School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2717250
La Crescent-hokah School District
La Crescent-hokah School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,479 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for La Crescent-hokah School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $49,479
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $17,661
- Per-pupil spending
- 1,028
- Students enrolled
- 1st
- Pct. in MN
Well below benchmark
La Crescent-hokah School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,479 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $49,479, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,028 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower-third pay in state: La Crescent-hokah School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,479 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 1st percentile for Minnesota
- 13th percentile nationally
- 33% 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.
- La Crescent-hokah School District ranks #307 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #179 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
- +10.2% 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, La Crescent-hokah School District's instructional payroll puts 5.5% into vocational programs , 2.1 points above the state median of 3.4%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Minnesota peer.
| Program | La Crescent-hokah | MN median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 81.1% | 79.6% | +1.5 pp |
| Special education | 13.4% | 15.3% | -1.9 pp |
| Vocational programs | 5.5% | 3.4% | +2.1 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 2717250 · FY2023.
LEAID 2717250 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
La Crescent-hokah F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $49,479 estimated average teacher salary · P1 in Minnesota · P13 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$13,740est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for La Crescent-hokah
Salary neighbourhood · La Crescent-hokah
La Crescent-hokah 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).
- La
La · this district · low pay
$49,479 est. salary
- Spring · near
Spring · near
$63,219 est. salary
- Cambridge-isanti
Cambridge-isanti · near
$64,873 est. salary
- Forest · near
Forest · near
$67,455 est. salary
- Bloomington · top pay
Bloomington · top pay
$101,366 est. salary
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National salary distribution for La Crescent-hokah
La Crescent-hokah School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$49,479 13th percentile higher than 13% of 10,684 US districts
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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
La Crescent-hokah in Minnesota's lower-third pay band
Same 310 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Bloomington Public School District
Bloomington Public School District
$101,366 est. avg salary
- Red Rock Central School District
Red Rock Central School District
$76,530 est. avg salary
- La Crescent-hokah School District
La Crescent-hokah School District
$49,479 est. avg salary
What this shows La Crescent-hokah School District ranks #307 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #179 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
La Crescent-hokah School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Red Rock Central School District
Red Rock Central School District
$46,321 per pupil
- Bloomington Public School District
Bloomington Public School District
$21,566 per pupil
- La Crescent-hokah School District $17,661
La Crescent-hokah School District
$17,661 per pupil
What this shows Red Rock Central School District leads spending at $46,321 per pupil; Bloomington Public School District leads pay.
What stands out about La Crescent-hokah School District
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +10.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 3.8 points, a growth rate faster than 32% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment fell from 1,108 to 1,028 students (7.2% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
Minnesota sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $49,479.354
- Minnesota price level
- 98.3 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $50,334
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+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 La Crescent-hokah School District
What the Numbers Say About La Crescent-hokah School District
La Crescent-hokah School District is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 1,028 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,661. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $49,479, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2717250 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in La Crescent-hokah School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 27.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (29.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 1% 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, La Crescent-hokah School District reports $18.2M in total expenditure against $18.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.
How does La Crescent-hokah 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.
La Crescent-hokah School District pays -41.0% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $17,661 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, La Crescent-hokah School District sits closest to Laporte Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Pillager Public School District. 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.
- Laporte Public School District
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- Carlton Public School District
- Sleepy Eye Public School District
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- Wabasha-Kellogg School District
- Goodhue Public School District
- South Koochiching School District
- Le Sueur-henderson School District
- Waterville-elysian-morristown
- Swanville Public School District
- Pillager Public School District
- Pelican Rapids Public Schools
- Belgrade-brooten-elrosa School Dist
- Detroit Lakes Public School Dist.
- Stewartville Public School District
- Underwood Public School District
- Waterville-elysian-morristown
- Pipestone Area School District
- Mountain Iron-buhl School District
- Parkers Prairie Public School Dist.
- Wadena-deer Creek School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Pillager Public School District$17,681 per pupil+0.1% versus this district · $56,603 estimated salary
- Pelican Rapids Public Schools$17,634 per pupil-0.2% versus this district · $66,492 estimated salary
- Belgrade-brooten-elrosa School Dist$17,693 per pupil+0.2% versus this district · $57,068 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near La Crescent-hokah School District's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for La Crescent-hokah School District: closest on enrollment (1,028 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($49,479 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in La Crescent-hokah School District: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. 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. At the other end, La Crescent-hokah School District anchors the bottom of the 250-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.
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Smaller-district sample from 315 Minnesota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 La Crescent-hokah School District
What is the average teacher salary in La Crescent-hokah School District?
The average teacher salary in La Crescent-hokah School District is $49,479 (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 La Crescent-hokah School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?
La Crescent-hokah School District pays 27.3% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $49,479.
How does La Crescent-hokah School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
La Crescent-hokah School District pays 29.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $49,479.
What is the per-pupil spending in La Crescent-hokah School District?
La Crescent-hokah School District spends approximately $17,661 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of La Crescent-hokah School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 33% of La Crescent-hokah School District's total expenditure of $18.2M (NCES FY2023).
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