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School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2708190

Eastern Carver County Public School

Eastern Carver County Public School sits in the highest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $81,881 (above 89% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Eastern Carver County Public School come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$81,881
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$18,629
Per-pupil spending
9,320
Students enrolled
89th
Pct. in MN
$81,881

Eastern Carver County Public School sits in the highest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $81,881 (above 89% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $81,881, above the national average of $70,245, serving 9,320 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Eastern Carver County Public School sits in the highest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $81,881 (above 89% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 89th percentile for Minnesota
  • 76th 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.
  • Eastern Carver County Public School ranks #36 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #131 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
  • +7.1% 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, Eastern Carver County Public School's instructional payroll puts 81.7% into regular program , 2.2 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 Eastern Carver MN median Gap
Regular program 81.7% 79.6% +2.2 pp
Special education 15.9% 15.3% +0.6 pp
Vocational programs 1.5% 3.4% -1.9 pp
Other programs 0.8% 0.4% +0.4 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 2708190 · FY2023.

LEAID 2708190 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Eastern Carver F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +20% vs state RANK-ST-MID P89 in state RANK-NAT-MID P76 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-MID 9,320 students INSTR-MID 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Cloquet FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $81,881 estimated average teacher salary · P89 in Minnesota · P76 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Saint ($203est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Eastern Carver

Salary neighbourhood · Eastern Carver

Eastern Carver 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 Eastern Carver

Eastern Carver County Public School's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$81,881 Top 24% higher than 76% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This district $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

Eastern Carver in Minnesota's upper-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 Eastern Carver County Public School ranks #36 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #131 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

Eastern Carver County Public School 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 Eastern Carver County Public School

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +7.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 6.9 points, a growth rate faster than 21% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 9,829 to 9,320 students (5.2% 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
$81,880.547

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
$83,295

+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 Eastern Carver County Public School

What the Numbers Say About Eastern Carver County Public School

Eastern Carver County Public School is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Minnesota, serving 9,320 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,629. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $81,881, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2708190 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Eastern Carver County Public School runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 20.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 89% 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, Eastern Carver County Public School reports $173.6M in total expenditure against $175.0M 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 $36.9M, special-education teacher pay is $7.2M.

How does Eastern Carver County Public School compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Minnesota average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Eastern Carver County Public School $81,881
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Eastern Carver County Public School pays -2.3% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $18,629 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, Eastern Carver County Public School sits closest to Cloquet Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Minnetonka 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. Cloquet Public School District
  2. Saint Paul Public Schools
  3. Monticello Public School District
  4. Osseo Public School District
  5. Grand Rapids Public School District
  6. New Prague Area Schools
  7. Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
  8. Edina Public School District
  9. Fridley Public School District
  10. Shakopee Public School District
  11. Roseville Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Minnetonka Public School District
  2. Big Lake Public School District
  3. Forest Lake Public School District
  4. Orono Public School District
  5. Northfield Public School District
  6. Rochester Public School District
  7. Hutchinson Public School District
  8. Cloquet Public School District
  9. Willmar Public School District
  10. Eden Prairie Public School District
  11. Grand Rapids Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Eastern Carver County Public School's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for Eastern Carver County Public School: closest on enrollment (9,320 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($81,881 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

$175.0M
Total Revenue
$173.6M
Total Expenditure
$61.2M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$36.9M
Regular Program
$7.2M
Special Education
$0.7M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Eastern Carver County Public School: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 74% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 26% 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. Eastern Carver County Public School sits in the upper quarter of that field at 32 of 250, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Minnesota sample (including Eastern Carver). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Mounds View Public School District
$68,495
11,792 students
Hopkins Public School District
$78,590
6,833 students
Lakeville Area Schools
$72,832
11,819 students
Farmington Public School District
$75,121
6,800 students
Centennial Public School District
$78,620
6,764 students
St. Michael-Albertville Schools
$93,041
6,670 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 Eastern Carver County Public School
What is the average teacher salary in Eastern Carver County Public School?

The average teacher salary in Eastern Carver County Public School is $81,881 (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 Eastern Carver County Public School teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Eastern Carver County Public School pays 20.4% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $81,881.

How does Eastern Carver County Public School teacher pay compare to the national average?

Eastern Carver County Public School pays 16.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $81,881.

What is the per-pupil spending in Eastern Carver County Public School?

Eastern Carver County Public School spends approximately $18,629 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Eastern Carver County Public School's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Eastern Carver County Public School's total expenditure of $173.6M (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. Eastern Carver County Public School'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.