Average teacher salary

The average RSD teacher salary is estimated to be $59,000 in FY22. This is 1% or $376 more than the FY21 average salary of $58,624.

Average salaries identified include base salaries from primary funding source and Classroom Site Funds educational attainment and longevity. CSF Performance pay has been accounted in the year in which the performance pay was earned; the maximum performance pay of $3,000 has been projected for FY22. Teachers receive a rich, annual health benefit package totaling $7,056 and may also receive compensation for other stipends, but these have not been included in the average salary calculation.

Spending by operational area

More than two-thirds of the RSD budget was spent in the classroom in FY20. These dollars include instruction (51.4%), student support (10.5%) and instruction support (7.2%).

Operational spending includes costs for the district’s day-to-day operations and excludes costs to acquire capital assets, interest, and programs such as adult education that are outside of preschool through grade 12 education. Most school district funding is based on the number of students attending, and districts can choose in which areas to spend it, so spending more in one area results in having less to spend in other areas.

COVID-19 federal relief grant spending

RSD spent $3,925,982 in federal CARES Act funding distributed through the Governor’s Office and ADE, about $500 per student. These numbers do not include any spending from other sources the districts may have used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Districts can use COVID-19 federal relief grants from March 2020 through September 2022. This amount was used by June 30, 2020.

Per Pupil Spending

The Roosevelt School District increased per pupil spending by more than $1,000 from FY19. This spending increase, focused primairly in classroom spending, is about $3,000 more than the state average and about $1,700 more than our peer's average in FY20.