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Cedar Mountain School District

Cedar Mountain School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $58,018 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Cedar Mountain School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$58,018
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$18,171
Per-pupil spending
439
Students enrolled
16th
Pct. in MN
$58,018

Cedar Mountain School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $58,018 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $58,018, below the national average of $70,245, serving 439 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Cedar Mountain School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $58,018 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 16th percentile for Minnesota
  • 32nd percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Cedar Mountain School District ranks #259 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #151 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
  • +16.6% 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, Cedar Mountain School District's instructional payroll puts 27.2% into special education , 11.9 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 Cedar Mountain MN median Gap
Regular program 69.5% 79.6% -10.1 pp
Special education 27.2% 15.3% +11.9 pp
Vocational programs 1.1% 3.4% -2.3 pp
Other programs 2.2% 0.4% +1.8 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 2700110 · FY2023.

LEAID 2700110 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Cedar Mountain F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -15% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P16 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P32 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-TINY 439 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Red FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $58,018 estimated average teacher salary · P16 in Minnesota · P32 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$5,201est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Cedar Mountain

Salary neighbourhood · Cedar Mountain

Cedar Mountain trails 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Cedar Mountain

Cedar Mountain School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$58,018 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. 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

Cedar Mountain 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 Cedar Mountain School District ranks #259 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #151 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

Cedar Mountain 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 Cedar Mountain School District

  • Enrolment fell from 485 to 439 students (9.5% 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 (439 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$58,018.018

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
$59,020

+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 Cedar Mountain School District

What the Numbers Say About Cedar Mountain School District

Cedar Mountain School District is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 439 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,171. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $58,018, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2700110 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Cedar Mountain School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 14.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (17.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 16% 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, Cedar Mountain School District reports $8.0M in total expenditure against $8.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Cedar Mountain 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.

Cedar Mountain School District $58,018
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Cedar Mountain School District pays -30.8% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $18,171 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, Cedar Mountain School District sits closest to Red Lake Falls Public School Dist.; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart. 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. Red Lake Falls Public School Dist.
  2. Red Lake County Central Public Sch
  3. Willow River Public School District
  4. Deer River Public School District
  5. Round Lake-brewster Public Schools
  6. Kittson Central School District
  7. Henning Public School District
  8. Chatfield Public Schools
  9. Mabel-Canton Public School District
  10. Wrenshall Public School District
  11. St. James Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
  2. Crookston Public School District
  3. Hills-beaver Creek School District
  4. Redwood Area School District
  5. Heron Lake-okabena School District
  6. Battle Lake Public School District
  7. Fosston Public School District
  8. Mesabi East School District
  9. Sebeka Public School District
  10. Browerville Public School District
  11. Renville County West Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Cedar Mountain School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Cedar Mountain School District: closest on enrollment (439 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($58,018 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

$8.8M
Total Revenue
$8.0M
Total Expenditure
$2.4M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.3M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Cedar Mountain 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 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% 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. Placed 219 of 251, Cedar Mountain School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing 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.

View all Minnesota districts →

Other Minnesota Districts

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

Wrenshall Public School District
$58,495
351 students
Nicollet Public School District
$55,499
347 students
Laporte Public School District
$49,582
347 students
Kingsland Public School District
$59,075
533 students
Brandon-evansville Public Schools
$79,793
535 students
Carlton Public School District
$48,344
342 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 Cedar Mountain School District
What is the average teacher salary in Cedar Mountain School District?

The average teacher salary in Cedar Mountain School District is $58,018 (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 Cedar Mountain School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Cedar Mountain School District pays 14.7% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $58,018.

How does Cedar Mountain School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Cedar Mountain School District pays 17.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $58,018.

What is the per-pupil spending in Cedar Mountain School District?

Cedar Mountain School District spends approximately $18,171 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Cedar Mountain School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Cedar Mountain School District's total expenditure of $8.0M (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. Cedar Mountain 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.