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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3807590

Garrison 51

Garrison 51 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (388 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Garrison 51 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$64,772
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$17,072
Per-pupil spending
388
Students enrolled
45th
Pct. in ND
$64,772

Garrison 51 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (388 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $64,772, below the national average of $70,245, serving 388 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Garrison 51 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (388 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 45th percentile for North Dakota
  • 48th percentile nationally
  • 32% 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.
  • Garrison 51 ranks #56 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #70 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • -2.2% 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, Garrison 51's instructional payroll puts 10.7% into special education , 2.9 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 Garrison 51 ND median Gap
Regular program 69.9% 68.6% +1.3 pp
Special education 10.7% 7.8% +2.9 pp
Vocational programs 5.2% 3.8% +1.4 pp
Other programs 14.2% 16.1% -1.8 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 3807590 · FY2023.

LEAID 3807590 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Garrison 51 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P45 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P48 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-TINY 388 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Edgeley FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $64,772 estimated average teacher salary · P45 in North Dakota · P48 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Rugby ($305est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Garrison 51

Salary neighbourhood · Garrison 51

Garrison 51 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 Garrison 51

Garrison 51's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$64,772 48th percentile higher than 48% 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. Garrison 51 $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 Garrison 51

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -2.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing North Dakota's statewide +11.9% by 14.1 points, a growth rate faster than 12% of the 130 North Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (388 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
$64,772.38

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
$73,460

+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 Garrison 51

What the Numbers Say About Garrison 51

Garrison 51 is a small school district in North Dakota, serving 388 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,072. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,772, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3807590 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 Garrison 51 runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (7.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 45% 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, Garrison 51 reports $6.6M in total expenditure against $6.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Garrison 51 compare?

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

Garrison 51 $64,772
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

Garrison 51 pays -29.9% less than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $17,072 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, Garrison 51 sits closest to Edgeley 3; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Napoleon 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. Edgeley 3
  2. Rugby 5
  3. Larimore 44
  4. Bottineau 1
  5. Hazen 3
  6. Powers Lake 27
  7. Harvey 38
  8. Kenmare 28
  9. Nedrose 4
  10. Carrington 49
  11. Midway 128
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Napoleon 2
  2. Lisbon 19
  3. New Rockford-sheyenne 2
  4. Stanley 2
  5. Grafton 18
  6. Edgeley 3
  7. Northwood 129
  8. Richland 44
  9. Flasher 39
  10. Bowman Co 1
  11. May-port Cg 14

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Garrison 51's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Garrison 51: closest on enrollment (388 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,772 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

$6.6M
Total Revenue
$6.6M
Total Expenditure
$2.1M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Garrison 51: 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. Garrison 51 places 26 of 36 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

Smaller-district sample from 100 North Dakota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Flasher 39
$53,867
271 students
Hillsboro 9
$69,846
507 students
May-port Cg 14
$57,845
508 students
Belfield 13
$68,465
267 students
Wyndmere 42
$54,831
265 students
Griggs County Central 18
$49,774
265 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 Garrison 51
What is the average teacher salary in Garrison 51?

The average teacher salary in Garrison 51 is $64,772 (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 Garrison 51 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

Garrison 51 pays 4.8% less than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $64,772.

How does Garrison 51 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Garrison 51 pays 7.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,772.

What is the per-pupil spending in Garrison 51?

Garrison 51 spends approximately $17,072 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Garrison 51's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Garrison 51's total expenditure of $6.6M (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. Garrison 51'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.