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School district · Kansas · LEAID 2012780

Valley Heights

Valley Heights is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (427 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Valley Heights come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$51,775
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$16,721
Per-pupil spending
427
Students enrolled
22nd
Pct. in KS
$51,775

Valley Heights is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (427 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $51,775, below the national average of $70,245, serving 427 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Valley Heights is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (427 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 22nd percentile for Kansas
  • 19th percentile nationally
  • 27% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kansas ranks #37 of 49 on the salary estimate and #30 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Valley Heights ranks #195 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #126 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • +23.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Kansas median

Among 286 Kansas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Valley Heights's instructional payroll puts 7.0% into vocational programs , 2.3 points above the state median of 4.6%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Kansas peer.

Program Valley Heights KS median Gap
Regular program 93.0% 92.6% +0.3 pp
Vocational programs 7.0% 4.6% +2.3 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 286 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2012780 · FY2023.

LEAID 2012780 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Valley Heights F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -12% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P22 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P19 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-TINY 427 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Chase FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $51,775 estimated average teacher salary · P22 in Kansas · P19 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Geary ($1,544est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Valley Heights

Salary neighbourhood · Valley Heights

Valley Heights 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 Valley Heights

Valley Heights's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$51,775 19th percentile higher than 19% 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. Valley Heights $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

Valley Heights in Kansas's lower-third pay band

Same 249 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Valley Heights ranks #195 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #126 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Valley Heights is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Moundridge leads spending at $44,656 per pupil; Rock Creek leads pay.

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

What stands out about Valley Heights

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +23.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Kansas's statewide +15.7% by 7.3 points, a growth rate faster than 73% of the 279 Kansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 450 to 427 students (5.1% 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.
  • It is a very small district (427 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
$51,774.648

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kansas price level
89.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$57,586

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kansas 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 Kansas 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 Valley Heights

What the Numbers Say About Valley Heights

Valley Heights is a small school district in Kansas, serving 427 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,721. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $51,775, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2012780 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Valley Heights runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (26.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 22% of them. Kansas itself ranks #37 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Valley Heights reports $7.1M in total expenditure against $8.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.7M.

How does Valley Heights compare?

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

Valley Heights $51,775
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Valley Heights pays +5.9% more than Wichita · per-pupil $16,721 vs $17,945

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 Kansas districts

On pay, Valley Heights sits closest to Chase County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Conway Springs. 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. Chase County
  2. Baldwin City
  3. Cherryvale
  4. Vermillion
  5. Solomon
  6. Leoti
  7. Wakeeney
  8. Conway Springs
  9. Russell County
  10. Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton
  11. Twin Valley
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Conway Springs
  2. North Ottawa County
  3. Rock Hills
  4. Lincoln
  5. Ness City
  6. Neodesha
  7. Republic County
  8. Hodgeman County Schools
  9. Kaw Valley
  10. Baxter Springs
  11. Morris County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Valley Heights's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Valley Heights: closest on enrollment (427 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($51,775 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

$8.3M
Total Revenue
$7.1M
Total Expenditure
$1.9M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.7M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Valley Heights: the regular program, vocational programs and other programs. It reports no separate figure for special education. Together they are 95% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 5% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Kansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kansas districts belongs to Rock Creek at $111,971. Placed 132 of 153, Valley Heights is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Kentucky and West Virginia are the states closest to Kansas 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 Kansas districts →

Other Kansas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 248 Kansas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Pleasanton
$55,953
359 students
Moundridge
$53,077
497 students
Oswego
$52,861
500 students
Ell-Saline
$60,133
429 students
Stanton County
$53,625
423 students
Kiowa County
$53,575
432 students

This is a sample of 6 from 248 Kansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Heights
What is the average teacher salary in Valley Heights?

The average teacher salary in Valley Heights is $51,775 (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 Valley Heights teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Valley Heights pays 11.5% less than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $51,775.

How does Valley Heights teacher pay compare to the national average?

Valley Heights pays 26.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $51,775.

What is the per-pupil spending in Valley Heights?

Valley Heights spends approximately $16,721 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Valley Heights's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Valley Heights's total expenditure of $7.1M (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. Valley Heights'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.