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Winnebago Public Schools District 17

Winnebago Public Schools District 17 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (629 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Winnebago Public Schools District 17 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$76,002
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$28,119
Per-pupil spending
629
Students enrolled
95th
Pct. in NE
$76,002

Winnebago Public Schools District 17 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (629 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $76,002, above the national average of $70,245, serving 629 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Winnebago Public Schools District 17 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (629 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 95th percentile for Nebraska
  • 69th percentile nationally
  • 39% 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.
  • Winnebago Public Schools District 17 ranks #10 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #18 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

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Instructional payroll mix vs Nebraska median

Among 246 Nebraska districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Winnebago Public Schools District 17's instructional payroll puts 52.8% into regular program , 28.0 points below the state median of 80.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Winnebago Public NE median Gap
Regular program 52.8% 80.7% -28.0 pp
Special education 21.8% 11.8% +10.0 pp
Other programs 25.4% 7.4% +18.1 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 3178810 · FY2023.

LEAID 3178810 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Winnebago Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +20% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P95 in state RANK-NAT-MID P69 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-SMALL 629 students INSTR-MID 39% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Howells-dodge FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $76,002 estimated average teacher salary · P95 in Nebraska · P69 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Omaha ($1,216est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Winnebago Public

Salary neighbourhood · Winnebago Public

Winnebago Public 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 Winnebago Public

Winnebago Public Schools District 17's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$76,002 Top 31% higher than 69% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Winnebago Public 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 Winnebago Public Schools District 17 ranks #10 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #18 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

Winnebago Public Schools District 17 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 Winnebago Public Schools District 17

  • Its per-pupil spending of $28,119 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$76,002.412

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
$84,178

+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 Winnebago Public Schools District 17

What the Numbers Say About Winnebago Public Schools District 17

Winnebago Public Schools District 17 is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 629 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $28,119. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $76,002, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3178810 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Winnebago Public Schools District 17 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 20.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 95% 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, Winnebago Public Schools District 17 reports $17.7M in total expenditure against $21.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 39% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.1M.

How does Winnebago Public Schools District 17 compare?

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

Winnebago Public Schools District 17 $76,002
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Winnebago Public Schools District 17 pays +1.6% more than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $28,119 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, Winnebago Public Schools District 17 sits closest to Howells-dodge Consolidated Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Walthill 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. Howells-dodge Consolidated Schools
  2. Minden Public Schools
  3. Louisville Public Schools
  4. Wahoo Public Schools
  5. Douglas Co West Community Schs
  6. Southern Valley Schools
  7. Adams Central Public Schools
  8. Bayard Public Schools
  9. Falls City Public Schools
  10. Homer Community Schools
  11. Doniphan-trumbull Public Schs
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Walthill Public Schools
  2. Douglas Co West Community Schs
  3. Silver Lake Public Schools
  4. High Plains Community Schools
  5. Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer
  6. Harvard Public Schools
  7. Winside Public Schools
  8. Howells-dodge Consolidated Schools
  9. East Butler Public Schools
  10. Cozad Community Schools
  11. Central Valley Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Winnebago Public Schools District 17's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Winnebago Public Schools District 17: closest on enrollment (629 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($76,002 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

$21.6M
Total Revenue
$17.7M
Total Expenditure
$6.9M
Instruction Salaries
39% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.7M
Regular Program
$1.1M
Special Education
$1.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Winnebago Public Schools District 17: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 73% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 27% 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. Winnebago Public Schools District 17 sits in the upper quarter of that field at 9 of 90, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

Elkhorn Valley Schools
$61,907
446 students
Pender Public Schools
$60,540
443 students
Ponca Public Schools
$61,312
442 students
Thayer Central Community Schs
$64,842
440 students
Milford Public Schools
$63,853
819 students
Minden Public Schools
$73,482
820 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 Winnebago Public Schools District 17
What is the average teacher salary in Winnebago Public Schools District 17?

The average teacher salary in Winnebago Public Schools District 17 is $76,002 (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 Winnebago Public Schools District 17 teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Winnebago Public Schools District 17 pays 20.3% more than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $76,002.

How does Winnebago Public Schools District 17 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Winnebago Public Schools District 17 pays 8.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $76,002.

What is the per-pupil spending in Winnebago Public Schools District 17?

Winnebago Public Schools District 17 spends approximately $28,119 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Winnebago Public Schools District 17's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 39% of Winnebago Public Schools District 17's total expenditure of $17.7M (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. Winnebago Public Schools District 17'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.