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School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2709750

Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.

Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (1,011 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$71,351
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$22,910
Per-pupil spending
1,011
Students enrolled
68th
Pct. in MN
$71,351

Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (1,011 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $71,351, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,011 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (1,011 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 68th percentile for Minnesota
  • 62nd percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. ranks #99 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #46 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
  • +28.4% 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, Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.'s instructional payroll puts 27.5% into special education , 12.2 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 Crosby-ironton Public MN median Gap
Regular program 70.6% 79.6% -9.0 pp
Special education 27.5% 15.3% +12.2 pp
Vocational programs 0.6% 3.4% -2.9 pp
Other programs 1.4% 0.4% +1.0 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 2709750 · FY2023.

LEAID 2709750 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Crosby-ironton Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +5% vs state RANK-ST-MID P68 in state RANK-NAT-MID P62 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,011 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Benson FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $71,351 estimated average teacher salary · P68 in Minnesota · P62 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Duluth ($210est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Crosby-ironton Public

Salary neighbourhood · Crosby-ironton Public

Crosby-ironton Public 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Crosby-ironton Public

Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$71,351 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

Crosby-ironton Public 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 Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. ranks #99 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #46 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

Crosby-ironton 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

What stands out about Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +28.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 14.4 points, a growth rate faster than 93% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$71,350.837

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
$72,583

+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 Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.

What the Numbers Say About Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.

Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 1,011 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,910. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $71,351, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2709750 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 4.9% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 68% 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, Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. reports $23.2M in total expenditure against $19.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.4M.

How does Crosby-ironton 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.

Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. $71,351
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. pays -14.9% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $22,910 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, Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. sits closest to Benson Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is St. Clair 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.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Benson Public School District
  2. Rock Ridge Public Schools
  3. Jackson County Central School Dist.
  4. Barnesville Public School Dist.
  5. Medford Public School District
  6. Thief River Falls School District
  7. Breckenridge Public School District
  8. Proctor Public School District
  9. St. Clair Public School District
  10. New London-spicer School District
  11. Faribault Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. St. Clair Public School District
  2. Mountain Lake Public Schools
  3. Verndale Public School District
  4. Janesville-waldorf-pemberton
  5. Frazee-vergas Public School Dist.
  6. Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools
  7. Stephen-argyle Central Schools
  8. St. Louis County School District
  9. Kelliher Public School District
  10. Zumbrota-mazeppa School District
  11. Roseau Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.: closest on enrollment (1,011 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($71,351 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

$19.8M
Total Revenue
$23.2M
Total Expenditure
$6.2M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.7M
Regular Program
$1.4M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Crosby-ironton 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 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. places 87 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.

Bagley Public School District
$65,841
946 students
Sibley East School District
$64,131
1,078 students
Morris Area Public Schools
$91,805
1,081 students
Holdingford Public School District
$67,317
1,082 students
Maple River School District
$61,279
938 students
Wadena-deer Creek School District
$76,049
1,088 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 Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.
What is the average teacher salary in Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.?

The average teacher salary in Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. is $71,351 (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 Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. pays 4.9% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $71,351.

How does Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. teacher pay compare to the national average?

Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. pays 1.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $71,351.

What is the per-pupil spending in Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.?

Crosby-ironton Public School Dist. spends approximately $22,910 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.'s total expenditure of $23.2M (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. Crosby-ironton 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.