toltec School District (4450) is $67,960 (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 Toltec School District (4450) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Toltec School District (4450) pays 6.3% more than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $67,960.

How does Toltec School District (4450) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Toltec School District (4450) pays 3.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $67,960.

What is the per-pupil spending in Toltec School District (4450)?

Toltec School District (4450) spends approximately $10,484 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Toltec School District (4450)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 37% of Toltec School District (4450)'s total expenditure of $11.6M (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. Toltec School District (4450)'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.