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School district · Iowa · LEAID 1928680

Urbandale Comm School District

Urbandale Comm School District spends $19,747 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Iowa districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Urbandale Comm School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,504
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$19,747
Per-pupil spending
4,258
Students enrolled
80th
Pct. in IA
$68,504

Urbandale Comm School District spends $19,747 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Iowa districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $68,504, near the national average of $70,245, serving 4,258 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Urbandale Comm School District spends $19,747 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Iowa districts with a reliable figure.
  • 80th percentile for Iowa
  • 56th percentile nationally
  • 29% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Iowa ranks #30 of 49 on the salary estimate and #29 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Urbandale Comm School District ranks #62 of 303 Iowa districts by estimated teacher salary and #53 of 303 by per-pupil spending. Linn-Mar Comm School District pay #1 at $82,552 is not Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District spending #1 at $59,531 per pupil
  • +11.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Iowa median

Among 327 Iowa districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Urbandale Comm School District's instructional payroll puts 1.1% into vocational programs , 3.6 points below the state median of 4.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Urbandale Comm IA median Gap
Regular program 67.5% 68.8% -1.3 pp
Special education 16.0% 12.6% +3.4 pp
Vocational programs 1.1% 4.7% -3.6 pp
Other programs 15.4% 13.9% +1.6 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 327 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 1928680 · FY2023.

LEAID 1928680 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Urbandale Comm F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +8% vs state RANK-ST-MID P80 in state RANK-NAT-MID P56 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-MID 4,258 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Davenport FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,504 estimated average teacher salary · P80 in Iowa · P56 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Davenport (+$2est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Urbandale Comm

Salary neighbourhood · Urbandale Comm

Urbandale Comm 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Urbandale Comm

Urbandale Comm School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,504 Top 44% higher than 56% 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

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$68,503.723

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Iowa price level
88.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$77,171

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Urbandale Comm School District

What the Numbers Say About Urbandale Comm School District

Urbandale Comm School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Iowa, serving 4,258 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,747. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,504, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1928680 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Iowa statewide average of $63,660, teacher pay in Urbandale Comm School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 7.6% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Iowa, it pays more than 80% of them. Iowa itself ranks #30 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Urbandale Comm School District reports $84.1M in total expenditure against $74.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $13.6M, special-education teacher pay is $3.2M.

How does Urbandale Comm School District compare?

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

Urbandale Comm School District $68,504
Des Moines Independent Comm School District $69,203
Iowa avg $63,660
National avg $70,245

Urbandale Comm School District pays -1.0% less than Des Moines Independent Comm School District · per-pupil $19,747 vs $18,580

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 Iowa districts

On pay, Urbandale Comm School District sits closest to Davenport Comm School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Burlington Comm School District. 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. Davenport Comm School District
  2. Keokuk Comm School District
  3. Oelwein Comm School District
  4. Indianola Comm School District
  5. North Scott Comm School District
  6. Knoxville Comm School District
  7. Boone Comm School District
  8. Storm Lake Comm School District
  9. Solon Comm School District
  10. Webster City Comm School District
  11. Clayton Ridge Comm School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Burlington Comm School District
  2. Southeast Polk Comm School District
  3. Centerville Comm School District
  4. Knoxville Comm School District
  5. Cedar Falls Comm School District
  6. West Liberty Comm School District
  7. Washington Comm School District
  8. College Comm School District
  9. Waukee Comm School District
  10. Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District
  11. Ames Comm School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Urbandale Comm

Two out-of-state peer sets for Urbandale Comm School District: closest on enrollment (4,258 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,504 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

$74.4M
Total Revenue
$84.1M
Total Expenditure
$24.1M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$13.6M
Regular Program
$3.2M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$3.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Urbandale Comm School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Iowa Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Iowa districts belongs to Linn-Mar Comm School District at $82,552. Urbandale Comm School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 58 of 237, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Louisiana and Oklahoma are the states closest to Iowa on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other Iowa Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Iowa sample (including Urbandale Comm). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Carlisle Comm School District
$64,374
2,369 students
Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District
$69,512
2,304 students
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District
$55,370
2,254 students
Denison Comm School District
$69,264
2,245 students
Le Mars Comm School District
$77,298
2,236 students
Spencer Comm School District
$67,348
2,230 students

This is a sample of 6 from 302 Iowa districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Urbandale Comm School District
What is the average teacher salary in Urbandale Comm School District?

The average teacher salary in Urbandale Comm School District is $68,504 (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 Urbandale Comm School District teacher pay compare to the Iowa average?

Urbandale Comm School District pays 7.6% more than the Iowa state average of $63,660. The district's average is $68,504.

How does Urbandale Comm School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Urbandale Comm School District pays 2.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,504.

What is the per-pupil spending in Urbandale Comm School District?

Urbandale Comm School District spends approximately $19,747 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Urbandale Comm School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Urbandale Comm School District's total expenditure of $84.1M (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. Urbandale Comm School District'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.