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School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2718270

Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.

Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (328 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$75,516
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$23,762
Per-pupil spending
328
Students enrolled
78th
Pct. in MN
$75,516

Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (328 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $75,516, above the national average of $70,245, serving 328 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (328 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 78th percentile for Minnesota
  • 68th percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. ranks #70 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #38 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
  • +23.5% 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, Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.'s instructional payroll puts 0.0% into special education , 15.3 points below the state median of 15.3%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Minnesota district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Littlefork-big Falls MN median Gap
Regular program 93.9% 79.6% +14.3 pp
Special education 0.0% 15.3% -15.3 pp
Vocational programs 6.1% 3.4% +2.7 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 2718270 · FY2023.

LEAID 2718270 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Littlefork-big Falls F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +11% vs state RANK-ST-MID P78 in state RANK-NAT-MID P68 national PPE-HIGH $24K/pupil ENR-TINY 328 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Wadena-deer FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $75,516 estimated average teacher salary · P78 in Minnesota · P68 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Farmington ($395est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Littlefork-big Falls

Salary neighbourhood · Littlefork-big Falls

Littlefork-big Falls 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Littlefork-big Falls

Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$75,516 Top 32% higher than 68% 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. This district $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 Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +23.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 9.5 points, a growth rate faster than 85% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (328 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$75,516.373

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
$76,821

+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 Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.

What the Numbers Say About Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.

Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 328 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,762. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $75,516, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2718270 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 11.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (7.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 78% 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, Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. reports $7.8M in total expenditure against $6.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.4M.

How does Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. compare?

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

Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. $75,516
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. pays -9.9% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $23,762 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, Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. sits closest to Wadena-deer Creek School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Red Lake County Central Public Sch. 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. Wadena-deer Creek School District
  2. Melrose Public School District
  3. Red Rock Central School District
  4. Battle Lake Public School District
  5. Edgerton Public School District
  6. Glenville-emmons School District
  7. Hawley Public School District
  8. Blackduck Public School District
  9. Heron Lake-okabena School District
  10. Bird Island-olivia-lake Lillian
  11. International Falls School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Red Lake County Central Public Sch
  2. Roseau Public School District
  3. Kelliher Public School District
  4. Tracy Area Public School District
  5. Deer River Public School District
  6. Stephen-argyle Central Schools
  7. Greenbush Middle River Schools
  8. Verndale Public School District
  9. Glenville-emmons School District
  10. St. Clair Public School District
  11. Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.: closest on enrollment (328 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($75,516 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

$6.2M
Total Revenue
$7.8M
Total Expenditure
$1.9M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.4M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.: the regular program and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for special education and other programs. Together they are 78% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 22% 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. Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. sits in the upper quarter of that field at 61 of 251, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

Wrenshall Public School District
$58,495
351 students
Cromwell-wright Public Schools
$57,051
305 students
Spring Grove School District
$60,363
352 students
Swanville Public School District
$52,960
356 students
Heron Lake-okabena School District
$73,458
294 students
Northland Community Schools
$61,928
362 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 Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.
What is the average teacher salary in Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.?

The average teacher salary in Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. is $75,516 (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 Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. pays 11.0% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $75,516.

How does Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. teacher pay compare to the national average?

Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. pays 7.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $75,516.

What is the per-pupil spending in Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.?

Littlefork-big Falls School Dist. spends approximately $23,762 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.'s total expenditure of $7.8M (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. Littlefork-big Falls School Dist.'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.