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Minneota Public School District

Minneota Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (518 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Minneota Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,887
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$16,400
Per-pupil spending
518
Students enrolled
51st
Pct. in MN
$66,887

Minneota Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (518 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,887, near the national average of $70,245, serving 518 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Minneota Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (518 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 51st percentile for Minnesota
  • 52nd percentile nationally
  • 36% 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.
  • Minneota Public School District ranks #153 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #234 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
  • +13.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2721270 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Minneota Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P51 in state RANK-NAT-MID P52 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 518 students INSTR-MID 36% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Lac FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,887 estimated average teacher salary · P51 in Minnesota · P52 nationally · 36% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Forest (+$568est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Minneota Public

Salary neighbourhood · Minneota Public

Minneota 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 Minneota Public

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,887 Top 48% higher than 52% 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

Minneota 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 Minneota Public School District ranks #153 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #234 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

Minneota 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

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$66,887.218

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
$68,043

+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 Minneota Public School District

What the Numbers Say About Minneota Public School District

Minneota Public School District is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 518 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,400. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,887, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2721270 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Minneota Public School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.7% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (4.8% 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, Minneota Public School District reports $8.5M in total expenditure against $8.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 36% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Minneota 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.

Minneota Public School District $66,887
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Minneota Public School District pays -20.2% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $16,400 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, Minneota Public School District sits closest to Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Albany 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. Lac qui Parle Valley Schools
  2. Parkers Prairie Public School Dist.
  3. Pine City Public School District
  4. Wheaton Area Public School District
  5. Pelican Rapids Public Schools
  6. Holdingford Public School District
  7. Renville County West Schools
  8. Paynesville Public School District
  9. Annandale Public School District
  10. Milaca Public School District
  11. Cass Lake-bena Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Albany Public School District
  2. Madelia Public School District
  3. Canby Public School District
  4. Howard Lake-waverly-winsted
  5. Paynesville Public School District
  6. Glencoe-silver Lake School District
  7. Kimball Public School District
  8. Rushford-peterson Public Schools
  9. Waseca Public School District
  10. Nrheg School District
  11. Perham-dent Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Minneota Public School District: closest on enrollment (518 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,887 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

$8.7M
Total Revenue
$8.5M
Total Expenditure
$3.1M
Instruction Salaries
36% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.8M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Minneota Public School District: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 73% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 27% 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. Minneota Public School District places 135 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.

Fillmore Central
$54,839
589 students
Sleepy Eye Public School District
$50,664
589 students
Lake of the Woods School District
$88,771
446 students
Hancock Public School District
$83,884
446 students
Grand Meadow Public School District
$61,704
445 students
Springfield Public School District
$56,519
591 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 Minneota Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in Minneota Public School District?

The average teacher salary in Minneota Public School District is $66,887 (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 Minneota Public School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Minneota Public School District pays 1.7% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $66,887.

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

Minneota Public School District pays 4.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,887.

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

Minneota Public School District spends approximately $16,400 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 36% of Minneota Public School District's total expenditure of $8.5M (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. Minneota 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.