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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3805040

Devils Lake 1

Devils Lake 1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (1,733 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Devils Lake 1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,303
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$15,979
Per-pupil spending
1,733
Students enrolled
76th
Pct. in ND
$74,303

Devils Lake 1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (1,733 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,303, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,733 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Devils Lake 1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (1,733 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 76th percentile for North Dakota
  • 66th percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Devils Lake 1 ranks #24 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #81 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • +5.8% 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, Devils Lake 1's instructional payroll puts 66.9% into other programs , 50.8 points above the state median of 16.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Devils Lake ND median Gap
Regular program 23.3% 68.6% -45.3 pp
Special education 5.2% 7.8% -2.6 pp
Vocational programs 4.6% 3.8% +0.8 pp
Other programs 66.9% 16.1% +50.8 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 3805040 · FY2023.

LEAID 3805040 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Devils Lake F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +9% vs state RANK-ST-MID P76 in state RANK-NAT-MID P66 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,733 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Killdeer FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,303 estimated average teacher salary · P76 in North Dakota · P66 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Killdeer ($2,014est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Devils Lake

Salary neighbourhood · Devils Lake

Devils Lake 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 Devils Lake

Devils Lake 1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,303 Top 34% higher than 66% 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. Devils Lake 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

What stands out about Devils Lake 1

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +5.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing North Dakota's statewide +11.9% by 6.0 points, a growth rate faster than 32% of the 130 North Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$74,303.43

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
$84,269

+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 Devils Lake 1

What the Numbers Say About Devils Lake 1

Devils Lake 1 is a small school district in North Dakota, serving 1,733 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,979. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,303, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3805040 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 Devils Lake 1 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 76% 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, Devils Lake 1 reports $27.7M in total expenditure against $33.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% 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 $0.5M.

How does Devils Lake 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.

Devils Lake 1 $74,303
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

Devils Lake 1 pays -19.6% less than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $15,979 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, Devils Lake 1 sits closest to Killdeer 16; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Valley City 2. 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. Killdeer 16
  2. Williston Basin 7
  3. Dunseith 1
  4. Jamestown 1
  5. St John 3
  6. Wahpeton 37
  7. New Town 1
  8. Hillsboro 9
  9. Velva 1
  10. United 7
  11. South Prairie 70
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Valley City 2
  2. Carrington 49
  3. Dickinson 1
  4. Park River Area 8
  5. Thompson 61
  6. Northern Cass 97
  7. Wahpeton 37
  8. Bowman Co 1
  9. United 7
  10. Beulah 27
  11. Grafton 18

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Devils Lake 1's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Devils Lake 1: closest on enrollment (1,733 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,303 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

$33.4M
Total Revenue
$27.7M
Total Expenditure
$9.5M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.2M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$6.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Devils Lake 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. Devils Lake 1 places 15 of 35 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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

Large-district sample from 100 North Dakota peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Hazen 3
$64,042
568 students
Dunseith 1
$76,873
547 students
South Prairie 70
$68,545
533 students
Tioga 15
$95,413
523 students
May-port Cg 14
$57,845
508 students
Hillsboro 9
$69,846
507 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 Devils Lake 1
What is the average teacher salary in Devils Lake 1?

The average teacher salary in Devils Lake 1 is $74,303 (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 Devils Lake 1 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

Devils Lake 1 pays 9.3% more than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $74,303.

How does Devils Lake 1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Devils Lake 1 pays 5.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,303.

What is the per-pupil spending in Devils Lake 1?

Devils Lake 1 spends approximately $15,979 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Devils Lake 1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Devils Lake 1's total expenditure of $27.7M (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. Devils Lake 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.