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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3808130

Grand Forks 1

Grand Forks 1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (7,597 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Grand Forks 1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$83,135
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$18,049
Per-pupil spending
7,597
Students enrolled
82nd
Pct. in ND
$83,135

Grand Forks 1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (7,597 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $83,135, above the national average of $70,245, serving 7,597 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Grand Forks 1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (7,597 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 82nd percentile for North Dakota
  • 78th percentile nationally
  • 40% 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.
  • Grand Forks 1 ranks #18 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #60 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • +4.8% 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, Grand Forks 1's instructional payroll puts 24.8% into special education , 17.0 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 Grand Forks ND median Gap
Regular program 59.1% 68.6% -9.5 pp
Special education 24.8% 7.8% +17.0 pp
Vocational programs 4.8% 3.8% +1.0 pp
Other programs 11.3% 16.1% -4.8 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 3808130 · FY2023.

LEAID 3808130 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Grand Forks F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +22% vs state RANK-ST-MID P82 in state RANK-NAT-MID P78 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-MID 7,597 students INSTR-MID 40% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mckenzie FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $83,135 estimated average teacher salary · P82 in North Dakota · P78 nationally · 40% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Stanley (+$4,643est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Grand Forks

Salary neighbourhood · Grand Forks

Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks

Grand Forks 1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$83,135 Top 22% higher than 78% 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. Grand Forks 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

Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks 1 ranks #18 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #60 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

Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks 1

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing North Dakota's statewide +11.9% by 7.1 points, a growth rate faster than 30% of the 130 North Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$83,135.454

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
$94,286

+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 Grand Forks 1

What the Numbers Say About Grand Forks 1

Grand Forks 1 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in North Dakota, serving 7,597 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,049. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $83,135, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3808130 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 Grand Forks 1 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 22.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 82% 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, Grand Forks 1 reports $137.1M in total expenditure against $130.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 40% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $32.0M, special-education teacher pay is $13.4M.

How does Grand Forks 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.

Grand Forks 1 $83,135
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

Grand Forks 1 pays -10.1% less than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $18,049 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, Grand Forks 1 sits closest to Mckenzie Co 1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Jamestown 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. Mckenzie Co 1
  2. Bismarck 1
  3. Williston Basin 7
  4. Jamestown 1
  5. Fargo 1
  6. Mandan 1
  7. Dickinson 1
  8. West Fargo 6
  9. Minot 1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Jamestown 1
  2. Bismarck 1
  3. West Fargo 6
  4. Dickinson 1
  5. Williston Basin 7
  6. Minot 1
  7. Mandan 1
  8. Fargo 1
  9. Mckenzie Co 1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Grand Forks 1's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Grand Forks 1: closest on enrollment (7,597 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($83,135 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

$130.9M
Total Revenue
$137.1M
Total Expenditure
$54.5M
Instruction Salaries
40% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$32.0M
Regular Program
$13.4M
Special Education
$2.6M
Vocational
$6.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Grand Forks 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 99% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 1% 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. Grand Forks 1 places 11 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.

Beulah 27
$66,470
761 students
Stanley 2
$87,778
755 students
United 7
$69,290
703 students
Northern Cass 97
$59,509
689 students
Bottineau 1
$65,311
660 students
Thompson 61
$59,106
655 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 Grand Forks 1
What is the average teacher salary in Grand Forks 1?

The average teacher salary in Grand Forks 1 is $83,135 (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 Grand Forks 1 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

Grand Forks 1 pays 22.2% more than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $83,135.

How does Grand Forks 1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Grand Forks 1 pays 18.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $83,135.

What is the per-pupil spending in Grand Forks 1?

Grand Forks 1 spends approximately $18,049 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 40% of Grand Forks 1's total expenditure of $137.1M (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. Grand Forks 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.