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Murray County Central Schools

Murray County Central Schools sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,179 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Murray County Central Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,179
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$15,519
Per-pupil spending
721
Students enrolled
6th
Pct. in MN
$54,179

Murray County Central Schools sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,179 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,179, below the national average of $70,245, serving 721 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Murray County Central Schools sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,179 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 6th percentile for Minnesota
  • 24th percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Murray County Central Schools ranks #292 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #271 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
  • +2.8% 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, Murray County Central Schools's instructional payroll puts 10.6% into special education , 4.7 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 Murray County MN median Gap
Regular program 81.4% 79.6% +1.8 pp
Special education 10.6% 15.3% -4.7 pp
Vocational programs 6.0% 3.4% +2.5 pp
Other programs 2.1% 0.4% +1.7 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 2700090 · FY2023.

LEAID 2700090 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Murray County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -20% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P6 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P24 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 721 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Marshall FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,179 estimated average teacher salary · P6 in Minnesota · P24 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$9,040est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Murray County

Salary neighbourhood · Murray County

Murray County trails 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
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National salary distribution for Murray County

Murray County Central Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,179 24th percentile higher than 24% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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

Murray County 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 Murray County Central Schools ranks #292 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #271 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

Murray County Central 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 Murray County Central Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +2.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 11.2 points, a growth rate faster than 10% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$54,179.389

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
$55,115

+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 Murray County Central Schools

What the Numbers Say About Murray County Central Schools

Murray County Central Schools is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 721 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,519. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,179, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2700090 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Murray County Central Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 20.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 6% 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, Murray County Central Schools reports $11.2M in total expenditure against $11.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Murray County Central Schools compare?

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

Murray County Central Schools $54,179
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Murray County Central Schools pays -35.4% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $15,519 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, Murray County Central Schools sits closest to Marshall County Central Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Swanville 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. Marshall County Central Schools
  2. Ashby Public School District
  3. Rothsay Public School District
  4. Norman County East School District
  5. Fillmore Central
  6. Butterfield-Odin Public Schools
  7. Rush City Public School District
  8. MACCRAY School District
  9. Swanville Public School District
  10. Nicollet Public School District
  11. Nevis Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Swanville Public School District
  2. Dover-eyota Public School District
  3. North Branch Area Public Schools
  4. Moose Lake Public School District
  5. Dassel-Cokato Public Schools
  6. Hancock Public School District
  7. East Grand Forks Public Schools
  8. Pine City Public School District
  9. Cleveland Public School District
  10. Jordan Public School District
  11. Annandale Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Murray County Central Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Murray County Central Schools: closest on enrollment (721 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,179 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

$11.7M
Total Revenue
$11.2M
Total Expenditure
$3.8M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.3M
Regular Program
$0.3M
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 Murray County Central 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 76% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 24% 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. Placed 241 of 250, Murray County Central Schools is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Mahnomen Public School District
$73,085
665 students
East Central School District
$70,161
777 students
United South Central Schools
$63,377
778 students
West Central Area
$59,338
779 students
New York Mills Public School Dist.
$65,192
783 students
Kimball Public School District
$59,087
784 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 Murray County Central Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Murray County Central Schools?

The average teacher salary in Murray County Central Schools is $54,179 (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 Murray County Central Schools teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Murray County Central Schools pays 20.4% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $54,179.

How does Murray County Central Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Murray County Central Schools pays 22.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,179.

What is the per-pupil spending in Murray County Central Schools?

Murray County Central Schools spends approximately $15,519 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Murray County Central Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Murray County Central Schools's total expenditure of $11.2M (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. Murray County Central 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.