School district · Oklahoma · LEAID 4031650

Warner

Warner is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Oklahoma districts (814 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Warner come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$45,439
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$11,139
Per-pupil spending
814
Students enrolled
16th
Pct. in OK
$45,439

Warner is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Oklahoma districts (814 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $45,439, below the national average of $70,245, serving 814 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Warner is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Oklahoma districts (814 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 16th percentile for Oklahoma
  • 5th percentile nationally
  • 31% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Oklahoma ranks #48 of 49 on the salary estimate and #25 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Warner ranks #348 of 413 Oklahoma districts by estimated teacher salary and #352 of 413 by per-pupil spending. Varnum pay #1 at $65,364 is not Frontier spending #1 at $34,520 per pupil
  • +11.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Oklahoma median

Among 507 Oklahoma districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Warner's instructional payroll puts 83.7% into regular program , 6.9 points above the state median of 76.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Oklahoma district.

Program Warner OK median Gap
Regular program 83.7% 76.8% +6.9 pp
Special education 4.0% 8.4% -4.4 pp
Vocational programs 2.5% 3.6% -1.2 pp
Other programs 9.8% 9.6% +0.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 507 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4031650 · FY2023.

LEAID 4031650 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Warner F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -6% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P16 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P5 national PPE-LOW $11K/pupil ENR-SMALL 814 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mannford FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $45,439 estimated average teacher salary · P16 in Oklahoma · P5 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Tahlequah (+$225est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Warner

Salary neighbourhood · Warner

Warner 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 Warner

Warner's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$45,439 5th percentile higher than 5% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Warner $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

Warner in Oklahoma's lower-third pay band

Same 413 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Warner ranks #348 of 413 Oklahoma districts by estimated teacher salary and #352 of 413 by per-pupil spending. Varnum pay #1 at $65,364 is not Frontier spending #1 at $34,520 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Warner is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Frontier leads spending at $34,520 per pupil; Varnum leads pay.

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

What stands out about Warner

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 5% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +11.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Oklahoma's statewide +6.4% by 4.9 points, a growth rate faster than 67% of the 503 Oklahoma districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$45,439.252

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Oklahoma price level
88.7 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$51,240

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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 Warner

What the Numbers Say About Warner

Warner is a small school district in Oklahoma, serving 814 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $11,139. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $45,439, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4031650 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Oklahoma statewide average of $48,569, teacher pay in Warner runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (35.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Oklahoma, it pays more than 16% of them. Oklahoma itself ranks #48 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Warner reports $9.1M in total expenditure against $9.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Warner compare?

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

Warner $45,439
Tulsa $52,596
Oklahoma avg $48,569
National avg $70,245

Warner pays -13.6% less than Tulsa · per-pupil $11,139 vs $14,252

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 Oklahoma districts

On pay, Warner sits closest to Mannford; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Glenpool. 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.

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Warner: closest on enrollment (814 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($45,439 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

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

$9.6M
Total Revenue
$9.1M
Total Expenditure
$2.8M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.0M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Warner: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Oklahoma Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Oklahoma districts belongs to Mangum at $64,076. Placed 190 of 219, Warner is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Louisiana and Iowa are the states closest to Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma districts →

Other Oklahoma Districts

Smaller-district sample from 412 Oklahoma peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

This is a sample of 6 from 412 Oklahoma districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Warner is $45,439 (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 Warner teacher pay compare to the Oklahoma average?

Warner pays 6.4% less than the Oklahoma state average of $48,569. The district's average is $45,439.

How does Warner teacher pay compare to the national average?

Warner pays 35.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $45,439.

What is the per-pupil spending in Warner?

Warner spends approximately $11,139 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Warner's total expenditure of $9.1M (NCES FY2023).

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