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Hutchinson Public School District

Hutchinson Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (2,765 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Hutchinson Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$65,519
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$18,302
Per-pupil spending
2,765
Students enrolled
45th
Pct. in MN
$65,519

Hutchinson Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (2,765 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $65,519, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,765 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Hutchinson Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (2,765 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 45th percentile for Minnesota
  • 50th percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Hutchinson Public School District ranks #170 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #145 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
  • +12.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2714970 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Hutchinson Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P45 in state RANK-NAT-MID P50 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-MID 2,765 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Frazee-vergas FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $65,519 estimated average teacher salary · P45 in Minnesota · P50 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Cambridge-isanti ($647est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Hutchinson Public

Salary neighbourhood · Hutchinson Public

Hutchinson Public 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 Hutchinson Public

Hutchinson Public School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$65,519 Top 50% higher than 50% 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. 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

Hutchinson Public in Minnesota's lower-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 Hutchinson Public School District ranks #170 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #145 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

Hutchinson Public School District 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 Hutchinson Public School District

  • Enrolment fell from 2,944 to 2,765 students (6.1% 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
$65,519.443

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
$66,651

+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 Hutchinson Public School District

What the Numbers Say About Hutchinson Public School District

Hutchinson Public School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Minnesota, serving 2,765 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,302. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $65,519, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2714970 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Hutchinson Public School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 45% 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, Hutchinson Public School District reports $50.6M in total expenditure against $44.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.9M, special-education teacher pay is $1.8M.

How does Hutchinson Public School District compare?

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

Hutchinson Public School District $65,519
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Hutchinson Public School District pays -21.8% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $18,302 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, Hutchinson Public School District sits closest to Frazee-vergas Public School Dist.; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Redwood Area 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. Frazee-vergas Public School Dist.
  2. Dassel-Cokato Public Schools
  3. Crookston Public School District
  4. Jordan Public School District
  5. Alexandria Public School District
  6. St. Charles Public School District
  7. Bagley Public School District
  8. New York Mills Public School Dist.
  9. Dover-eyota Public School District
  10. Princeton Public School District
  11. Cambridge-isanti Public School Dist
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Redwood Area School District
  2. Bagley Public School District
  3. Montevideo Public School District
  4. Crookston Public School District
  5. Cloquet Public School District
  6. Willmar Public School District
  7. Windom Public School District
  8. Grand Rapids Public School District
  9. Minnewaska School District
  10. Albert Lea Public School District
  11. Forest Lake Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Hutchinson Public School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Hutchinson Public School District: closest on enrollment (2,765 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($65,519 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

$44.3M
Total Revenue
$50.6M
Total Expenditure
$15.6M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.9M
Regular Program
$1.8M
Special Education
$0.5M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Hutchinson Public School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 72% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 28% 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. Hutchinson Public School District places 150 of 250 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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

Smaller-district sample from 315 Minnesota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

St. Louis County School District
$61,878
1,954 students
Foley Public School District
$85,575
1,925 students
Proctor Public School District
$72,119
1,898 students
East Grand Forks Public Schools
$75,874
1,889 students
Jordan Public School District
$65,741
1,845 students
St. Anthony-new Brighton Schools
$82,217
1,830 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 Hutchinson Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in Hutchinson Public School District?

The average teacher salary in Hutchinson Public School District is $65,519 (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 Hutchinson Public School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Hutchinson Public School District pays 3.7% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $65,519.

How does Hutchinson Public School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Hutchinson Public School District pays 6.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $65,519.

What is the per-pupil spending in Hutchinson Public School District?

Hutchinson Public School District spends approximately $18,302 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Hutchinson Public School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Hutchinson Public School District's total expenditure of $50.6M (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. Hutchinson Public School District'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.