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School district · Arizona · LEAID 0408820

Union Elementary District (4277)

Union Elementary District (4277) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (1,669 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Union Elementary District (4277) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,871
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$12,092
Per-pupil spending
1,669
Students enrolled
36th
Pct. in AZ
$59,871

Union Elementary District (4277) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (1,669 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $59,871, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,669 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Union Elementary District (4277) is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (1,669 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 36th percentile for Arizona
  • 36th percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Union Elementary District (4277) ranks #96 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #122 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
  • +41.8% 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, Union Elementary District (4277)'s instructional payroll puts 12.0% into other programs , 12.0 points above the state median of 0.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Union Elementary AZ median Gap
Regular program 75.8% 84.0% -8.1 pp
Special education 12.2% 10.8% +1.4 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.7% -1.7 pp
Other programs 12.0% 0.0% +12.0 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 0408820 · FY2023.

LEAID 0408820 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Union Elementary F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -6% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P36 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P36 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,669 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Sierra FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,871 estimated average teacher salary · P36 in Arizona · P36 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Vail ($52est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Union Elementary

Salary neighbourhood · Union Elementary

Union Elementary 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Union Elementary

Union Elementary District (4277)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,871 36th percentile higher than 36% 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

What stands out about Union Elementary District (4277)

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +41.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Arizona's statewide +25.8% by 16.0 points, a growth rate faster than 82% of the 199 Arizona districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,835 to 1,669 students (9.0% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$59,870.588

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
$59,430

-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 Union Elementary District (4277)

What the Numbers Say About Union Elementary District (4277)

Union Elementary District (4277) is a small school district in Arizona, serving 1,669 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,092. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,871, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0408820 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Union Elementary District (4277) runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 36% 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, Union Elementary District (4277) reports $20.2M in total expenditure against $21.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Union Elementary District (4277) compare?

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

Union Elementary District (4277) $59,871
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Union Elementary District (4277) pays -11.2% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $12,092 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, Union Elementary District (4277) sits closest to Sierra Vista Unified District (4175); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Red Rock Elementary District (4447). 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. Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)
  2. Continental Elementary District (4416)
  3. Chino Valley Unified District (4474)
  4. Snowflake Unified District (4391)
  5. J O Combs Unified School District (4445)
  6. Littleton Elementary District (4278)
  7. Page Unified School District #8 (4196)
  8. Show Low Unified District (4393)
  9. Miami Unified District (4211)
  10. Willcox Unified District (4170)
  11. Sedona-Oak Creek JUSD #9 (4467)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Red Rock Elementary District (4447)
  2. Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)
  3. Buckeye Elementary District (4269)
  4. Fowler Elementary District (4273)
  5. Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)
  6. Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
  7. Colorado River Union High School District (4381)
  8. Globe Unified District (4208)
  9. Avondale Elementary District (4272)
  10. Casa Grande Elementary District (4446)
  11. Benson Unified School District (79226)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Union Elementary District (4277)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Union Elementary District (4277): closest on enrollment (1,669 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,871 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

$21.3M
Total Revenue
$20.2M
Total Expenditure
$5.7M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.9M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Union Elementary District (4277): the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational 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. Union Elementary District (4277) places 81 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.

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Other Arizona Districts

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

Eloy Elementary District (4448)
$55,174
787 students
Show Low Unified District (4393)
$60,874
2,558 students
Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167)
$67,014
755 students
Sedona-Oak Creek JUSD #9 (4467)
$61,025
728 students
Bisbee Unified District (4169)
$57,044
685 students
Parker Unified School District (4510)
$66,117
1,692 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 Union Elementary District (4277)
What is the average teacher salary in Union Elementary District (4277)?

The average teacher salary in Union Elementary District (4277) is $59,871 (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 Union Elementary District (4277) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Union Elementary District (4277) pays 6.3% less than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $59,871.

How does Union Elementary District (4277) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Union Elementary District (4277) pays 14.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,871.

What is the per-pupil spending in Union Elementary District (4277)?

Union Elementary District (4277) spends approximately $12,092 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Union Elementary District (4277)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Union Elementary District (4277)'s total expenditure of $20.2M (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. Union Elementary District (4277)'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.