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School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2720670

Milaca Public School District

Milaca Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (1,684 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Milaca Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$67,546
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$14,287
Per-pupil spending
1,684
Students enrolled
53rd
Pct. in MN
$67,546

Milaca Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (1,684 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $67,546, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,684 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Milaca Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (1,684 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 53rd percentile for Minnesota
  • 54th percentile nationally
  • 37% 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.
  • Milaca Public School District ranks #145 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #300 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
  • +0.9% 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, Milaca Public School District's instructional payroll puts 70.3% into regular program , 9.3 points below the state median of 79.6%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Milaca Public MN median Gap
Regular program 70.3% 79.6% -9.3 pp
Special education 23.0% 15.3% +7.7 pp
Vocational programs 6.7% 3.4% +3.3 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 2720670 · FY2023.

LEAID 2720670 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Milaca Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P53 in state RANK-NAT-MID P54 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,684 students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Cass FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $67,546 estimated average teacher salary · P53 in Minnesota · P54 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Forest ($90est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Milaca Public

Salary neighbourhood · Milaca Public

Milaca Public 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 Milaca Public

Milaca Public School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$67,546 Top 46% higher than 54% 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. 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

Milaca Public 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 Milaca Public School District ranks #145 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #300 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

Milaca Public School District 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 Milaca Public School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +0.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 13.1 points, a growth rate faster than 6% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,812 to 1,684 students (7.1% 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
$67,545.639

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
$68,712

+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 Milaca Public School District

What the Numbers Say About Milaca Public School District

Milaca Public School District is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 1,684 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,287. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $67,546, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2720670 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Milaca Public School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.7% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (3.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 53% 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, Milaca Public School District reports $24.1M in total expenditure against $27.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.9M, special-education teacher pay is $1.6M.

How does Milaca Public 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.

Milaca Public School District $67,546
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Milaca Public School District pays -19.4% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $14,287 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, Milaca Public School District sits closest to Cass Lake-bena Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Kasson-mantorville 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. Cass Lake-bena Public Schools
  2. Forest Lake Public School District
  3. Westonka Public School District
  4. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
  5. Annandale Public School District
  6. Renville County West Schools
  7. Holdingford Public School District
  8. Brainerd Public School District
  9. Wabasso Public School District
  10. Pine City Public School District
  11. North Branch Area Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Kasson-mantorville School District
  2. Round Lake-brewster Public Schools
  3. Sartell-st. Stephen School District
  4. Hermantown Community Schools
  5. Houston Public School District
  6. Randolph Public School District
  7. Foley Public School District
  8. Fergus Falls Public School District
  9. Pequot Lakes Public Schools
  10. Kerkhoven-murdock-sunburg
  11. Eden Valley-watkins School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Milaca Public School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Milaca Public School District: closest on enrollment (1,684 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($67,546 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

$27.8M
Total Revenue
$24.1M
Total Expenditure
$8.8M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.9M
Regular Program
$1.6M
Special Education
$0.5M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Milaca Public School District: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% 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. Milaca Public School District places 127 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.

Plainview-elgin-millville
$81,885
1,502 students
East Grand Forks Public Schools
$75,874
1,889 students
Proctor Public School District
$72,119
1,898 students
Glencoe-silver Lake School District
$78,711
1,446 students
Foley Public School District
$85,575
1,925 students
Red Lake Public School District
$91,489
1,437 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 Milaca Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in Milaca Public School District?

The average teacher salary in Milaca Public School District is $67,546 (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 Milaca Public School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Milaca Public School District pays 0.7% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $67,546.

How does Milaca Public School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Milaca Public School District pays 3.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $67,546.

What is the per-pupil spending in Milaca Public School District?

Milaca Public School District spends approximately $14,287 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Milaca Public School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 37% of Milaca Public School District's total expenditure of $24.1M (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. Milaca Public School District'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.