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Bloomington Public School District

Bloomington Public School District sits in the highest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $101,366 (above 100% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Bloomington Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$101,366
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$21,566
Per-pupil spending
10,361
Students enrolled
100th
Pct. in MN
$101,366

Bloomington Public School District sits in the highest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $101,366 (above 100% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $101,366, above the national average of $70,245, serving 10,361 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Bloomington Public School District sits in the highest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $101,366 (above 100% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 100th percentile for Minnesota
  • 91st percentile nationally
  • 37% 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.
  • Bloomington Public School District ranks #1 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #67 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
  • +14.5% 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, Bloomington Public School District's instructional payroll puts 19.1% into special education , 3.8 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 Bloomington Public MN median Gap
Regular program 76.8% 79.6% -2.8 pp
Special education 19.1% 15.3% +3.8 pp
Vocational programs 1.4% 3.4% -2.0 pp
Other programs 2.8% 0.4% +2.3 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 2705790 · FY2023.

LEAID 2705790 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Bloomington Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +49% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P100 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P91 national PPE-MID $22K/pupil ENR-LARGE 10.4K students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near South FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $101,366 estimated average teacher salary · P100 in Minnesota · P91 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: South ($1,624est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Bloomington Public

Salary neighbourhood · Bloomington Public

Bloomington 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Bloomington Public

Bloomington Public School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$101,366 Top 9% higher than 91% 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%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Bloomington Public 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 Bloomington Public School District ranks #1 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #67 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

Bloomington Public 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

What stands out about Bloomington Public School District

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 91% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$101,365.532

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
$103,116

+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 Bloomington Public School District

What the Numbers Say About Bloomington Public School District

Bloomington Public School District is a mid-sized school district in Minnesota, serving 10,361 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,566. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $101,366, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2705790 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Bloomington Public School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 49.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (44.3% differential). It pays the most of any enrolling district in Minnesota. Minnesota itself ranks #22 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Bloomington Public School District reports $223.4M in total expenditure against $228.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $46.3M, special-education teacher pay is $11.5M.

How does Bloomington Public 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.

Bloomington Public School District $101,366
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Bloomington Public School District pays +20.9% more than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $21,566 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, Bloomington Public School District sits closest to South Washington County Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Fridley 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. South Washington County Schools
  2. Northfield Public School District
  3. Robbinsdale Public School District
  4. Rochester Public School District
  5. Elk River Public School District
  6. St. Michael-Albertville Schools
  7. Wayzata Public School District
  8. Orono Public School District
  9. Richfield Public School District
  10. St. Louis Park Public School Dist.
  11. Minneapolis Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Fridley Public School District
  2. Roseville Public School District
  3. West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan
  4. Richfield Public School District
  5. Worthington Public School District
  6. St. Cloud Public School District
  7. Becker Public School District
  8. Moorhead Area Public Schools
  9. Robbinsdale Public School District
  10. Edina Public School District
  11. Duluth Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Bloomington Public School District's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for Bloomington Public School District: closest on enrollment (10,361 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($101,366 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

$228.8M
Total Revenue
$223.4M
Total Expenditure
$83.7M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$46.3M
Regular Program
$11.5M
Special Education
$0.8M
Vocational
$1.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Bloomington Public 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 72% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 28% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Minnesota Teacher Pay Overview

No comparably sized Minnesota district reports a higher average than Bloomington Public School District, so this page is the state's ceiling rather than a point on the way to it. Only the state ceiling itself: among the 250 districts of comparable size, Bloomington Public School District is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. 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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Other Minnesota Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Minnesota sample (including Bloomington Public). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Minnetonka Public School District
$87,915
11,248 students
Eastern Carver County Public School
$81,881
9,320 students
St. Cloud Public School District
$79,361
9,286 students
Eden Prairie Public School District
$76,517
8,939 students
Mounds View Public School District
$68,495
11,792 students
Lakeville Area Schools
$72,832
11,819 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 Bloomington Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in Bloomington Public School District?

The average teacher salary in Bloomington Public School District is $101,366 (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 Bloomington Public School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Bloomington Public School District pays 49.0% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $101,366.

How does Bloomington Public School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Bloomington Public School District pays 44.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $101,366.

What is the per-pupil spending in Bloomington Public School District?

Bloomington Public School District spends approximately $21,566 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Bloomington Public School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 37% of Bloomington Public School District's total expenditure of $223.4M (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. Bloomington Public 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.