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School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2706240

Brooklyn Center School District

Brooklyn Center School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (2,124 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Brooklyn Center School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,417
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$25,335
Per-pupil spending
2,124
Students enrolled
76th
Pct. in MN
$74,417

Brooklyn Center School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (2,124 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,417, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,124 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Brooklyn Center School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (2,124 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 76th percentile for Minnesota
  • 67th percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Brooklyn Center School District ranks #77 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #28 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
  • +37.1% 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, Brooklyn Center School District's instructional payroll puts 18.9% into special education , 3.6 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 Brooklyn Center MN median Gap
Regular program 77.0% 79.6% -2.6 pp
Special education 18.9% 15.3% +3.6 pp
Vocational programs 2.1% 3.4% -1.3 pp
Other programs 2.0% 0.4% +1.6 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 2706240 · FY2023.

LEAID 2706240 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Brooklyn Center F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +9% vs state RANK-ST-MID P76 in state RANK-NAT-MID P67 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,124 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Burnsville-Eagan-Savage FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,417 estimated average teacher salary · P76 in Minnesota · P67 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: North (+$228est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Brooklyn Center

Salary neighbourhood · Brooklyn Center

Brooklyn Center 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 Brooklyn Center

Brooklyn Center School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,417 Top 33% higher than 67% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. 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

Brooklyn Center in Minnesota's lower-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 Brooklyn Center School District ranks #77 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #28 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

Brooklyn Center 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 Brooklyn Center School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +37.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 23.0 points, a growth rate faster than 97% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 2,492 to 2,124 students (14.8% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,335 is among the highest in the nation.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$74,416.883

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
$75,702

+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 Brooklyn Center School District

What the Numbers Say About Brooklyn Center School District

Brooklyn Center School District is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 2,124 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,335. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,417, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2706240 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Brooklyn Center School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 76% 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, Brooklyn Center School District reports $53.8M in total expenditure against $48.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $7.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.9M.

How does Brooklyn Center 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.

Brooklyn Center School District $74,417
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Brooklyn Center School District pays -11.2% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $25,335 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, Brooklyn Center School District sits closest to Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Dawson-boyd 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. Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
  2. Melrose Public School District
  3. South St. Paul Public School Dist
  4. Farmington Public School District
  5. Byron Public School District
  6. Marshall Public School District
  7. Columbia Heights Public School Dist
  8. Sartell-st. Stephen School District
  9. Montevideo Public School District
  10. Bird Island-olivia-lake Lillian
  11. International Falls School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Dawson-boyd Public School District
  2. Sauk Centre Public School District
  3. Nashwauk-keewatin School District
  4. Byron Public School District
  5. Onamia Public School District
  6. Jackson County Central School Dist.
  7. Deer River Public School District
  8. Tracy Area Public School District
  9. St. Louis Park Public School Dist.
  10. Owatonna Public School District
  11. Roseau Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Brooklyn Center School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Brooklyn Center School District: closest on enrollment (2,124 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,417 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

$48.8M
Total Revenue
$53.8M
Total Expenditure
$13.3M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.7M
Regular Program
$1.9M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Brooklyn Center 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 75% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 25% 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. Brooklyn Center School District places 67 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.

View all Minnesota districts →

Other Minnesota Districts

Smaller-district sample from 315 Minnesota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Winona Area Public School District
$68,634
2,455 students
Albany Public School District
$80,892
1,788 students
Waseca Public School District
$60,478
1,784 students
Little Falls Community Schools
$69,090
2,466 students
Park Rapids Public School District
$62,297
1,765 students
Milaca Public School District
$67,546
1,684 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 Brooklyn Center School District
What is the average teacher salary in Brooklyn Center School District?

The average teacher salary in Brooklyn Center School District is $74,417 (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 Brooklyn Center School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Brooklyn Center School District pays 9.4% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $74,417.

How does Brooklyn Center School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Brooklyn Center School District pays 5.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,417.

What is the per-pupil spending in Brooklyn Center School District?

Brooklyn Center School District spends approximately $25,335 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Brooklyn Center School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Brooklyn Center School District's total expenditure of $53.8M (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. Brooklyn Center 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.