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School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2700023

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (468 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$67,679
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$18,137
Per-pupil spending
468
Students enrolled
54th
Pct. in MN
$67,679

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (468 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $67,679, near the national average of $70,245, serving 468 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (468 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 54th percentile for Minnesota
  • 54th percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart ranks #141 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #153 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
  • +11.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2700023 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P54 in state RANK-NAT-MID P54 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-TINY 468 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Lyle FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $67,679 estimated average teacher salary · P54 in Minnesota · P54 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Brainerd (+$118est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart

Salary neighbourhood · Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 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 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$67,679 Top 46% higher than 54% 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. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart $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

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 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 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart ranks #141 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #153 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

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 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 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart

  • Enrolment fell from 504 to 468 students (7.1% 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.
  • It is a very small district (468 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$67,679.398

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
$68,848

+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 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart

What the Numbers Say About Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 468 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,137. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $67,679, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2700023 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.5% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (3.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 54% 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, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart reports $8.5M in total expenditure against $8.6M 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 $1.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart compare?

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

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart $67,679
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart pays -19.3% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $18,137 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, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart sits closest to Lyle Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hills-beaver Creek 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. Lyle Public School District
  2. Cass Lake-bena Public Schools
  3. Milaca Public School District
  4. Wabasso Public School District
  5. Renville County West Schools
  6. Holdingford Public School District
  7. Lake City Public School District
  8. Pine City Public School District
  9. Lac qui Parle Valley Schools
  10. Fairmont Area School District
  11. Minneota Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hills-beaver Creek School District
  2. Cedar Mountain School District
  3. Crookston Public School District
  4. Fosston Public School District
  5. Redwood Area School District
  6. Mesabi East School District
  7. Sebeka Public School District
  8. Browerville Public School District
  9. Fairmont Area School District
  10. Heron Lake-okabena School District
  11. Battle Lake Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart: closest on enrollment (468 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($67,679 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

$8.6M
Total Revenue
$8.5M
Total Expenditure
$2.7M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.9M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart places 125 of 251 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.

Ortonville Public Schools
$57,064
479 students
Marshall County Central Schools
$54,286
457 students
Westbrook-walnut Grove Schools
$62,430
480 students
Southwest Metro Intermediate 288
$64,392
484 students
Mcgregor Public School District
$62,662
452 students
Lester Prairie Public School Dist.
$61,063
487 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 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
What is the average teacher salary in Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart?

The average teacher salary in Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart is $67,679 (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 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart pays 0.5% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $67,679.

How does Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart teacher pay compare to the national average?

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart pays 3.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $67,679.

What is the per-pupil spending in Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart?

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart spends approximately $18,137 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart's total expenditure of $8.5M (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. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart'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.