School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2713110
Cook County Public Schools
Cook County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (459 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Cook County Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $69,482
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $21,503
- Per-pupil spending
- 459
- Students enrolled
- 60th
- Pct. in MN
Near benchmark
Cook County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (459 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $69,482, near the national average of $70,245, serving 459 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Cook County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (459 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 60th percentile for Minnesota
- 58th percentile nationally
- 38% 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.
- Cook County Public Schools ranks #122 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #69 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
- +45.0% 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, Cook County Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 22.2% into special education , 7.0 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 | Cook County | MN median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 75.7% | 79.6% | -3.9 pp |
| Special education | 22.2% | 15.3% | +7.0 pp |
| Vocational programs | 2.0% | 3.4% | -1.4 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 2713110 · FY2023.
LEAID 2713110 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Cook County F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $69,482 estimated average teacher salary · P60 in Minnesota · P58 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Owatonna (+$115est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Cook County
Salary neighbourhood · Cook County
Cook County 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).
- Spring · low pole
Spring · low pole
$63,219 est. salary
- Mounds · near
Mounds · near
$68,495 est. salary
- Cook · this district
Cook · this district
$69,482 est. salary
- Owatonna · near
Owatonna · near
$69,597 est. salary
- Mankato · near
Mankato · near
$70,548 est. salary
- Bloomington · top pay
Bloomington · top pay
$101,366 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Cook County
Cook County Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$69,482 Top 42% higher than 58% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Cook County in Minnesota's lower-third pay band
Same 310 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Bloomington Public School District
Bloomington Public School District
$101,366 est. avg salary
- Red Rock Central School District
Red Rock Central School District
$76,530 est. avg salary
- Cook County Public Schools
Cook County Public Schools
$69,482 est. avg salary
What this shows Cook County Public Schools ranks #122 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #69 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Cook County Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Red Rock Central School District
Red Rock Central School District
$46,321 per pupil
- Bloomington Public School District
Bloomington Public School District
$21,566 per pupil
- Cook County Public Schools
Cook County Public Schools
$21,503 per pupil
What this shows Red Rock Central School District leads spending at $46,321 per pupil; Bloomington Public School District leads pay.
What stands out about Cook County Public Schools
- Estimated teacher pay here rose +45.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 31.0 points, a growth rate faster than 98% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment fell from 500 to 459 students (8.2% 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 (459 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
Minnesota sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $69,481.766
- Minnesota price level
- 98.3 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $70,682
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+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 Cook County Public Schools
What the Numbers Say About Cook County Public Schools
Cook County Public Schools is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 459 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,503. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,482, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2713110 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Cook County Public Schools runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 60% 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, Cook County Public Schools reports $9.9M in total expenditure against $10.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.
How does Cook County Public Schools compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Minnesota average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Cook County Public Schools pays -17.1% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $21,503 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, Cook County Public Schools sits closest to Warroad Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Litchfield Public 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.
- Warroad Public School District
- Litchfield Public School District
- Lakeview School District
- Nashwauk-keewatin School District
- Alden-conger Public School District
- Badger Public School District
- Esko Public School District
- East Central School District
- Belle Plaine Public School District
- Chisholm Public School District
- Dawson-boyd Public School District
- Litchfield Public School District
- Norman County East School District
- Kittson Central School District
- Marshall County Central Schools
- Wrenshall Public School District
- Lake Superior Public School Dist.
- Dilworth-glyndon-felton
- Yellow Medicine East
- Red Lake Falls Public School Dist.
- Truman Public School District
- Mahnomen Public School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Litchfield Public School District$21,485 per pupil-0.1% versus this district · $69,238 estimated salary
- Norman County East School District$21,546 per pupil+0.2% versus this district · $54,822 estimated salary
- Kittson Central School District$21,632 per pupil+0.6% versus this district · $58,392 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Cook County Public Schools's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Cook County Public Schools: closest on enrollment (459 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,482 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Cook County Public 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 76% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 24% 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. Cook County Public Schools places 111 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.
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Smaller-district sample from 315 Minnesota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Cook County Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Cook County Public Schools?
The average teacher salary in Cook County Public Schools is $69,482 (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 Cook County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?
Cook County Public Schools pays 2.1% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $69,482.
How does Cook County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?
Cook County Public Schools pays 1.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,482.
What is the per-pupil spending in Cook County Public Schools?
Cook County Public Schools spends approximately $21,503 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Cook County Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 38% of Cook County Public Schools's total expenditure of $9.9M (NCES FY2023).
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