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Washoe County School District

Washoe County School District sits in the lowest third of Nevada districts on estimated teacher pay at $63,687 (above only 7% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Washoe County School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$63,687
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$14,874
Per-pupil spending
64,442
Students enrolled
7th
Pct. in NV
$63,687

Washoe County School District sits in the lowest third of Nevada districts on estimated teacher pay at $63,687 (above only 7% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $63,687, below the national average of $70,245, serving 64,442 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Washoe County School District sits in the lowest third of Nevada districts on estimated teacher pay at $63,687 (above only 7% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 7th percentile for Nevada
  • 45th percentile nationally
  • 26% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Nevada ranks #12 of 49 on the salary estimate and #34 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Washoe County School District ranks #14 of 15 Nevada districts by estimated teacher salary and #9 of 15 by per-pupil spending. Mineral County School District pay #1 at $143,149 is not Eureka County School District spending #1 at $41,333 per pupil
  • +4.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3200480 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Washoe County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -22% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P7 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P45 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MEGA 64K students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-CLEAR No near peer FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $63,687 estimated average teacher salary · P7 in Nevada · P45 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lyon (+$536est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Washoe County

Salary neighbourhood · Washoe County

Washoe County 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 Washoe County

Washoe County School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$63,687 45th percentile higher than 45% 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

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

Washoe County in Nevada's lower-third pay band

Same 15 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Washoe County School District ranks #14 of 15 Nevada districts by estimated teacher salary and #9 of 15 by per-pupil spending. Mineral County School District pay #1 at $143,149 is not Eureka County School District spending #1 at $41,333 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Washoe County School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Eureka County School District leads spending at $41,333 per pupil; Mineral County School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Washoe County School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Nevada's statewide +26.2% by 21.3 points.
  • With 64,442 students, it is the 59th-largest school district by enrollment among the 13,149 US districts reporting enrollment data.
  • Its total annual revenue of $860M puts it among just 100 US districts operating a budget of this size or larger, out of the 13,149 districts in the NCES CCD F-33 survey, a scale that brings dedicated budget offices, multi-year capital planning, and district-wide procurement contracts that a small district's single-person business office cannot replicate.

Scale composition for Washoe County School District

Washoe County School District enrolls 64,442 students (0.14% of the 46,412,683 students across 13,149 US districts that report enrollment in the NCES CCD F-33 survey). Only 88 districts clear the 50,000-student threshold used here - sparse districts in the 500-5,000 band cannot show a national-share read of this kind because their headcount is too small for the percentage to mean anything. Total annual revenue is $860M, putting it among 100 districts at this budget scale or larger.

Reported teacher FTE is 3,215, about 20.0 students per teacher (mega-cohort median 16.0; denser staffing than 11 of the 87 mega-districts with a usable FTE count, rank 76th densest) . At this enrollment the ratio is an aggregate across many campuses, so a single-school class-size story is the wrong read - use it to place Washoe County School District among other large systems, not against a 1,000-student district whose FTE is a handful of classrooms.

Instructional salaries take 26% of total expenditure on a $959M budget . Large systems carry central offices, transportation, and facilities lines that dilute the classroom share relative to a small district whose budget is almost entirely payroll - comparing that percentage across the enrollment cliff without this scale note misreads both ends.

Nearest mega-district peers by enrollment (same 50k+ cohort):

District Enrollment Est. avg salary Revenue
Chesterfield County Public Schools · Virginia 63,916 $65,825 $967M
Long Beach Unified · California 65,129 $133,097 $1.71B
Virginia Beach City Public Schools · Virginia 65,456 $65,655 $1.09B
Volusia · Florida 63,365 $58,795 $863M
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Colorado 62,341 $78,029 $951M

Nevada sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$63,687.092

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Nevada price level
97.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$65,079

+2% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Washoe County School District

What the Numbers Say About Washoe County School District

Washoe County School District is a large urban school district in Nevada, serving 64,442 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,874. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $63,687, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3200480 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nevada statewide average of $81,933, teacher pay in Washoe County School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 22.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nevada, it pays more than 7% of them. Nevada itself ranks #12 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Washoe County School District reports $958.5M in total expenditure against $859.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $154.6M, special-education teacher pay is $30.8M.

How does Washoe County School District compare?

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

Washoe County School District $63,687
Clark County School District $84,814
Nevada avg $81,933
National avg $70,245

Washoe County School District pays -24.9% less than Clark County School District · per-pupil $14,874 vs $13,363

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.

Out-of-state districts near Washoe County School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Washoe County School District: closest on enrollment (64,442 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,687 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

$859.8M
Total Revenue
$958.5M
Total Expenditure
$247.1M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$154.6M
Regular Program
$30.8M
Special Education
$3.6M
Vocational
$15.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Washoe County 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 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Nevada Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Nevada districts belongs to Mineral County School District at $143,149. At the other end, Washoe County School District anchors the bottom of the 14-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. On BEA's price parity Nevada sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Maine and Minnesota are its nearest price peers.

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Other Nevada Districts

Large-district sample from 14 Nevada peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Mineral County School District
$143,149
608 students
Eureka County School District
$86,438
333 students
Clark County School District
$84,814
309,787 students
Elko County School District
$68,256
10,161 students
Lyon County School District
$64,224
9,053 students
Carson City School District
$62,087
7,654 students

This is a sample of 6 from 14 Nevada districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Washoe County School District
What is the average teacher salary in Washoe County School District?

The average teacher salary in Washoe County School District is $63,687 (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 Washoe County School District teacher pay compare to the Nevada average?

Washoe County School District pays 22.3% less than the Nevada state average of $81,933. The district's average is $63,687.

How does Washoe County School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Washoe County School District pays 9.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $63,687.

What is the per-pupil spending in Washoe County School District?

Washoe County School District spends approximately $14,874 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Washoe County School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Washoe County School District's total expenditure of $958.5M (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. Washoe County 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.