Average Teacher Salaries

Districts must prominently display on their website the average salary for all teachers employed in the previous year and the average for the current year, including the dollar and percentage increase for teachers employed in the current year.

  •  Average Teacher Salary FY 2019: $59,103

  • Average Teacher Salary FY 2020: $62,333

  • Increase in Average Teacher Salary from the Prior Year: $3,230

  • Percentage Increase: 5%

  • Average Teacher Salary FY 2020: $62,333

  • Average Teacher Salary FY 2021: $63,243

  • Average Teacher Salary FY 2022: $64,240

  • Increase in Average Teacher Salary from the Prior Year: $997

  • Percentage Increase: 1% 

  • Average salary of all teachers employed in FY 2023 $65,061

  • Increase in Average Teacher Salary from the Prior Year:$3,347

  • Percentage increase: 5.4%

  • FY 2024 $68,000

  • Increase in Average Teacher Salary from the Prior Year:$4,205

  • Percentage increase: 6%

  • FY 2025 Average Teacher Salary

FY 2025 Average Teacher Salary

Spending Report

Core Values

  • Respect - we build healthy relationships through Ké and acceptance among all students, teachers, staff, parents, and community.

  • Responsibility - we maintain high academic expectations and commitment to empower all students to develop grit, independence, and become lifelong learners.

  • Trust - we exemplify integrity and ethics to promote teamwork within a safe learning environment.

  • Empathy and patience - we empathize and exercise patience, which results in the happiness of all students, parents, and community.

  • Communication and innovation ‐ we consistently exchange information with students, parents, community, and staff to embrace innovation.

Belief Statements

We believe:

  • As a district, we have a common goal of shared responsibility among students, parents, staff, and community to ensure student achievement.

  • We shall share the responsibility for building strong relationships, educational foundations, and supportive environments for all stakeholders.

  • Our school system is accountable to our community.

  • Open, honest, and transparent communication fosters credibility, mutual understanding, and trust.

  • Our students, staff, and all stakeholders deserve respect.

  • All students are capable of learning.

Vision Statement

Excellence. Every Student, Every Day.

Kayenta Unified School District

Yá’át’ééh!

Kayenta Unified School District No. 27 is located in the Navajo Nation of Arizona. We are a people who take great pride in our heritage. It is our privilege and honor to be in the position to accompany our children on their journey to great heights and solid futures. As you learn about us, we know you’ll catch our enthusiasm and appreciate our awe-inspiring past, present, and future. We know that by working together, we accomplish great things!

Message from the Superintendent