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Minnewaska School District

Minnewaska School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (1,347 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Minnewaska School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$76,815
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$18,538
Per-pupil spending
1,347
Students enrolled
80th
Pct. in MN
$76,815

Minnewaska School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (1,347 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $76,815, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,347 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Minnewaska School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (1,347 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 80th percentile for Minnesota
  • 70th percentile nationally
  • 42% 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.
  • Minnewaska School District ranks #62 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #138 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
  • +28.7% 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, Minnewaska School District's instructional payroll puts 26.3% into special education , 11.0 points above the state median of 15.3%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Minnesota peer.

Program Minnewaska School MN median Gap
Regular program 68.7% 79.6% -10.9 pp
Special education 26.3% 15.3% +11.0 pp
Vocational programs 3.4% 3.4% -0.0 pp
Other programs 1.6% 0.4% +1.2 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 2700019 · FY2023.

LEAID 2700019 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Minnewaska School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +13% vs state RANK-ST-MID P80 in state RANK-NAT-MID P70 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,347 students INSTR-MID 42% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Battle FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $76,815 estimated average teacher salary · P80 in Minnesota · P70 nationally · 42% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Eden ($298est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Minnewaska School

Salary neighbourhood · Minnewaska School

Minnewaska School 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 Minnewaska School

Minnewaska School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$76,815 Top 30% higher than 70% 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. Minnewaska School 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 Minnewaska School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +28.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 14.7 points, a growth rate faster than 93% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$76,814.839

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
$78,142

+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 Minnewaska School District

What the Numbers Say About Minnewaska School District

Minnewaska School District is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 1,347 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,538. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $76,815, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2700019 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Minnewaska School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 12.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 80% 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, Minnewaska School District reports $25.0M in total expenditure against $24.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 42% 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 $1.9M.

How does Minnewaska 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.

Minnewaska School District $76,815
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Minnewaska School District pays -8.4% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $18,538 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, Minnewaska School District sits closest to Battle Lake Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Rtr Public Schools. 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. Battle Lake Public School District
  2. Red Rock Central School District
  3. Hawley Public School District
  4. Blackduck Public School District
  5. Inver Grove Heights Schools
  6. Wadena-deer Creek School District
  7. Pine Island Public School District
  8. Lake Superior Public School Dist.
  9. East Grand Forks Public Schools
  10. Montevideo Public School District
  11. Austin Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Rtr Public Schools
  2. Chisholm Public School District
  3. A.C.G.C. Public School District
  4. Westbrook-walnut Grove Schools
  5. Big Lake Public School District
  6. Windom Public School District
  7. Clearbrook-gonvick School District
  8. Southland Public School District
  9. Montevideo Public School District
  10. Braham Public School District
  11. Bagley Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Minnewaska School District: closest on enrollment (1,347 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($76,815 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

$24.9M
Total Revenue
$25.0M
Total Expenditure
$10.4M
Instruction Salaries
42% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.9M
Regular Program
$1.9M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Minnewaska School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. 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. Minnewaska School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 55 of 250, 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.

Crookston Public School District
$65,339
1,135 students
Dilworth-glyndon-felton
$60,491
1,561 students
Rockford Public School District
$59,456
1,566 students
Redwood Area School District
$57,199
1,113 students
Pine City Public School District
$67,159
1,586 students
Jackson County Central School Dist.
$71,801
1,107 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 Minnewaska School District
What is the average teacher salary in Minnewaska School District?

The average teacher salary in Minnewaska School District is $76,815 (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 Minnewaska School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Minnewaska School District pays 12.9% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $76,815.

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

Minnewaska School District pays 9.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $76,815.

What is the per-pupil spending in Minnewaska School District?

Minnewaska School District spends approximately $18,538 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 42% of Minnewaska School District's total expenditure of $25.0M (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. Minnewaska 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.