School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2705760
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $62,386 (above only 35% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Blooming Prairie Public School Dist come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $62,386
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $35,363
- Per-pupil spending
- 853
- Students enrolled
- 35th
- Pct. in MN
Below benchmark
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $62,386 (above only 35% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $62,386, below the national average of $70,245, serving 853 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower-third pay in state: Blooming Prairie Public School Dist sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $62,386 (above only 35% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 35th percentile for Minnesota
- 42nd percentile nationally
- 15% 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.
- Blooming Prairie Public School Dist ranks #201 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #5 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
- +14.3% 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, Blooming Prairie Public School Dist's instructional payroll puts 5.8% into vocational programs , 2.4 points above the state median of 3.4%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Minnesota peer.
| Program | Blooming Prairie | MN median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 81.1% | 79.6% | +1.5 pp |
| Special education | 13.0% | 15.3% | -2.2 pp |
| Vocational programs | 5.8% | 3.4% | +2.4 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 2705760 · FY2023.
LEAID 2705760 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Blooming Prairie F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $62,386 estimated average teacher salary · P35 in Minnesota · P42 nationally · 15% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$833est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Blooming Prairie
Salary neighbourhood · Blooming Prairie
Blooming Prairie 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).
- Blooming
Blooming · this district · low pay
$62,386 est. salary
- Spring · near
Spring · near
$63,219 est. salary
- Cambridge-isanti
Cambridge-isanti · near
$64,873 est. salary
- Forest · near
Forest · near
$67,455 est. salary
- Bloomington · top pay
Bloomington · top pay
$101,366 est. salary
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National salary distribution for Blooming Prairie
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$62,386 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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
Blooming Prairie 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
- Blooming Prairie Public School Dist
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist
$62,386 est. avg salary
What this shows Blooming Prairie Public School Dist ranks #201 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #5 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
Blooming Prairie 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
- Blooming Prairie Public School Dist
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist
$35,363 per pupil
- Bloomington Public School District
Bloomington Public School District
$21,566 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 Blooming Prairie Public School Dist
- Enrolment grew 12.4% here, from 759 students in FY2019 to 853 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.
- Its per-pupil spending of $35,363 is among the highest in the nation.
Minnesota sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $62,385.909
- Minnesota price level
- 98.3 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $63,464
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 Blooming Prairie Public School Dist
What the Numbers Say About Blooming Prairie Public School Dist
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 853 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $35,363. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,386, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2705760 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Blooming Prairie Public School Dist runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 35% 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, Blooming Prairie Public School Dist reports $30.2M in total expenditure against $15.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 15% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.
How does Blooming Prairie 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.
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist pays -25.6% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $35,363 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, Blooming Prairie Public School Dist sits closest to Mesabi East School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Red Lake 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.
- Mesabi East School District
- Barnum Public School District
- Westbrook-walnut Grove Schools
- A.C.G.C. Public School District
- Blue Earth Area School District
- Park Rapids Public School District
- Howard Lake-waverly-winsted
- Mcgregor Public School District
- Houston Public School District
- Northland Community Schools
- Kelliher Public School District
- Red Lake Public School District
- Central Public School District
- Mcgregor Public School District
- Rock Ridge Public Schools
- Ely Public School District
- Springfield Public School District
- Cass Lake-bena Public Schools
- Northland Community Schools
- Mora Public School District
- Maple River School District
- Ashby Public School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Red Lake Public School District$34,648 per pupil-2.0% versus this district · $91,489 estimated salary
- Central Public School District$36,719 per pupil+3.8% versus this district · $60,407 estimated salary
- Mcgregor Public School District$33,788 per pupil-4.5% versus this district · $62,662 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Blooming Prairie Public School Dist's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Blooming Prairie Public School Dist: closest on enrollment (853 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,386 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 4 programs in Blooming Prairie Public School Dist: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. Blooming Prairie Public School Dist places 174 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 Blooming Prairie Public School Dist
What is the average teacher salary in Blooming Prairie Public School Dist?
The average teacher salary in Blooming Prairie Public School Dist is $62,386 (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 Blooming Prairie Public School Dist teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist pays 8.3% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $62,386.
How does Blooming Prairie Public School Dist teacher pay compare to the national average?
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist pays 11.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,386.
What is the per-pupil spending in Blooming Prairie Public School Dist?
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist spends approximately $35,363 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Blooming Prairie Public School Dist's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 15% of Blooming Prairie Public School Dist's total expenditure of $30.2M (NCES FY2023).
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