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School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3105970

Tri County Public Schools

Tri County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (430 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Tri County Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$62,458
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$19,263
Per-pupil spending
430
Students enrolled
52nd
Pct. in NE
$62,458

Tri County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (430 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $62,458, below the national average of $70,245, serving 430 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Tri County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (430 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 52nd percentile for Nebraska
  • 43rd percentile nationally
  • 36% 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.
  • Tri County Public Schools ranks #97 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #100 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
  • +7.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Nebraska median

Among 246 Nebraska districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Tri County Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 86.2% into regular program , 5.5 points above the state median of 80.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Nebraska district.

Program Tri County NE median Gap
Regular program 86.2% 80.7% +5.5 pp
Special education 11.8% 11.8% +0.0 pp
Other programs 2.0% 7.4% -5.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 246 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3105970 · FY2023.

LEAID 3105970 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Tri County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P52 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P43 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-TINY 430 students INSTR-MID 36% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near South FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $62,458 estimated average teacher salary · P52 in Nebraska · P43 nationally · 36% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Nebraska ($61est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Tri County

Salary neighbourhood · Tri County

Tri County 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 Tri County

Tri County Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$62,458 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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. Tri County Public Schools $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

Tri County in Nebraska's lower-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 Tri County Public Schools ranks #97 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #100 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

Tri County Public 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

What stands out about Tri County Public Schools

  • It is a very small district (430 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$62,457.605

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
$69,176

+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 Tri County Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Tri County Public Schools

Tri County Public Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 430 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,263. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,458, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3105970 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Tri County Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 52% 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, Tri County Public Schools reports $8.3M in total expenditure against $8.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 36% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Tri County Public Schools compare?

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

Tri County Public Schools $62,458
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Tri County Public Schools pays -16.5% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $19,263 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, Tri County Public Schools sits closest to South Central Nebraska Unified 5; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Cambridge 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. South Central Nebraska Unified 5
  2. Rock County Public Schools
  3. Nebraska City Public Schools
  4. Cambridge Public Schools
  5. Ashland-greenwood Public Schs
  6. Elmwood-murdock Public Schools
  7. Fullerton Public Schools
  8. Humphrey Public Schools
  9. Chadron Public Schools
  10. Shelby - Rising City Public Schools
  11. Palmyra District O R 1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Cambridge Public Schools
  2. Loup City Public Schools
  3. Shelby - Rising City Public Schools
  4. Maxwell Public Schools
  5. Wahoo Public Schools
  6. Plainview Public Schools
  7. Humphrey Public Schools
  8. Pender Public Schools
  9. Southern School District 1
  10. Bancroft-rosalie Comm Schools
  11. Crofton Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Tri County Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Tri County Public Schools: closest on enrollment (430 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,458 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

$8.6M
Total Revenue
$8.3M
Total Expenditure
$3.0M
Instruction Salaries
36% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.1M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Tri County Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% 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. Tri County Public Schools places 63 of 91 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

Elm Creek Public Schools
$55,508
374 students
Cross County Community Schools
$59,395
367 students
Centennial Public Schools
$83,921
496 students
Johnson-brock Public Schools
$63,792
363 students
Johnson Co Central Public Schs
$61,349
497 students
Elmwood-murdock Public Schools
$62,602
498 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 Tri County Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Tri County Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Tri County Public Schools is $62,458 (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 Tri County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Tri County Public Schools pays 1.1% less than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $62,458.

How does Tri County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Tri County Public Schools pays 11.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,458.

What is the per-pupil spending in Tri County Public Schools?

Tri County Public Schools spends approximately $19,263 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Tri County Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 36% of Tri County Public Schools's total expenditure of $8.3M (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. Tri County Public 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.