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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3800389

Kidder County 1

Kidder County 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (403 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Kidder County 1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,171
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$15,524
Per-pupil spending
403
Students enrolled
16th
Pct. in ND
$57,171

Kidder County 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (403 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,171, below the national average of $70,245, serving 403 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Kidder County 1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (403 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 16th percentile for North Dakota
  • 30th percentile nationally
  • 32% 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.
  • Kidder County 1 ranks #85 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #88 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • -13.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$2,021,000 ÷ 35.35 reported teacher FTE = $57,171

  • Regular program $1,246,000 · 61.7%
  • Special education $297,000 · 14.7%
  • Vocational programs $165,000 · 8.2%
  • Other programs $313,000 · 15.5%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs North Dakota median

Among 162 North Dakota districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Kidder County 1's instructional payroll puts 61.7% into regular program , 6.9 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 Kidder County ND median Gap
Regular program 61.7% 68.6% -6.9 pp
Special education 14.7% 7.8% +6.9 pp
Vocational programs 8.2% 3.8% +4.3 pp
Other programs 15.5% 16.1% -0.6 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 3800389 · FY2023.

LEAID 3800389 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Kidder County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -16% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P16 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P30 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-TINY 403 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Washburn FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,171 estimated average teacher salary · P16 in North Dakota · P30 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: May-port (+$674est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Kidder County

Salary neighbourhood · Kidder County

Kidder County 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 Kidder County

Kidder County 1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,171 30th percentile higher than 30% 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. Kidder County 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

Kidder County 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 Kidder County 1 ranks #85 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #88 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

Kidder County 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 Kidder County 1

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -13.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing North Dakota's statewide +11.9% by 24.8 points, a growth rate faster than 2% of the 130 North Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (403 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
$57,171.146

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
$64,839

+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 Kidder County 1

What the Numbers Say About Kidder County 1

Kidder County 1 is a small school district in North Dakota, serving 403 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,524. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,171, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3800389 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 Kidder County 1 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 15.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 16% 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, Kidder County 1 reports $6.3M in total expenditure against $6.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% 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 $0.3M.

How does Kidder County 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.

Kidder County 1 $57,171
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

Kidder County 1 pays -38.2% less than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $15,524 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, Kidder County 1 sits closest to Washburn 4; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Ellendale 40. 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. Washburn 4
  2. Underwood 8
  3. Central Valley 3
  4. May-port Cg 14
  5. Park River Area 8
  6. Linton 36
  7. Alexander 2
  8. Richardton-taylor 34
  9. Tgu 60
  10. New Rockford-sheyenne 2
  11. Thompson 61
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Ellendale 40
  2. Wilton 1
  3. Wahpeton 37
  4. Park River Area 8
  5. Carrington 49
  6. Cavalier 6
  7. Valley City 2
  8. United 7
  9. Beulah 27
  10. Central Cass 17
  11. Hillsboro 9

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Kidder County 1's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Kidder County 1: closest on enrollment (403 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,171 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

$6.6M
Total Revenue
$6.3M
Total Expenditure
$2.0M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.2M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Kidder County 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 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. At the other end, Kidder County 1 anchors the bottom of the 36-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

New England 9
$85,627
292 students
Richland 44
$68,462
286 students
Parshall 3
$67,759
286 students
Tioga 15
$95,413
523 students
Wilton 1
$54,038
278 students
Beach 3
$62,218
275 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 Kidder County 1
What is the average teacher salary in Kidder County 1?

The average teacher salary in Kidder County 1 is $57,171 (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 Kidder County 1 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

Kidder County 1 pays 15.9% less than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $57,171.

How does Kidder County 1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Kidder County 1 pays 18.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,171.

What is the per-pupil spending in Kidder County 1?

Kidder County 1 spends approximately $15,524 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Kidder County 1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Kidder County 1's total expenditure of $6.3M (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. Kidder County 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.