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School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2791451

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $56,077 (above only 8% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Janesville-waldorf-pemberton come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$56,077
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$22,758
Per-pupil spending
697
Students enrolled
8th
Pct. in MN
$56,077

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $56,077 (above only 8% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $56,077, below the national average of $70,245, serving 697 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Janesville-waldorf-pemberton sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $56,077 (above only 8% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 8th percentile for Minnesota
  • 28th percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Janesville-waldorf-pemberton ranks #284 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #48 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
  • +29.3% 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, Janesville-waldorf-pemberton's instructional payroll puts 12.4% into special education , 2.9 points below the state median of 15.3%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Minnesota district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Janesville-waldorf-pemberton MN median Gap
Regular program 82.0% 79.6% +2.4 pp
Special education 12.4% 15.3% -2.9 pp
Vocational programs 5.2% 3.4% +1.8 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 2791451 · FY2023.

LEAID 2791451 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -18% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P8 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P28 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-SMALL 697 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Royalton FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $56,077 estimated average teacher salary · P8 in Minnesota · P28 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$7,142est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Janesville-waldorf-pemberton

Salary neighbourhood · Janesville-waldorf-pemberton

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton 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
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National salary distribution for Janesville-waldorf-pemberton

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$56,077 28th percentile higher than 28% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Janesville-waldorf-pemberton $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

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton 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 Janesville-waldorf-pemberton ranks #284 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #48 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

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton 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 Janesville-waldorf-pemberton

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +29.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 15.3 points, a growth rate faster than 95% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$56,077.298

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
$57,046

+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 Janesville-waldorf-pemberton

What the Numbers Say About Janesville-waldorf-pemberton

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 697 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,758. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $56,077, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2791451 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Janesville-waldorf-pemberton runs materially below the state benchmark, a 17.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 8% 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, Janesville-waldorf-pemberton reports $15.9M in total expenditure against $12.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Janesville-waldorf-pemberton compare?

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

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton $56,077
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton pays -33.1% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $22,758 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, Janesville-waldorf-pemberton sits closest to Royalton Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Frazee-vergas 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. Royalton Public School District
  2. Upsala Public School District
  3. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist
  4. Staples-motley School District
  5. Braham Public School District
  6. Springfield Public School District
  7. Nevis Public School District
  8. Rocori Public School District
  9. Pillager Public School District
  10. Nicollet Public School District
  11. Warren-alvarado-oslo School Dist.
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Frazee-vergas Public School Dist.
  2. Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools
  3. Mountain Lake Public Schools
  4. Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.
  5. St. Clair Public School District
  6. Glenville-emmons School District
  7. St. Louis County School District
  8. Verndale Public School District
  9. Zumbrota-mazeppa School District
  10. Stephen-argyle Central Schools
  11. Adrian Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Janesville-waldorf-pemberton's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Janesville-waldorf-pemberton: closest on enrollment (697 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($56,077 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

$12.2M
Total Revenue
$15.9M
Total Expenditure
$4.4M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.5M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Janesville-waldorf-pemberton: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 70% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 30% 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 237 of 250, Janesville-waldorf-pemberton 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.

Rushford-peterson Public Schools
$61,368
639 students
Maple Lake Public School District
$60,405
761 students
Waterville-elysian-morristown
$52,083
767 students
Bird Island-olivia-lake Lillian
$73,241
623 students
Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist
$59,953
622 students
Fosston Public School District
$70,364
621 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 Janesville-waldorf-pemberton
What is the average teacher salary in Janesville-waldorf-pemberton?

The average teacher salary in Janesville-waldorf-pemberton is $56,077 (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 Janesville-waldorf-pemberton teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton pays 17.6% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $56,077.

How does Janesville-waldorf-pemberton teacher pay compare to the national average?

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton pays 20.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $56,077.

What is the per-pupil spending in Janesville-waldorf-pemberton?

Janesville-waldorf-pemberton spends approximately $22,758 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Janesville-waldorf-pemberton's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Janesville-waldorf-pemberton's total expenditure of $15.9M (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. Janesville-waldorf-pemberton'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.