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School district · Kansas · LEAID 2000003

Wamego

Wamego is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (1,641 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Wamego come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,567
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$30,944
Per-pupil spending
1,641
Students enrolled
30th
Pct. in KS
$54,567

Wamego is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (1,641 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,567, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,641 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Wamego is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Kansas districts (1,641 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 30th percentile for Kansas
  • 25th percentile nationally
  • 19% 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.
  • Wamego ranks #175 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #6 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • +10.2% 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, Wamego's instructional payroll puts 26.9% into special education , 26.9 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Kansas peer.

Program Wamego KS median Gap
Regular program 68.3% 92.6% -24.3 pp
Special education 26.9% 0.0% +26.9 pp
Vocational programs 4.6% 4.6% -0.1 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 2000003 · FY2023.

LEAID 2000003 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Wamego F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -7% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P30 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P25 national PPE-HIGH $31K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,641 students INSTR-LOW 19% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Concordia FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,567 estimated average teacher salary · P30 in Kansas · P25 nationally · 19% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Hutchinson (+$295est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Wamego

Salary neighbourhood · Wamego

Wamego 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 Wamego

Wamego's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,567 25th percentile higher than 25% 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. Wamego $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

Wamego 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 Wamego ranks #175 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #6 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

Wamego 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 Wamego

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +10.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Kansas's statewide +15.7% by 5.5 points, a growth rate faster than 29% of the 279 Kansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $30,944 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$54,566.585

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
$60,692

+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 Wamego

What the Numbers Say About Wamego

Wamego is a small school district in Kansas, serving 1,641 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $30,944. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,567, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2000003 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Wamego runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 30% 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, Wamego reports $50.8M in total expenditure against $29.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 19% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.5M, special-education teacher pay is $2.1M.

How does Wamego compare?

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

Wamego $54,567
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Wamego pays +11.6% more than Wichita · per-pupil $30,944 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, Wamego sits closest to Concordia; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Syracuse. 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. Concordia
  2. Jefferson County North
  3. Nickerson
  4. Kaw Valley
  5. Prairie View
  6. Hutchinson Public Schools
  7. Goodland
  8. Colby Public Schools
  9. Bluestem
  10. Goddard
  11. Halstead
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Syracuse
  2. Wellsville
  3. West Elk
  4. Burlington
  5. Emporia
  6. Sedgwick Public Schools
  7. Circle
  8. Paola
  9. South Brown County
  10. Lyons
  11. Winfield

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Wamego's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Wamego: closest on enrollment (1,641 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,567 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

$29.7M
Total Revenue
$50.8M
Total Expenditure
$9.7M
Instruction Salaries
19% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.5M
Regular Program
$2.1M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Wamego: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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 122 of 152, Wamego 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.

Central Plains
$51,086
1,718 students
Labette County
$64,486
1,557 students
Fort Leavenworth
$66,116
1,729 students
Ulysses
$65,372
1,549 students
Coffeyville
$67,005
1,764 students
Paola
$109,117
1,776 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 Wamego
What is the average teacher salary in Wamego?

The average teacher salary in Wamego is $54,567 (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 Wamego teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Wamego pays 6.7% less than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $54,567.

How does Wamego teacher pay compare to the national average?

Wamego pays 22.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,567.

What is the per-pupil spending in Wamego?

Wamego spends approximately $30,944 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Wamego's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 19% of Wamego's total expenditure of $50.8M (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. Wamego'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.