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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3805160

Divide County 1

Divide County 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (383 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Divide County 1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$63,171
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$20,201
Per-pupil spending
383
Students enrolled
39th
Pct. in ND
$63,171

Divide County 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (383 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $63,171, below the national average of $70,245, serving 383 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Divide County 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (383 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 39th percentile for North Dakota
  • 44th percentile nationally
  • 36% 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.
  • Divide County 1 ranks #62 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #38 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • +14.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$2,789,000 ÷ 44.15 reported teacher FTE = $63,171

  • Regular program $1,713,000 · 61.4%
  • Special education $544,000 · 19.5%
  • Vocational programs $192,000 · 6.9%
  • Other programs $340,000 · 12.2%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs North Dakota median

Among 162 North Dakota districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Divide County 1's instructional payroll puts 19.5% into special education , 11.7 points above the state median of 7.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical North Dakota peer.

Program Divide County ND median Gap
Regular program 61.4% 68.6% -7.2 pp
Special education 19.5% 7.8% +11.7 pp
Vocational programs 6.9% 3.8% +3.1 pp
Other programs 12.2% 16.1% -3.9 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 3805160 · FY2023.

LEAID 3805160 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Divide County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -7% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P39 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P44 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-TINY 383 students INSTR-MID 36% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Glenburn FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $63,171 estimated average teacher salary · P39 in North Dakota · P44 nationally · 36% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Kindred ($368est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Divide County

Salary neighbourhood · Divide County

Divide County 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 Divide County

Divide County 1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$63,171 44th percentile higher than 44% 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. Divide County 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

Divide County 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 Divide County 1 ranks #62 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #38 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

Divide County 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 Divide County 1

  • Enrolment grew 7.0% here, from 358 students in FY2019 to 383 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • It is a very small district (383 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
$63,171.008

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
$71,644

+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 Divide County 1

What the Numbers Say About Divide County 1

Divide County 1 is a small school district in North Dakota, serving 383 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,201. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $63,171, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3805160 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 Divide County 1 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 7.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (10.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 39% 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, Divide County 1 reports $7.7M in total expenditure against $8.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 36% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Divide County 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.

Divide County 1 $63,171
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

Divide County 1 pays -31.7% less than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $20,201 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, Divide County 1 sits closest to Glenburn 26; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Mt Pleasant 4. 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. Glenburn 26
  2. Center-stanton 1
  3. Kindred 2
  4. Nedrose 4
  5. Enderlin Area 24
  6. Kenmare 28
  7. Hankinson 8
  8. Hazen 3
  9. Beach 3
  10. Rugby 5
  11. Dakota Prairie 1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Mt Pleasant 4
  2. Mott-regent 1
  3. New Salem-almont 49
  4. Lamoure 8
  5. Wishek 19
  6. Bottineau 1
  7. Center-stanton 1
  8. Glenburn 26
  9. Barnes County North 7
  10. Alexander 2
  11. Langdon Area 23

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Divide County 1's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Divide County 1: closest on enrollment (383 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,171 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

$8.8M
Total Revenue
$7.7M
Total Expenditure
$2.8M
Instruction Salaries
36% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.7M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Divide County 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 29 of 36, Divide County 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.

Park River Area 8
$58,054
484 students
Wilton 1
$54,038
278 students
Beach 3
$62,218
275 students
Oakes 41
$54,212
491 students
Flasher 39
$53,867
271 students
Bowman Co 1
$61,632
498 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 Divide County 1
What is the average teacher salary in Divide County 1?

The average teacher salary in Divide County 1 is $63,171 (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 Divide County 1 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

Divide County 1 pays 7.1% less than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $63,171.

How does Divide County 1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Divide County 1 pays 10.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $63,171.

What is the per-pupil spending in Divide County 1?

Divide County 1 spends approximately $20,201 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 36% of Divide County 1's total expenditure of $7.7M (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. Divide County 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.