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Columbia Heights Public School Dist

Columbia Heights Public School Dist is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (3,281 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Columbia Heights Public School Dist come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$73,507
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$19,577
Per-pupil spending
3,281
Students enrolled
74th
Pct. in MN
$73,507

Columbia Heights Public School Dist is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (3,281 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $73,507, near the national average of $70,245, serving 3,281 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Columbia Heights Public School Dist is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (3,281 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 74th percentile for Minnesota
  • 65th 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.
  • Columbia Heights Public School Dist ranks #82 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #107 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
  • +11.8% 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, Columbia Heights Public School Dist's instructional payroll puts 81.6% into regular program , 2.0 points above the state median of 79.6%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Minnesota district.

Program Columbia Heights MN median Gap
Regular program 81.6% 79.6% +2.0 pp
Special education 15.7% 15.3% +0.4 pp
Vocational programs 2.0% 3.4% -1.4 pp
Other programs 0.7% 0.4% +0.2 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 2709510 · FY2023.

LEAID 2709510 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Columbia Heights F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +8% vs state RANK-ST-MID P74 in state RANK-NAT-MID P65 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-MID 3,281 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Byron FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $73,507 estimated average teacher salary · P74 in Minnesota · P65 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lakeville ($676est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Columbia Heights

Salary neighbourhood · Columbia Heights

Columbia Heights 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 Columbia Heights

Columbia Heights Public School Dist's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$73,507 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

Columbia Heights 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 Columbia Heights Public School Dist ranks #82 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #107 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

Columbia Heights Public School Dist 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

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$73,507.261

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
$74,777

+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 Columbia Heights Public School Dist

What the Numbers Say About Columbia Heights Public School Dist

Columbia Heights Public School Dist is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Minnesota, serving 3,281 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,577. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $73,507, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2709510 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Columbia Heights Public School Dist runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 8.0% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (4.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 74% 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, Columbia Heights Public School Dist reports $64.2M in total expenditure against $66.3M 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 $12.2M, special-education teacher pay is $2.3M.

How does Columbia Heights Public School Dist compare?

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

Columbia Heights Public School Dist $73,507
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Columbia Heights Public School Dist pays -12.3% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $19,577 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, Columbia Heights Public School Dist sits closest to Byron Public School District; 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. Byron Public School District
  2. Sartell-st. Stephen School District
  3. South St. Paul Public School Dist
  4. International Falls School District
  5. Luverne Public School District
  6. Lakeville Area Schools
  7. Becker Public School District
  8. Brooklyn Center School District
  9. New Ulm Public School District
  10. Sauk Centre Public School District
  11. North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Stillwater Area Public Schools
  2. Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
  3. Greenway Public School District
  4. Mahtomedi Public School District
  5. Mankato Public School District
  6. Park Rapids Public School District
  7. Le Sueur-henderson School District
  8. Alexandria Public School District
  9. Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist
  10. Eden Prairie Public School District
  11. Rockford Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Columbia Heights Public School Dist's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Columbia Heights Public School Dist: closest on enrollment (3,281 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($73,507 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

$66.3M
Total Revenue
$64.2M
Total Expenditure
$20.2M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$12.2M
Regular Program
$2.3M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Columbia Heights Public School Dist: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 74% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 26% 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. Columbia Heights Public School Dist places 70 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.

Delano Public School District
$70,075
2,448 students
Hastings Public School District
$78,981
4,116 students
Westonka Public School District
$67,665
2,438 students
Richfield Public School District
$91,135
4,139 students
Monticello Public School District
$82,440
4,142 students
New Prague Area Schools
$83,328
4,146 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 Columbia Heights Public School Dist
What is the average teacher salary in Columbia Heights Public School Dist?

The average teacher salary in Columbia Heights Public School Dist is $73,507 (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 Columbia Heights Public School Dist teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Columbia Heights Public School Dist pays 8.0% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $73,507.

How does Columbia Heights Public School Dist teacher pay compare to the national average?

Columbia Heights Public School Dist pays 4.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $73,507.

What is the per-pupil spending in Columbia Heights Public School Dist?

Columbia Heights Public School Dist spends approximately $19,577 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Columbia Heights Public School Dist's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Columbia Heights Public School Dist's total expenditure of $64.2M (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. Columbia Heights Public School Dist'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.