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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3800052

Center-stanton 1

Center-stanton 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (245 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Center-stanton 1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$63,403
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$19,669
Per-pupil spending
245
Students enrolled
40th
Pct. in ND
$63,403

Center-stanton 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (245 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $63,403, below the national average of $70,245, serving 245 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Center-stanton 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (245 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 40th percentile for North Dakota
  • 45th percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • North Dakota ranks #23 of 49 on the salary estimate and #46 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Center-stanton 1 ranks #61 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #42 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • +15.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$1,431,000 ÷ 22.57 reported teacher FTE = $63,403

  • Regular program $944,000 · 66.0%
  • Vocational programs $52,000 · 3.6%
  • Other programs $435,000 · 30.4%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs North Dakota median

Among 162 North Dakota districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Center-stanton 1's instructional payroll puts 30.4% into other programs , 14.3 points above the state median of 16.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Center-stanton 1 ND median Gap
Regular program 66.0% 68.6% -2.6 pp
Special education 0.0% 7.8% -7.8 pp
Vocational programs 3.6% 3.8% -0.2 pp
Other programs 30.4% 16.1% +14.3 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 162 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3800052 · FY2023.

LEAID 3800052 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Center-stanton 1 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -7% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P40 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P45 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-TINY 245 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Divide FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $63,403 estimated average teacher salary · P40 in North Dakota · P45 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Nedrose (+$258est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Center-stanton 1

Salary neighbourhood · Center-stanton 1

Center-stanton 1 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 Center-stanton 1

Center-stanton 1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$63,403 45th percentile higher than 45% 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. Center-stanton 1 $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

Center-stanton 1 in North Dakota's lower-third pay band

Same 101 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Center-stanton 1 ranks #61 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #42 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Center-stanton 1 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Parshall 3 leads spending at $38,745 per pupil; Minot 1 leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Center-stanton 1

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +15.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing North Dakota's statewide +11.9% by 3.8 points, a growth rate faster than 72% of the 130 North Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (245 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$63,402.747

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

North Dakota price level
88.2 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$71,906

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in North Dakota run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

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 North Dakota 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 Center-stanton 1

What the Numbers Say About Center-stanton 1

Center-stanton 1 is a small school district in North Dakota, serving 245 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,669. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $63,403, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3800052 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the North Dakota statewide average of $68,009, teacher pay in Center-stanton 1 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 40% of them. North Dakota itself ranks #23 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Center-stanton 1 reports $4.8M in total expenditure against $4.8M 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 $0.9M.

How does Center-stanton 1 compare?

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

Center-stanton 1 $63,403
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

Center-stanton 1 pays -31.4% less than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $19,669 vs $17,792

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 North Dakota districts

On pay, Center-stanton 1 sits closest to Divide County 1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Glenburn 26. 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. Divide County 1
  2. Nedrose 4
  3. Kenmare 28
  4. Glenburn 26
  5. Kindred 2
  6. Hazen 3
  7. Enderlin Area 24
  8. Hankinson 8
  9. Rugby 5
  10. Beach 3
  11. Garrison 51
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Glenburn 26
  2. Alexander 2
  3. Langdon Area 23
  4. Wishek 19
  5. New Salem-almont 49
  6. Mott-regent 1
  7. Linton 36
  8. Divide County 1
  9. Nesson 2
  10. Mt Pleasant 4
  11. Medina 3

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Center-stanton 1's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Center-stanton 1: closest on enrollment (245 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,403 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

$4.8M
Total Revenue
$4.8M
Total Expenditure
$1.4M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.9M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Center-stanton 1: the regular program, vocational programs and other programs. It reports no separate figure for special education. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

North Dakota Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized North Dakota districts belongs to Minot 1 at $99,669. Placed 29 of 36, Center-stanton 1 is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. South Dakota and Oklahoma are the states closest to North Dakota on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all North Dakota districts →

Other North Dakota Districts

Smaller-district sample from 100 North Dakota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Enderlin Area 24
$62,677
308 students
Minto 20
$35,925
308 students
Richardton-taylor 34
$55,742
314 students
Mohall-lansford-sherwood 1
$68,555
317 students
Alexander 2
$58,333
321 students
Eight Mile 6
$85,793
325 students

This is a sample of 6 from 100 North Dakota districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Center-stanton 1
What is the average teacher salary in Center-stanton 1?

The average teacher salary in Center-stanton 1 is $63,403 (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 Center-stanton 1 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

Center-stanton 1 pays 6.8% less than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $63,403.

How does Center-stanton 1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Center-stanton 1 pays 9.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $63,403.

What is the per-pupil spending in Center-stanton 1?

Center-stanton 1 spends approximately $19,669 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Center-stanton 1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Center-stanton 1's total expenditure of $4.8M (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. Center-stanton 1'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.