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Wayne Community Schools

Wayne Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (997 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Wayne Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,299
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$15,139
Per-pupil spending
997
Students enrolled
84th
Pct. in NE
$68,299

Wayne Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (997 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $68,299, near the national average of $70,245, serving 997 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Wayne Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (997 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 84th percentile for Nebraska
  • 55th percentile nationally
  • 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Nebraska ranks #31 of 49 on the salary estimate and #35 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Wayne Community Schools ranks #33 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #166 of 200 by per-pupil spending. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs pay #1 at $90,446 is not Laurel-concord-coleridge School spending #1 at $62,234 per pupil
  • +6.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Nebraska median

Among 246 Nebraska districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Wayne Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 84.8% into regular program , 4.1 points above the state median of 80.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Nebraska district.

Program Wayne Community NE median Gap
Regular program 84.8% 80.7% +4.1 pp
Special education 10.0% 11.8% -1.7 pp
Other programs 5.1% 7.4% -2.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 246 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3178520 · FY2023.

LEAID 3178520 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Wayne Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +8% vs state RANK-ST-MID P84 in state RANK-NAT-MID P55 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 997 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Shelton FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,299 estimated average teacher salary · P84 in Nebraska · P55 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Blair ($559est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Wayne Community

Salary neighbourhood · Wayne Community

Wayne Community already leads 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 Wayne Community

Wayne Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,299 Top 45% higher than 55% 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. Wayne Community Schools $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

Wayne Community in Nebraska's upper-third pay band

Same 200 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Wayne Community Schools ranks #33 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #166 of 200 by per-pupil spending. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs pay #1 at $90,446 is not Laurel-concord-coleridge School spending #1 at $62,234 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Wayne Community Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Laurel-concord-coleridge School leads spending at $62,234 per pupil; Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs leads pay.

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

What stands out about Wayne Community Schools

  • Enrolment grew 5.7% here, from 943 students in FY2019 to 997 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$68,299.43

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Nebraska price level
90.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$75,646

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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 Wayne Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Wayne Community Schools

Wayne Community Schools is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 997 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,139. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,299, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3178520 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Wayne Community Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 8.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 84% of them. Nebraska itself ranks #31 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Wayne Community Schools reports $15.1M in total expenditure against $15.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Wayne Community Schools compare?

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

Wayne Community Schools $68,299
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Wayne Community Schools pays -8.7% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $15,139 vs $18,493

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 Nebraska districts

On pay, Wayne Community Schools sits closest to Shelton Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Northwest Public Schools. 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. Shelton Public Schools
  2. North Bend Central Public Schs
  3. Weeping Water Public Schools
  4. Hartington Newcastle Public Schools
  5. Blair Community Schools
  6. Gothenburg Public Schools
  7. Aurora Public Schools
  8. Fort Calhoun Community Schs
  9. Gibbon Public Schools
  10. York Public Schools
  11. Doniphan-trumbull Public Schs
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Northwest Public Schools
  2. Gothenburg Public Schools
  3. Fort Calhoun Community Schs
  4. Plattsmouth Community Schools
  5. Johnson-brock Public Schools
  6. Pierce Public Schools
  7. North Platte Public Schools
  8. Malcolm Public Schools
  9. Elmwood-murdock Public Schools
  10. Lexington Public Schools
  11. Louisville Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Wayne Community Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Wayne Community Schools: closest on enrollment (997 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,299 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

$15.5M
Total Revenue
$15.1M
Total Expenditure
$5.0M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.6M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Wayne Community Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. 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.

Nebraska Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Nebraska districts belongs to Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs at $90,446. Wayne Community Schools places 25 of 90 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Kansas and Kentucky are the states closest to Nebraska 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 Nebraska districts →

Other Nebraska Districts

Smaller-district sample from 199 Nebraska peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Douglas Co West Community Schs
$70,987
1,053 students
Chadron Public Schools
$62,280
941 students
Wahoo Public Schools
$71,530
1,085 students
Fairbury Public Schools
$61,215
909 students
Ashland-greenwood Public Schs
$62,592
1,099 students
Broken Bow Public Schools
$61,383
890 students

This is a sample of 6 from 199 Nebraska districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayne Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Wayne Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Wayne Community Schools is $68,299 (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 Wayne Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Wayne Community Schools pays 8.1% more than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $68,299.

How does Wayne Community Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Wayne Community Schools pays 2.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,299.

What is the per-pupil spending in Wayne Community Schools?

Wayne Community Schools spends approximately $15,139 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Wayne Community Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Wayne Community Schools's total expenditure of $15.1M (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. Wayne Community Schools'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.