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Isle Public School District

Isle Public School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,284 (above only 29% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Isle Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$61,284
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$17,107
Per-pupil spending
428
Students enrolled
29th
Pct. in MN
$61,284

Isle Public School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,284 (above only 29% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,284, below the national average of $70,245, serving 428 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Isle Public School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,284 (above only 29% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 29th percentile for Minnesota
  • 40th percentile nationally
  • 36% 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.
  • Isle Public School District ranks #218 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #202 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
  • +18.1% 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, Isle Public School District's instructional payroll puts 74.2% into regular program , 5.4 points below the state median of 79.6%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Isle Public MN median Gap
Regular program 74.2% 79.6% -5.4 pp
Special education 18.2% 15.3% +3.0 pp
Vocational programs 4.4% 3.4% +1.0 pp
Other programs 3.2% 0.4% +2.8 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 2715510 · FY2023.

LEAID 2715510 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Isle Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -10% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P29 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P40 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-TINY 428 students INSTR-MID 36% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Maple FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $61,284 estimated average teacher salary · P29 in Minnesota · P40 nationally · 36% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$1,935est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Isle Public

Salary neighbourhood · Isle Public

Isle Public trails 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Isle Public

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$61,284 40th percentile higher than 40% 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. Isle Public School 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

Isle 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 Isle Public School District ranks #218 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #202 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

Isle 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 Isle Public School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +18.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 4.1 points, a growth rate faster than 69% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (428 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$61,284.347

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
$62,343

+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 Isle Public School District

What the Numbers Say About Isle Public School District

Isle Public School District is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 428 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,107. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,284, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2715510 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Isle Public School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 29% 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, Isle Public School District reports $7.3M in total expenditure against $7.3M 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 $1.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Isle 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.

Isle Public School District $61,284
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Isle Public School District pays -26.9% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $17,107 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, Isle Public School District sits closest to Maple River School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist. 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. Maple River School District
  2. Triton School District
  3. Rushford-peterson Public Schools
  4. Osakis Public School District
  5. Lester Prairie Public School Dist.
  6. Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools
  7. Caledonia Public School District
  8. Zumbrota-mazeppa School District
  9. Grand Meadow Public School District
  10. Pine River-backus School District
  11. Randolph Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist
  2. Pine Island Public School District
  3. Martin County West School District
  4. Willow River Public School District
  5. Ada-Borup-West Public Schools
  6. Caledonia Public School District
  7. Goodhue Public School District
  8. Holdingford Public School District
  9. Spring Grove School District
  10. Bird Island-olivia-lake Lillian
  11. Hawley Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Isle Public School District: closest on enrollment (428 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,284 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

$7.3M
Total Revenue
$7.3M
Total Expenditure
$2.6M
Instruction Salaries
36% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Isle 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 75% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 25% 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. Placed 189 of 251, Isle Public School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Mcgregor Public School District
$62,662
452 students
Red Rock Central School District
$76,530
402 students
Marshall County Central Schools
$54,286
457 students
Cook County Public Schools
$69,482
459 students
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
$67,679
468 students
Clearbrook-gonvick School District
$65,299
469 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 Isle Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in Isle Public School District?

The average teacher salary in Isle Public School District is $61,284 (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 Isle Public School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Isle Public School District pays 9.9% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $61,284.

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

Isle Public School District pays 12.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,284.

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

Isle Public School District spends approximately $17,107 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 36% of Isle Public School District's total expenditure of $7.3M (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. Isle 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.