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School district · Texas · LEAID 4846170

Wink-loving ISD

Wink-loving ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (431 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Wink-loving ISD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$58,063
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

431
Students enrolled
83rd
Pct. in TX
$58,063

Wink-loving ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (431 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $58,063, below the national average of $70,245, serving 431 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Wink-loving ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (431 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 83rd percentile for Texas
  • 32nd percentile nationally
  • 2% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Texas ranks #44 of 49 on the salary estimate and #2 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • +47.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Texas median

Among 1,024 Texas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Wink-loving ISD's instructional payroll puts 0.0% into other programs , 8.3 points below the state median of 8.3%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Wink-loving ISD TX median Gap
Regular program 78.1% 75.4% +2.7 pp
Special education 10.4% 8.1% +2.3 pp
Vocational programs 11.5% 7.0% +4.4 pp
Other programs 0.0% 8.3% -8.3 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 1,024 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4846170 · FY2023.

LEAID 4846170 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Wink-loving ISD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +13% vs state RANK-ST-MID P83 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P32 national PPE-NA PPE n/a ENR-TINY 431 students INSTR-LOW 2% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-CLEAR No near peer FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $58,063 estimated average teacher salary · P83 in Texas · P32 nationally · 2% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: North ($232est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Wink-loving ISD

Salary neighbourhood · Wink-loving ISD

Wink-loving ISD 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 Wink-loving ISD

Wink-loving ISD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$58,063 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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. Wink-loving ISD $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

What stands out about Wink-loving ISD

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +47.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Texas's statewide +10.1% by 36.9 points, a growth rate faster than 97% of the 1,015 Texas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 461 to 431 students (6.5% 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.
  • It is a very small district (431 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Texas sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$58,062.575

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Texas price level
97.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$59,772

+3% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Texas 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 Texas 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 Wink-loving ISD

What the Numbers Say About Wink-loving ISD

Wink-loving ISD is a small school district in Texas, serving 431 students. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $58,063. NCES LEAID 4846170 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Texas statewide average of $51,478, teacher pay in Wink-loving ISD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 12.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (17.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Texas, it pays more than 83% of them. Texas itself ranks #44 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Wink-loving ISD reports $196.2M in total expenditure against $71.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 2% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Wink-loving ISD compare?

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

Wink-loving ISD $58,063
Houston ISD $60,017
Texas avg $51,478
National avg $70,245

Wink-loving ISD pays -3.3% less than Houston ISD

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 Wink-loving ISD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Wink-loving ISD: closest on enrollment (431 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($58,063 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

$71.5M
Total Revenue
$196.2M
Total Expenditure
$3.9M
Instruction Salaries
2% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.3M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Wink-loving ISD: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 74% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 26% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Texas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Texas districts belongs to Huntington ISD at $96,219. Wink-loving ISD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 149 of 709, nearer the ceiling than the floor. On BEA's price parity Texas sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Pennsylvania are its nearest price peers.

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Other Texas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 902 Texas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Wheeler ISD
$45,954
387 students
Yantis ISD
$39,712
387 students
Maud ISD
$50,133
476 students
Schleicher ISD
$47,000
476 students
Riviera ISD
$38,435
478 students
Broaddus ISD
$55,141
383 students

This is a sample of 6 from 902 Texas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Wink-loving ISD
What is the average teacher salary in Wink-loving ISD?

The average teacher salary in Wink-loving ISD is $58,063 (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 Wink-loving ISD teacher pay compare to the Texas average?

Wink-loving ISD pays 12.8% more than the Texas state average of $51,478. The district's average is $58,063.

How does Wink-loving ISD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Wink-loving ISD pays 17.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $58,063.

What percentage of Wink-loving ISD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 2% of Wink-loving ISD's total expenditure of $196.2M (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. Wink-loving ISD'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.