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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3800038

Dickinson 1

Dickinson 1 sits in the highest third of North Dakota districts on estimated teacher pay at $97,376 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Dickinson 1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$97,376
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$16,141
Per-pupil spending
3,951
Students enrolled
96th
Pct. in ND
$97,376

Dickinson 1 sits in the highest third of North Dakota districts on estimated teacher pay at $97,376 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $97,376, above the national average of $70,245, serving 3,951 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Dickinson 1 sits in the highest third of North Dakota districts on estimated teacher pay at $97,376 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 96th percentile for North Dakota
  • 89th percentile nationally
  • 37% 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.
  • Dickinson 1 ranks #4 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #80 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • +7.6% 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, Dickinson 1's instructional payroll puts 44.4% into regular program , 24.2 points below the state median of 68.6%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Dickinson 1 ND median Gap
Regular program 44.4% 68.6% -24.2 pp
Special education 23.6% 7.8% +15.8 pp
Vocational programs 4.5% 3.8% +0.7 pp
Other programs 27.5% 16.1% +11.4 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 3800038 · FY2023.

LEAID 3800038 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Dickinson 1 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +43% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P96 in state RANK-NAT-MID P89 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-MID 3,951 students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mandan FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $97,376 estimated average teacher salary · P96 in North Dakota · P89 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Nesson (+$1,910est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Dickinson 1

Salary neighbourhood · Dickinson 1

Dickinson 1 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
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National salary distribution for Dickinson 1

Dickinson 1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$97,376 Top 11% higher than 89% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Dickinson 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

Dickinson 1 in North Dakota's upper-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 Dickinson 1 ranks #4 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #80 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

Dickinson 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 Dickinson 1

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +7.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing North Dakota's statewide +11.9% by 4.3 points, a growth rate faster than 39% of the 130 North Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$97,376.408

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
$110,437

+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 Dickinson 1

What the Numbers Say About Dickinson 1

Dickinson 1 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in North Dakota, serving 3,951 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,141. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $97,376, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3800038 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 Dickinson 1 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 43.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (38.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 96% 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, Dickinson 1 reports $63.8M in total expenditure against $69.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $10.4M, special-education teacher pay is $5.5M.

How does Dickinson 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.

Dickinson 1 $97,376
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

Dickinson 1 pays +5.3% more than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $16,141 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, Dickinson 1 sits closest to Mandan 1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Devils Lake 1. 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. Mandan 1
  2. Minot 1
  3. Fargo 1
  4. Bismarck 1
  5. Belcourt 7
  6. Mckenzie Co 1
  7. Valley City 2
  8. Grand Forks 1
  9. New Town 1
  10. Wahpeton 37
  11. Devils Lake 1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Devils Lake 1
  2. Valley City 2
  3. Wahpeton 37
  4. West Fargo 6
  5. Central Cass 17
  6. Bismarck 1
  7. Williston Basin 7
  8. Jamestown 1
  9. Grand Forks 1
  10. Minot 1
  11. Mandan 1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Dickinson 1's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Dickinson 1: closest on enrollment (3,951 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($97,376 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

$69.3M
Total Revenue
$63.8M
Total Expenditure
$23.4M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$10.4M
Regular Program
$5.5M
Special Education
$1.1M
Vocational
$6.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Dickinson 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. Only second place separates it from the ceiling: among the 35 districts of comparable size, Dickinson 1 is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below 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

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

Kidder County 1
$57,171
403 students
Lewis and Clark 161
$67,959
400 students
Harvey 38
$65,626
394 students
Larimore 44
$65,138
390 students
Garrison 51
$64,772
388 students
Divide County 1
$63,171
383 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 Dickinson 1
What is the average teacher salary in Dickinson 1?

The average teacher salary in Dickinson 1 is $97,376 (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 Dickinson 1 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

Dickinson 1 pays 43.2% more than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $97,376.

How does Dickinson 1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Dickinson 1 pays 38.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $97,376.

What is the per-pupil spending in Dickinson 1?

Dickinson 1 spends approximately $16,141 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 37% of Dickinson 1's total expenditure of $63.8M (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. Dickinson 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.