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Mountain Lake Public Schools

Mountain Lake Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (501 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Mountain Lake Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$65,914
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$22,856
Per-pupil spending
501
Students enrolled
48th
Pct. in MN
$65,914

Mountain Lake Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (501 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $65,914, below the national average of $70,245, serving 501 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Mountain Lake Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (501 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 48th percentile for Minnesota
  • 50th percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Mountain Lake Public Schools ranks #162 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #47 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
  • +23.6% 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, Mountain Lake Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 75.3% into regular program , 4.3 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 Mountain Lake MN median Gap
Regular program 75.3% 79.6% -4.3 pp
Special education 16.0% 15.3% +0.7 pp
Vocational programs 6.8% 3.4% +3.4 pp
Other programs 1.9% 0.4% +1.5 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 2723010 · FY2023.

LEAID 2723010 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Mountain Lake F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -3% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P48 in state RANK-NAT-MID P50 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-SMALL 501 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Dover-eyota FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $65,914 estimated average teacher salary · P48 in Minnesota · P50 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Cambridge-isanti ($1,042est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Mountain Lake

Salary neighbourhood · Mountain Lake

Mountain Lake 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 Mountain Lake

Mountain Lake Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$65,914 Top 50% higher than 50% 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. Mountain Lake Public 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

Mountain Lake 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 Mountain Lake Public Schools ranks #162 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #47 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

Mountain Lake Public 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 Mountain Lake Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +23.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 9.6 points, a growth rate faster than 85% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$65,914.337

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
$67,053

+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 Mountain Lake Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Mountain Lake Public Schools

Mountain Lake Public Schools is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 501 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,856. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $65,914, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2723010 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Mountain Lake Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 48% 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, Mountain Lake Public Schools reports $11.5M in total expenditure against $10.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Mountain Lake Public Schools compare?

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

Mountain Lake Public Schools $65,914
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Mountain Lake Public Schools pays -21.4% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $22,856 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, Mountain Lake Public Schools sits closest to Dover-eyota Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.. 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. Dover-eyota Public School District
  2. Bagley Public School District
  3. St. Charles Public School District
  4. GFW Public Schools
  5. Jordan Public School District
  6. Canby Public School District
  7. Fulda Public School District
  8. Frazee-vergas Public School Dist.
  9. Paynesville Public School District
  10. Crookston Public School District
  11. Pelican Rapids Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.
  2. St. Clair Public School District
  3. Janesville-waldorf-pemberton
  4. Frazee-vergas Public School Dist.
  5. Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools
  6. Glenville-emmons School District
  7. Verndale Public School District
  8. Stephen-argyle Central Schools
  9. St. Louis County School District
  10. Zumbrota-mazeppa School District
  11. Kelliher Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Mountain Lake Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Mountain Lake Public Schools: closest on enrollment (501 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($65,914 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

$10.2M
Total Revenue
$11.5M
Total Expenditure
$3.2M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.9M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Mountain Lake Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% 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. Mountain Lake Public Schools places 143 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.

Ogilvie Public School District
$57,128
522 students
Ortonville Public Schools
$57,064
479 students
Sebeka Public School District
$57,081
473 students
Clearbrook-gonvick School District
$65,299
469 students
Kingsland Public School District
$59,075
533 students
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
$67,679
468 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 Mountain Lake Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Mountain Lake Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Mountain Lake Public Schools is $65,914 (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 Mountain Lake Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Mountain Lake Public Schools pays 3.1% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $65,914.

How does Mountain Lake Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Mountain Lake Public Schools pays 6.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $65,914.

What is the per-pupil spending in Mountain Lake Public Schools?

Mountain Lake Public Schools spends approximately $22,856 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Mountain Lake Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Mountain Lake Public Schools's total expenditure of $11.5M (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. Mountain Lake Public 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.