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School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2710060

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (2,100 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Dassel-Cokato Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$65,630
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$15,644
Per-pupil spending
2,100
Students enrolled
46th
Pct. in MN
$65,630

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (2,100 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $65,630, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,100 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Dassel-Cokato Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (2,100 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 46th percentile for Minnesota
  • 50th percentile nationally
  • 35% 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.
  • Dassel-Cokato Public Schools ranks #168 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #266 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
  • +14.3% 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, Dassel-Cokato Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 83.7% into regular program , 4.1 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 Dassel-Cokato Public MN median Gap
Regular program 83.7% 79.6% +4.1 pp
Special education 12.2% 15.3% -3.0 pp
Vocational programs 3.9% 3.4% +0.5 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 2710060 · FY2023.

LEAID 2710060 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Dassel-Cokato Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P46 in state RANK-NAT-MID P50 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,100 students INSTR-LOW 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Canby FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $65,630 estimated average teacher salary · P46 in Minnesota · P50 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Cambridge-isanti ($757est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Dassel-Cokato Public

Salary neighbourhood · Dassel-Cokato Public

Dassel-Cokato Public 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 Dassel-Cokato Public

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$65,630 Top 50% higher than 50% 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. Dassel-Cokato Public Schools $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

Dassel-Cokato 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 Dassel-Cokato Public Schools ranks #168 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #266 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

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools 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 Dassel-Cokato Public Schools

  • Enrolment fell from 2,250 to 2,100 students (6.7% 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.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$65,629.674

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
$66,763

+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 Dassel-Cokato Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Dassel-Cokato Public Schools

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 2,100 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,644. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $65,630, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2710060 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Dassel-Cokato Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 46% 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, Dassel-Cokato Public Schools reports $32.9M in total expenditure against $29.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $7.3M, special-education teacher pay is $1.1M.

How does Dassel-Cokato 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.

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools $65,630
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools pays -21.7% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $15,644 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, Dassel-Cokato Public Schools sits closest to Canby Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Moose Lake 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. Canby Public School District
  2. Hutchinson Public School District
  3. Jordan Public School District
  4. Frazee-vergas Public School Dist.
  5. St. Charles Public School District
  6. Bagley Public School District
  7. Dover-eyota Public School District
  8. Crookston Public School District
  9. Ada-Borup-West Public Schools
  10. Ely Public School District
  11. Alexandria Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Moose Lake Public School District
  2. East Grand Forks Public Schools
  3. North Branch Area Public Schools
  4. Pine City Public School District
  5. Jordan Public School District
  6. Dover-eyota Public School District
  7. Farmington Public School District
  8. Murray County Central Schools
  9. Belle Plaine Public School District
  10. Melrose Public School District
  11. Rush City Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Dassel-Cokato Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Dassel-Cokato Public Schools: closest on enrollment (2,100 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($65,630 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

$29.8M
Total Revenue
$32.9M
Total Expenditure
$11.4M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.3M
Regular Program
$1.1M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Dassel-Cokato 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 77% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 23% 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. Dassel-Cokato Public Schools places 149 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.

Houston Public School District
$62,081
2,115 students
Hibbing Public School District
$82,147
2,123 students
Brooklyn Center School District
$74,417
2,124 students
Hermantown Community Schools
$68,761
2,138 students
Stewartville Public School District
$59,692
2,055 students
Annandale Public School District
$67,408
2,049 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 Dassel-Cokato Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Dassel-Cokato Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Dassel-Cokato Public Schools is $65,630 (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 Dassel-Cokato Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools pays 3.5% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $65,630.

How does Dassel-Cokato Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools pays 6.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $65,630.

What is the per-pupil spending in Dassel-Cokato Public Schools?

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools spends approximately $15,644 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Dassel-Cokato Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Dassel-Cokato Public Schools's total expenditure of $32.9M (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. Dassel-Cokato Public Schools'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.