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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3800040

Dakota Prairie 1

Dakota Prairie 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (295 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Dakota Prairie 1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$61,862
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$22,224
Per-pupil spending
295
Students enrolled
33rd
Pct. in ND
$61,862

Dakota Prairie 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (295 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,862, below the national average of $70,245, serving 295 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Dakota Prairie 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (295 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 33rd percentile for North Dakota
  • 41st percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Dakota Prairie 1 ranks #68 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #23 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • -3.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs North Dakota median

Among 162 North Dakota districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Dakota Prairie 1's instructional payroll puts 6.7% into vocational programs , 2.9 points above the state median of 3.8%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical North Dakota peer.

Program Dakota Prairie ND median Gap
Regular program 66.6% 68.6% -2.0 pp
Special education 8.2% 7.8% +0.4 pp
Vocational programs 6.7% 3.8% +2.9 pp
Other programs 18.5% 16.1% +2.4 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 3800040 · FY2023.

LEAID 3800040 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Dakota Prairie F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P33 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P41 national PPE-HIGH $22K/pupil ENR-TINY 295 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Bowman FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $61,862 estimated average teacher salary · P33 in North Dakota · P41 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Bowman ($230est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Dakota Prairie

Salary neighbourhood · Dakota Prairie

Dakota Prairie 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
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National salary distribution for Dakota Prairie

Dakota Prairie 1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$61,862 41st percentile higher than 41% 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. Dakota Prairie 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

Dakota Prairie 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 Dakota Prairie 1 ranks #68 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #23 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

Dakota Prairie 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 Dakota Prairie 1

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -3.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing North Dakota's statewide +11.9% by 15.1 points, a growth rate faster than 11% of the 130 North Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (295 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
$61,862.069

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
$70,159

+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 Dakota Prairie 1

What the Numbers Say About Dakota Prairie 1

Dakota Prairie 1 is a small school district in North Dakota, serving 295 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,224. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,862, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3800040 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 Dakota Prairie 1 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 33% 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, Dakota Prairie 1 reports $6.6M in total expenditure against $6.4M 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 $1.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Dakota Prairie 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.

Dakota Prairie 1 $61,862
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

Dakota Prairie 1 pays -33.1% less than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $22,224 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, Dakota Prairie 1 sits closest to Bowman Co 1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Larimore 44. 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. Bowman Co 1
  2. Beach 3
  3. Hankinson 8
  4. Enderlin Area 24
  5. Lisbon 19
  6. Kindred 2
  7. Glenburn 26
  8. Divide County 1
  9. Center-stanton 1
  10. Central Cass 17
  11. Nedrose 4
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Larimore 44
  2. Powers Lake 27
  3. Beach 3
  4. Hettinger 13
  5. Midway 128
  6. Kenmare 28
  7. Milnor 2
  8. North Border 100
  9. Maple Valley 4
  10. Valley-edinburg 118
  11. Minnewaukan 5

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Dakota Prairie 1's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Dakota Prairie 1: closest on enrollment (295 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,862 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

$6.4M
Total Revenue
$6.6M
Total Expenditure
$1.8M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.2M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Dakota Prairie 1: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. 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 30 of 36, Dakota Prairie 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.

Edgeley 3
$64,824
260 students
Lamoure 8
$52,393
260 students
New Rockford-sheyenne 2
$55,394
332 students
Northwood 129
$66,009
334 students
Mt Pleasant 4
$75,375
255 students
Washburn 4
$57,474
335 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 Dakota Prairie 1
What is the average teacher salary in Dakota Prairie 1?

The average teacher salary in Dakota Prairie 1 is $61,862 (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 Dakota Prairie 1 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

Dakota Prairie 1 pays 9.0% less than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $61,862.

How does Dakota Prairie 1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Dakota Prairie 1 pays 11.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,862.

What is the per-pupil spending in Dakota Prairie 1?

Dakota Prairie 1 spends approximately $22,224 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Dakota Prairie 1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Dakota Prairie 1's total expenditure of $6.6M (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. Dakota Prairie 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.