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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3810180

Kenmare 28

Kenmare 28 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (302 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Kenmare 28 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$63,700
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$21,275
Per-pupil spending
302
Students enrolled
42nd
Pct. in ND
$63,700

Kenmare 28 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (302 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $63,700, below the national average of $70,245, serving 302 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Kenmare 28 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (302 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 42nd percentile for North Dakota
  • 45th percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Kenmare 28 ranks #59 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #27 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • +10.1% 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, Kenmare 28's instructional payroll puts 64.8% into regular program , 3.7 points below the state median of 68.6%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Kenmare 28 ND median Gap
Regular program 64.8% 68.6% -3.7 pp
Special education 10.0% 7.8% +2.2 pp
Vocational programs 7.1% 3.8% +3.2 pp
Other programs 18.1% 16.1% +2.0 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 3810180 · FY2023.

LEAID 3810180 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Kenmare 28 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -6% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P42 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P45 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-TINY 302 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Nedrose FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $63,700 estimated average teacher salary · P42 in North Dakota · P45 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Nedrose ($39est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Kenmare 28

Salary neighbourhood · Kenmare 28

Kenmare 28 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 Kenmare 28

Kenmare 28's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$63,700 45th percentile higher than 45% 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. Kenmare 28 $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

Kenmare 28 in North Dakota's lower-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 Kenmare 28 ranks #59 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #27 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

Kenmare 28 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 Kenmare 28

  • It is a very small district (302 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
$63,700

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
$72,244

+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 Kenmare 28

What the Numbers Say About Kenmare 28

Kenmare 28 is a small school district in North Dakota, serving 302 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,275. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $63,700, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3810180 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 Kenmare 28 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 42% 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, Kenmare 28 reports $6.4M in total expenditure against $6.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Kenmare 28 compare?

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

Kenmare 28 $63,700
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

Kenmare 28 pays -31.1% less than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $21,275 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, Kenmare 28 sits closest to Nedrose 4; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Milnor 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. Nedrose 4
  2. Center-stanton 1
  3. Hazen 3
  4. Divide County 1
  5. Glenburn 26
  6. Rugby 5
  7. Kindred 2
  8. Enderlin Area 24
  9. Garrison 51
  10. Edgeley 3
  11. Hankinson 8
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Milnor 2
  2. North Border 100
  3. Maple Valley 4
  4. Valley-edinburg 118
  5. Minnewaukan 5
  6. Richardton-taylor 34
  7. Barnes County North 7
  8. Powers Lake 27
  9. Bottineau 1
  10. Lamoure 8
  11. Larimore 44

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Kenmare 28's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Kenmare 28: closest on enrollment (302 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,700 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

$6.0M
Total Revenue
$6.4M
Total Expenditure
$1.9M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.2M
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 Kenmare 28: 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. Placed 28 of 36, Kenmare 28 is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Mohall-lansford-sherwood 1
$68,555
317 students
Richland 44
$68,462
286 students
Parshall 3
$67,759
286 students
Alexander 2
$58,333
321 students
Eight Mile 6
$85,793
325 students
North Border 100
$59,209
325 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 Kenmare 28
What is the average teacher salary in Kenmare 28?

The average teacher salary in Kenmare 28 is $63,700 (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 Kenmare 28 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

Kenmare 28 pays 6.3% less than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $63,700.

How does Kenmare 28 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Kenmare 28 pays 9.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $63,700.

What is the per-pupil spending in Kenmare 28?

Kenmare 28 spends approximately $21,275 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Kenmare 28's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Kenmare 28's total expenditure of $6.4M (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. Kenmare 28'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.