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Nashwauk-keewatin School District

Nashwauk-keewatin School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (581 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Nashwauk-keewatin School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,990
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$25,198
Per-pupil spending
581
Students enrolled
62nd
Pct. in MN
$69,990

Nashwauk-keewatin School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (581 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $69,990, near the national average of $70,245, serving 581 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Nashwauk-keewatin School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (581 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 62nd percentile for Minnesota
  • 59th percentile nationally
  • 23% 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.
  • Nashwauk-keewatin School District ranks #117 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #31 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
  • +8.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2723310 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Nashwauk-keewatin School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P62 in state RANK-NAT-MID P59 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-SMALL 581 students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Esko FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,990 estimated average teacher salary · P62 in Minnesota · P59 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Owatonna ($394est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Nashwauk-keewatin School

Salary neighbourhood · Nashwauk-keewatin School

Nashwauk-keewatin School 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Nashwauk-keewatin School

Nashwauk-keewatin School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,990 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

Nashwauk-keewatin School 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 Nashwauk-keewatin School District ranks #117 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #31 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

Nashwauk-keewatin 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 Nashwauk-keewatin School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +8.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 6.0 points, a growth rate faster than 25% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,198 is among the highest in the nation.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$69,990.104

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
$71,199

+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 Nashwauk-keewatin School District

What the Numbers Say About Nashwauk-keewatin School District

Nashwauk-keewatin School District is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 581 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,198. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,990, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2723310 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Nashwauk-keewatin School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.9% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 62% 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, Nashwauk-keewatin School District reports $14.6M in total expenditure against $10.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% 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 $0.4M.

How does Nashwauk-keewatin 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.

Nashwauk-keewatin School District $69,990
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Nashwauk-keewatin School District pays -16.5% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $25,198 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, Nashwauk-keewatin School District sits closest to Esko Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Clinton-graceville-beardsley. 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. Esko Public School District
  2. East Central School District
  3. Chisholm Public School District
  4. Dawson-boyd Public School District
  5. Warroad Public School District
  6. Fosston Public School District
  7. New London-spicer School District
  8. Cook County Public Schools
  9. Breckenridge Public School District
  10. Thief River Falls School District
  11. Litchfield Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Clinton-graceville-beardsley
  2. Sauk Centre Public School District
  3. Dawson-boyd Public School District
  4. Brooklyn Center School District
  5. Byron Public School District
  6. Onamia Public School District
  7. Greenbush Middle River Schools
  8. Jackson County Central School Dist.
  9. Deer River Public School District
  10. Tracy Area Public School District
  11. Mabel-Canton Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Nashwauk-keewatin School District: closest on enrollment (581 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,990 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

$10.7M
Total Revenue
$14.6M
Total Expenditure
$3.4M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.3M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Nashwauk-keewatin School District: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% 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. Nashwauk-keewatin School District places 105 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.

Underwood Public School District
$60,302
568 students
Nevis Public School District
$55,629
597 students
Onamia Public School District
$64,264
564 students
GFW Public Schools
$66,047
600 students
Moose Lake Public School District
$60,446
600 students
Browerville Public School District
$86,039
558 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 Nashwauk-keewatin School District
What is the average teacher salary in Nashwauk-keewatin School District?

The average teacher salary in Nashwauk-keewatin School District is $69,990 (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 Nashwauk-keewatin School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Nashwauk-keewatin School District pays 2.9% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $69,990.

How does Nashwauk-keewatin School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Nashwauk-keewatin School District pays 0.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,990.

What is the per-pupil spending in Nashwauk-keewatin School District?

Nashwauk-keewatin School District spends approximately $25,198 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Nashwauk-keewatin School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Nashwauk-keewatin School District's total expenditure of $14.6M (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. Nashwauk-keewatin 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.