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Washington Elementary School District (4260)

Washington Elementary School District (4260) is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (19,049 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Washington Elementary School District (4260) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$61,365
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$14,267
Per-pupil spending
19,049
Students enrolled
44th
Pct. in AZ
$61,365

Washington Elementary School District (4260) is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (19,049 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,365, below the national average of $70,245, serving 19,049 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Washington Elementary School District (4260) is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Arizona districts (19,049 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 44th percentile for Arizona
  • 40th percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Washington Elementary School District (4260) ranks #84 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #78 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
  • +24.8% 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, Washington Elementary School District (4260)'s instructional payroll puts 18.4% into special education , 7.6 points above the state median of 10.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Arizona peer.

Program Washington Elementary AZ median Gap
Regular program 79.0% 84.0% -5.0 pp
Special education 18.4% 10.8% +7.6 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.7% -1.7 pp
Other programs 2.6% 0.0% +2.6 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 0409060 · FY2023.

LEAID 0409060 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Washington Elementary F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P44 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P40 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-LARGE 19.0K students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Kingman FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $61,365 estimated average teacher salary · P44 in Arizona · P40 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Kingman (+$55est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Washington Elementary

Salary neighbourhood · Washington Elementary

Washington 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
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National salary distribution for Washington Elementary

Washington Elementary School District (4260)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$61,365 40th percentile higher than 40% 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

What stands out about Washington Elementary School District (4260)

  • Enrolment fell from 22,287 to 19,049 students (14.5% 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
$61,364.886

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
$60,913

-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 Washington Elementary School District (4260)

What the Numbers Say About Washington Elementary School District (4260)

Washington Elementary School District (4260) is a mid-sized school district in Arizona, serving 19,049 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,267. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,365, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0409060 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Washington Elementary School District (4260) runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 44% 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, Washington Elementary School District (4260) reports $271.8M in total expenditure against $284.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $56.4M, special-education teacher pay is $13.1M.

How does Washington Elementary School District (4260) compare?

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

Washington Elementary School District (4260) $61,365
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Washington Elementary School District (4260) pays -9.0% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $14,267 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, Washington Elementary School District (4260) sits closest to Kingman Unified School District (79598); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Cartwright Elementary District (4282). 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. Kingman Unified School District (79598)
  2. Creighton Elementary District (4263)
  3. Peoria Unified School District (4237)
  4. Littleton Elementary District (4278)
  5. Tucson Unified District (4403)
  6. Humboldt Unified District (4469)
  7. Madison Elementary District (4270)
  8. Vail Unified District (4413)
  9. Amphitheater Unified District (4406)
  10. Crane Elementary District (4501)
  11. Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Cartwright Elementary District (4282)
  2. Amphitheater Unified District (4406)
  3. Flagstaff Unified District (4192)
  4. Gilbert Unified District (4239)
  5. Alhambra Elementary District (4280)
  6. Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
  7. Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)
  8. Mesa Unified District (4235)
  9. Tempe Union High School District (4287)
  10. Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)
  11. Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Washington Elementary School District (4260)'s enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Washington Elementary School District (4260): closest on enrollment (19,049 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,365 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

$284.5M
Total Revenue
$271.8M
Total Expenditure
$80.2M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$56.4M
Regular Program
$13.1M
Special Education
$1.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Washington Elementary School District (4260): 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. Washington Elementary School District (4260) places 71 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

Large-district sample from 153 Arizona peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Kyrene Elementary District (4267)
$59,162
14,059 students
Cartwright Elementary District (4282)
$86,704
13,790 students
Tolleson Union High School District (4288)
$82,860
13,741 students
Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
$63,250
13,205 students
Higley Unified School District (4248)
$64,700
12,882 students
Tempe Union High School District (4287)
$74,773
12,664 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 Washington Elementary School District (4260)
What is the average teacher salary in Washington Elementary School District (4260)?

The average teacher salary in Washington Elementary School District (4260) is $61,365 (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 Washington Elementary School District (4260) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Washington Elementary School District (4260) pays 4.0% less than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $61,365.

How does Washington Elementary School District (4260) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Washington Elementary School District (4260) pays 12.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,365.

What is the per-pupil spending in Washington Elementary School District (4260)?

Washington Elementary School District (4260) spends approximately $14,267 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Washington Elementary School District (4260)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Washington Elementary School District (4260)'s total expenditure of $271.8M (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. Washington Elementary School District (4260)'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.