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Anoka-Hennepin School District

Anoka-Hennepin School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (38,590 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Anoka-Hennepin School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$83,820
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$17,610
Per-pupil spending
38,590
Students enrolled
92nd
Pct. in MN
$83,820

Anoka-Hennepin School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (38,590 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $83,820, above the national average of $70,245, serving 38,590 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Anoka-Hennepin School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (38,590 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 92nd percentile for Minnesota
  • 78th percentile nationally
  • 40% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Minnesota ranks #22 of 49 on the salary estimate and #21 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Anoka-Hennepin School District ranks #26 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #181 of 310 by per-pupil spending. Bloomington Public School District pay #1 at $101,366 is not Red Rock Central School District spending #1 at $46,321 per pupil
  • +16.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Minnesota median

Among 354 Minnesota districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Anoka-Hennepin School District's instructional payroll puts 19.7% into special education , 4.4 points above the state median of 15.3%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Minnesota peer.

Program Anoka-Hennepin School MN median Gap
Regular program 75.6% 79.6% -4.0 pp
Special education 19.7% 15.3% +4.4 pp
Vocational programs 4.6% 3.4% +1.1 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 354 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2703180 · FY2023.

LEAID 2703180 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Anoka-Hennepin School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +23% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P92 in state RANK-NAT-MID P78 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-LARGE 38.6K students INSTR-MID 40% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Saint FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $83,820 estimated average teacher salary · P92 in Minnesota · P78 nationally · 40% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose ($204est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Anoka-Hennepin School

Salary neighbourhood · Anoka-Hennepin School

Anoka-Hennepin School 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 Anoka-Hennepin School

Anoka-Hennepin School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$83,820 Top 22% higher than 78% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Anoka-Hennepin School in Minnesota's upper-third pay band

Same 310 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Anoka-Hennepin School District ranks #26 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #181 of 310 by per-pupil spending. Bloomington Public School District pay #1 at $101,366 is not Red Rock Central School District spending #1 at $46,321 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Anoka-Hennepin School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Red Rock Central School District leads spending at $46,321 per pupil; Bloomington Public School District leads pay.

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

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$83,819.651

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Minnesota price level
98.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$85,267

+2% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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 Anoka-Hennepin School District

What the Numbers Say About Anoka-Hennepin School District

Anoka-Hennepin School District is a mid-sized school district in Minnesota, serving 38,590 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,610. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $83,820, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2703180 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Anoka-Hennepin School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 23.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (19.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 92% of them. Minnesota itself ranks #22 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Anoka-Hennepin School District reports $679.6M in total expenditure against $650.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 40% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $160.2M, special-education teacher pay is $41.7M.

How does Anoka-Hennepin School District compare?

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

Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Saint Paul Public Schools $81,677
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Anoka-Hennepin School District pays +2.6% more than Saint Paul Public Schools · per-pupil $17,610 vs $26,356

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 Minnesota districts

On pay, Anoka-Hennepin School District sits closest to Saint Paul Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Wayzata Public School District. 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. Saint Paul Public Schools
  2. Rosemount-apple Valley-eagan
  3. Osseo Public School District
  4. Minnetonka Public School District
  5. Minneapolis Public School District
  6. Wayzata Public School District
  7. North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale
  8. Lakeville Area Schools
  9. Elk River Public School District
  10. Rochester Public School District
  11. Robbinsdale Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Wayzata Public School District
  2. South Washington County Schools
  3. Mounds View Public School District
  4. Rosemount-apple Valley-eagan
  5. Elk River Public School District
  6. Minnetonka Public School District
  7. Rochester Public School District
  8. Osseo Public School District
  9. Lakeville Area Schools
  10. Bloomington Public School District
  11. Robbinsdale Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Anoka-Hennepin School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Anoka-Hennepin School District: closest on enrollment (38,590 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($83,820 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

$650.1M
Total Revenue
$679.6M
Total Expenditure
$269.0M
Instruction Salaries
40% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$160.2M
Regular Program
$41.7M
Special Education
$9.7M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Anoka-Hennepin School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Minnesota Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Minnesota districts belongs to Bloomington Public School District at $101,366. Anoka-Hennepin School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 23 of 250, nearer the ceiling than the floor. On BEA's price parity Minnesota sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Maine and Nevada are its nearest price peers.

View all Minnesota districts →

Other Minnesota Districts

Large-district sample from 315 Minnesota peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

St. Francis Area Schools
$61,469
4,312 students
Willmar Public School District
$62,021
4,279 students
New Prague Area Schools
$83,328
4,146 students
Monticello Public School District
$82,440
4,142 students
Richfield Public School District
$91,135
4,139 students
Hastings Public School District
$78,981
4,116 students

This is a sample of 6 from 315 Minnesota districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Anoka-Hennepin School District
What is the average teacher salary in Anoka-Hennepin School District?

The average teacher salary in Anoka-Hennepin School District is $83,820 (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 Anoka-Hennepin School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Anoka-Hennepin School District pays 23.2% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $83,820.

How does Anoka-Hennepin School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Anoka-Hennepin School District pays 19.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $83,820.

What is the per-pupil spending in Anoka-Hennepin School District?

Anoka-Hennepin School District spends approximately $17,610 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Anoka-Hennepin School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 40% of Anoka-Hennepin School District's total expenditure of $679.6M (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. Anoka-Hennepin School District'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.