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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3810270

Killdeer 16

Killdeer 16 spends $35,813 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable North Dakota districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Killdeer 16 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$72,290
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$35,813
Per-pupil spending
646
Students enrolled
74th
Pct. in ND
$72,290

Killdeer 16 spends $35,813 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable North Dakota districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $72,290, near the national average of $70,245, serving 646 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Killdeer 16 spends $35,813 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable North Dakota districts with a reliable figure.
  • 74th percentile for North Dakota
  • 63rd percentile nationally
  • 16% 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.
  • Killdeer 16 ranks #26 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #3 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • +18.8% 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, Killdeer 16's instructional payroll puts 76.9% into regular program , 8.3 points above the state median of 68.6%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median North Dakota district.

Program Killdeer 16 ND median Gap
Regular program 76.9% 68.6% +8.3 pp
Special education 8.2% 7.8% +0.4 pp
Vocational programs 3.6% 3.8% -0.2 pp
Other programs 11.2% 16.1% -4.9 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 3810270 · FY2023.

LEAID 3810270 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Killdeer 16 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +6% vs state RANK-ST-MID P74 in state RANK-NAT-MID P63 national PPE-HIGH $36K/pupil ENR-SMALL 646 students INSTR-LOW 16% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Solen FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $72,290 estimated average teacher salary · P74 in North Dakota · P63 nationally · 16% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Williston ($242est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Killdeer 16

Salary neighbourhood · Killdeer 16

Killdeer 16 already leads 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 Killdeer 16

Killdeer 16's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$72,290 Top 37% higher than 63% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Killdeer 16 $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

What stands out about Killdeer 16

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +18.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing North Dakota's statewide +11.9% by 7.0 points, a growth rate faster than 78% of the 130 North Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 8.6% here, from 595 students in FY2019 to 646 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $35,813 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$72,289.844

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
$81,985

+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 Killdeer 16

What the Numbers Say About Killdeer 16

Killdeer 16 is a small school district in North Dakota, serving 646 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $35,813. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $72,290, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3810270 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 Killdeer 16 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.3% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 74% 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, Killdeer 16 reports $23.1M in total expenditure against $19.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 16% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Killdeer 16 compare?

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

Killdeer 16 $72,290
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

Killdeer 16 pays -21.8% less than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $35,813 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, Killdeer 16 sits closest to Solen 3; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Warwick 29. 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. Solen 3
  2. Jamestown 1
  3. St John 3
  4. Devils Lake 1
  5. Hillsboro 9
  6. Velva 1
  7. North Star 10
  8. United 7
  9. Mt Pleasant 4
  10. Mohall-lansford-sherwood 1
  11. South Prairie 70
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Warwick 29
  2. Dunseith 1
  3. Parshall 3
  4. Solen 3
  5. Kindred 2
  6. St John 3
  7. New Town 1
  8. Minto 20
  9. Tioga 15
  10. Mckenzie Co 1
  11. Rugby 5

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Killdeer 16

Two out-of-state peer sets for Killdeer 16: closest on enrollment (646 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($72,290 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

$19.7M
Total Revenue
$23.1M
Total Expenditure
$3.8M
Instruction Salaries
16% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.9M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Killdeer 16: 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. Killdeer 16 places 16 of 35 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

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Other North Dakota Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this North Dakota sample (including Killdeer 16). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Hillsboro 9
$69,846
507 students
Bowman Co 1
$61,632
498 students
Oakes 41
$54,212
491 students
Park River Area 8
$58,054
484 students
St John 3
$71,223
447 students
Velva 1
$69,800
440 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 Killdeer 16
What is the average teacher salary in Killdeer 16?

The average teacher salary in Killdeer 16 is $72,290 (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 Killdeer 16 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

Killdeer 16 pays 6.3% more than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $72,290.

How does Killdeer 16 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Killdeer 16 pays 2.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $72,290.

What is the per-pupil spending in Killdeer 16?

Killdeer 16 spends approximately $35,813 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Killdeer 16's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 16% of Killdeer 16's total expenditure of $23.1M (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. Killdeer 16'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.