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School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2707290

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $74,725 (above only 76% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,725
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$19,637
Per-pupil spending
7,822
Students enrolled
76th
Pct. in MN
$74,725

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $74,725 (above only 76% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,725, above the national average of $70,245, serving 7,822 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $74,725 (above only 76% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 76th percentile for Minnesota
  • 67th percentile nationally
  • 35% 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.
  • Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools ranks #75 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #104 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
  • +9.9% 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, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools'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 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools MN median Gap
Regular program 78.0% 79.6% -1.6 pp
Special education 19.1% 15.3% +3.8 pp
Vocational programs 2.6% 3.4% -0.8 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 2707290 · FY2023.

LEAID 2707290 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +10% vs state RANK-ST-MID P76 in state RANK-NAT-MID P67 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-MID 7,822 students INSTR-MID 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near North FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,725 estimated average teacher salary · P76 in Minnesota · P67 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: North ($80est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

Salary neighbourhood · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools 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 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,725 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

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools 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 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools ranks #75 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #104 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

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools 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 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +9.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 4.1 points, a growth rate faster than 31% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 8,874 to 7,822 students (11.9% 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.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$74,724.97

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
$76,016

+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 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

What the Numbers Say About Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Minnesota, serving 7,822 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,637. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,725, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2707290 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.4% 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, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools reports $153.6M in total expenditure against $166.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $29.4M, special-education teacher pay is $7.2M.

How does Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools compare?

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

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools $74,725
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools pays -10.9% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $19,637 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, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools sits closest to North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Stillwater Area Public Schools. 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. North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale
  2. White Bear Lake School District
  3. Brooklyn Center School District
  4. Farmington Public School District
  5. Marshall Public School District
  6. South St. Paul Public School Dist
  7. Byron Public School District
  8. Columbia Heights Public School Dist
  9. Inver Grove Heights Schools
  10. Sartell-st. Stephen School District
  11. Eden Prairie Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Stillwater Area Public Schools
  2. Columbia Heights Public School Dist
  3. Mahtomedi Public School District
  4. Osseo Public School District
  5. Mankato Public School District
  6. Alexandria Public School District
  7. Eden Prairie Public School District
  8. Red Wing Public School District
  9. St. Peter Public School District
  10. Faribault Public School District
  11. Rochester Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools: closest on enrollment (7,822 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,725 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

$166.3M
Total Revenue
$153.6M
Total Expenditure
$54.0M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$29.4M
Regular Program
$7.2M
Special Education
$1.0M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 70% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 30% 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. Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools places 65 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

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Minnesota sample (including Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

St. Francis Area Schools
$61,469
4,312 students
Willmar Public School District
$62,021
4,279 students
New Prague Area Schools
$83,328
4,146 students
Monticello Public School District
$82,440
4,142 students
Richfield Public School District
$91,135
4,139 students
Hastings Public School District
$78,981
4,116 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 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools?

The average teacher salary in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools is $74,725 (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 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools pays 9.8% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $74,725.

How does Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools pays 6.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,725.

What is the per-pupil spending in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools?

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools spends approximately $19,637 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools's total expenditure of $153.6M (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. Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools'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.