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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3806210

Belfield 13

Belfield 13 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (267 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Belfield 13 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,465
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$18,772
Per-pupil spending
267
Students enrolled
64th
Pct. in ND
$68,465

Belfield 13 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (267 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $68,465, near the national average of $70,245, serving 267 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Belfield 13 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (267 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 64th percentile for North Dakota
  • 56th percentile nationally
  • 31% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • North Dakota ranks #23 of 49 on the salary estimate and #46 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Belfield 13 ranks #36 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #52 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • +4.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs North Dakota median

Among 162 North Dakota districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Belfield 13's instructional payroll puts 17.9% into special education , 10.1 points above the state median of 7.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical North Dakota peer.

Program Belfield 13 ND median Gap
Regular program 66.5% 68.6% -2.1 pp
Special education 17.9% 7.8% +10.1 pp
Vocational programs 7.1% 3.8% +3.3 pp
Other programs 8.5% 16.1% -7.6 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 162 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3806210 · FY2023.

LEAID 3806210 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Belfield 13 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P64 in state RANK-NAT-MID P56 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-TINY 267 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Richland FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,465 estimated average teacher salary · P64 in North Dakota · P56 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: South (+$81est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Belfield 13

Salary neighbourhood · Belfield 13

Belfield 13 sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Belfield 13

Belfield 13's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,465 Top 44% higher than 56% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $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. Belfield 13 $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

What stands out about Belfield 13

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing North Dakota's statewide +11.9% by 7.1 points, a growth rate faster than 29% of the 130 North Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (267 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$68,464.55

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

North Dakota price level
88.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$77,647

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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 Belfield 13

What the Numbers Say About Belfield 13

Belfield 13 is a small school district in North Dakota, serving 267 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,772. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,465, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3806210 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the North Dakota statewide average of $68,009, teacher pay in Belfield 13 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.7% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 64% of them. North Dakota itself ranks #23 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Belfield 13 reports $5.0M in total expenditure against $4.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Belfield 13 compare?

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

Belfield 13 $68,465
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

Belfield 13 pays -25.9% less than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $18,772 vs $17,792

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 North Dakota districts

On pay, Belfield 13 sits closest to Richland 44; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Washburn 4. 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. Richland 44
  2. South Prairie 70
  3. Mohall-lansford-sherwood 1
  4. Lewis and Clark 161
  5. Parshall 3
  6. United 7
  7. North Star 10
  8. Langdon Area 23
  9. Velva 1
  10. Hillsboro 9
  11. Ellendale 40
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Washburn 4
  2. Eight Mile 6
  3. New England 9
  4. Mohall-lansford-sherwood 1
  5. Underwood 8
  6. Medina 3
  7. Enderlin Area 24
  8. Nesson 2
  9. Hankinson 8
  10. Velva 1
  11. Linton 36

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Belfield 13's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Belfield 13: closest on enrollment (267 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,465 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

$4.7M
Total Revenue
$5.0M
Total Expenditure
$1.6M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.0M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Belfield 13: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

North Dakota Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized North Dakota districts belongs to Minot 1 at $99,669. Belfield 13 places 22 of 36 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. South Dakota and Oklahoma are the states closest to North Dakota 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 North Dakota districts →

Other North Dakota Districts

Smaller-district sample from 100 North Dakota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Midway 128
$66,004
200 students
Washburn 4
$57,474
335 students
Ellendale 40
$66,917
339 students
Tgu 60
$58,802
340 students
Wyndmere 42
$54,831
265 students
Griggs County Central 18
$49,774
265 students

This is a sample of 6 from 100 North Dakota districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Belfield 13
What is the average teacher salary in Belfield 13?

The average teacher salary in Belfield 13 is $68,465 (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 Belfield 13 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

Belfield 13 pays 0.7% more than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $68,465.

How does Belfield 13 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Belfield 13 pays 2.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,465.

What is the per-pupil spending in Belfield 13?

Belfield 13 spends approximately $18,772 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Belfield 13's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Belfield 13's total expenditure of $5.0M (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. Belfield 13'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.