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School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2700125

Lac qui Parle Valley Schools

Lac qui Parle Valley Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (805 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,965
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$19,745
Per-pupil spending
805
Students enrolled
51st
Pct. in MN
$66,965

Lac qui Parle Valley Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (805 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,965, near the national average of $70,245, serving 805 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Lac qui Parle Valley Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (805 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 51st percentile for Minnesota
  • 53rd 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.
  • Lac qui Parle Valley Schools ranks #152 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #101 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
  • -3.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2700125 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lac qui F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P51 in state RANK-NAT-MID P53 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-SMALL 805 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near North FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,965 estimated average teacher salary · P51 in Minnesota · P53 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Forest (+$490est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lac qui

Salary neighbourhood · Lac qui

Lac qui 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 Lac qui

Lac qui Parle Valley Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,965 Top 47% higher than 53% 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. Lac qui Parle Valley Schools $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

Lac qui 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 Lac qui Parle Valley Schools ranks #152 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #101 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

Lac qui Parle Valley Schools 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 Lac qui Parle Valley Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -3.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 17.8 points, a growth rate faster than 3% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$66,965.429

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
$68,122

+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 Lac qui Parle Valley Schools

What the Numbers Say About Lac qui Parle Valley Schools

Lac qui Parle Valley Schools is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 805 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,745. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,965, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2700125 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Lac qui Parle Valley Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.6% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (4.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 51% 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, Lac qui Parle Valley Schools reports $15.9M in total expenditure against $17.8M 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 $3.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Lac qui Parle Valley Schools compare?

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

Lac qui Parle Valley Schools $66,965
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Lac qui Parle Valley Schools pays -20.1% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $19,745 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, Lac qui Parle Valley Schools sits closest to North Branch Area Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Mahtomedi 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.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. North Branch Area Public Schools
  2. Minneota Public School District
  3. St. Peter Public School District
  4. Pine City Public School District
  5. Parkers Prairie Public School Dist.
  6. Holdingford Public School District
  7. Renville County West Schools
  8. Wheaton Area Public School District
  9. Annandale Public School District
  10. Pelican Rapids Public Schools
  11. Paynesville Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Mahtomedi Public School District
  2. Blackduck Public School District
  3. Kenyon-wanamingo School District
  4. Le Sueur-henderson School District
  5. Butterfield-Odin Public Schools
  6. Warren-alvarado-oslo School Dist.
  7. East Central School District
  8. Nicollet Public School District
  9. Greenway Public School District
  10. Walker-hackensack-akeley Schl. Dist
  11. Ortonville Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lac qui Parle Valley Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools: closest on enrollment (805 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,965 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

$17.8M
Total Revenue
$15.9M
Total Expenditure
$5.3M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.0M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Lac qui Parle Valley Schools: 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. Lac qui Parle Valley Schools places 134 of 250 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

Kimball Public School District
$59,087
784 students
New York Mills Public School Dist.
$65,192
783 students
West Central Area
$59,338
779 students
United South Central Schools
$63,377
778 students
East Central School District
$70,161
777 students
Osakis Public School District
$61,390
842 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 Lac qui Parle Valley Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Lac qui Parle Valley Schools?

The average teacher salary in Lac qui Parle Valley Schools is $66,965 (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 Lac qui Parle Valley Schools teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Lac qui Parle Valley Schools pays 1.6% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $66,965.

How does Lac qui Parle Valley Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lac qui Parle Valley Schools pays 4.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,965.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lac qui Parle Valley Schools?

Lac qui Parle Valley Schools spends approximately $19,745 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Lac qui Parle Valley Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Lac qui Parle Valley Schools'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. Lac qui Parle Valley Schools'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.