School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2703660
Barnesville Public School Dist.
Barnesville Public School Dist. is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (912 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Barnesville Public School Dist. come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $70,843
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $16,137
- Per-pupil spending
- 912
- Students enrolled
- 67th
- Pct. in MN
Above benchmark
Barnesville Public School Dist. is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (912 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $70,843, near the national average of $70,245, serving 912 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Barnesville Public School Dist. is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (912 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 67th percentile for Minnesota
- 61st percentile nationally
- 32% 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.
- Barnesville Public School Dist. ranks #103 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #244 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
- +5.4% 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, Barnesville Public School Dist.'s instructional payroll puts 82.8% into regular program , 3.2 points above the state median of 79.6%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Minnesota district.
| Program | Barnesville Public | MN median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 82.8% | 79.6% | +3.2 pp |
| Special education | 13.3% | 15.3% | -2.0 pp |
| Vocational programs | 3.9% | 3.4% | +0.5 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 2703660 · FY2023.
LEAID 2703660 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Barnesville Public F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $70,843 estimated average teacher salary · P67 in Minnesota · P61 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: West ($20est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Barnesville Public
Salary neighbourhood · Barnesville Public
Barnesville 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).
- Spring · low pole
Spring · low pole
$63,219 est. salary
- Mankato · near
Mankato · near
$70,548 est. salary
- West · near
West · near
$70,823 est. salary
- Barnesville
Barnesville · this district
$70,843 est. salary
- Duluth · near
Duluth · near
$71,141 est. salary
- Bloomington · top pay
Bloomington · top pay
$101,366 est. salary
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National salary distribution for Barnesville Public
Barnesville Public School Dist.'s estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$70,843 Top 39% higher than 61% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Barnesville Public in Minnesota's lower-third pay band
Same 310 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Bloomington Public School District
Bloomington Public School District
$101,366 est. avg salary
- Red Rock Central School District
Red Rock Central School District
$76,530 est. avg salary
- Barnesville Public School Dist.
Barnesville Public School Dist.
$70,843 est. avg salary
What this shows Barnesville Public School Dist. ranks #103 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #244 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Barnesville Public School Dist. is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Red Rock Central School District
Red Rock Central School District
$46,321 per pupil
- Bloomington Public School District
Bloomington Public School District
$21,566 per pupil
- Barnesville Public School Dist. $16,137
Barnesville Public School Dist.
$16,137 per pupil
What this shows Red Rock Central School District leads spending at $46,321 per pupil; Bloomington Public School District leads pay.
What stands out about Barnesville Public School Dist.
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +5.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 8.6 points, a growth rate faster than 17% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment grew 5.1% here, from 868 students in FY2019 to 912 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
Minnesota sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $70,843.464
- Minnesota price level
- 98.3 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $72,067
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+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 Barnesville Public School Dist.
What the Numbers Say About Barnesville Public School Dist.
Barnesville Public School Dist. is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 912 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,137. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,843, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2703660 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Barnesville Public School Dist. runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 4.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 67% 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, Barnesville Public School Dist. reports $14.7M in total expenditure against $14.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.
How does Barnesville Public School Dist. compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Minnesota average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Barnesville Public School Dist. pays -15.5% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $16,137 vs $17,610
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, Barnesville Public School Dist. sits closest to Thief River Falls School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Kingsland 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.
- Thief River Falls School District
- Breckenridge Public School District
- Benson Public School District
- New London-spicer School District
- Faribault Public School District
- Fosston Public School District
- Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.
- Dawson-boyd Public School District
- Chisholm Public School District
- East Central School District
- Esko Public School District
- Kingsland Public School District
- Proctor Public School District
- Triton School District
- Osakis Public School District
- Chisago Lakes School District
- Wabasso Public School District
- Lanesboro Public School District
- Perham-dent Public School District
- Blue Earth Area School District
- Kimball Public School District
- St. Anthony-new Brighton Schools
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
Out-of-state districts near Barnesville Public School Dist.'s smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Barnesville Public School Dist.: closest on enrollment (912 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,843 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Barnesville Public School Dist.: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. 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. Barnesville Public School Dist. places 91 of 250 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.
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Smaller-district sample from 315 Minnesota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Barnesville Public School Dist.
What is the average teacher salary in Barnesville Public School Dist.?
The average teacher salary in Barnesville Public School Dist. is $70,843 (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 Barnesville Public School Dist. teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?
Barnesville Public School Dist. pays 4.1% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $70,843.
How does Barnesville Public School Dist. teacher pay compare to the national average?
Barnesville Public School Dist. pays 0.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,843.
What is the per-pupil spending in Barnesville Public School Dist.?
Barnesville Public School Dist. spends approximately $16,137 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Barnesville Public School Dist.'s budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 32% of Barnesville Public School Dist.'s total expenditure of $14.7M (NCES FY2023).
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