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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3800390

North Star 10

North Star 10 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (299 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for North Star 10 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,330
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$14,201
Per-pupil spending
299
Students enrolled
68th
Pct. in ND
$69,330

North Star 10 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (299 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $69,330, near the national average of $70,245, serving 299 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: North Star 10 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (299 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 68th percentile for North Dakota
  • 58th percentile nationally
  • 42% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • North Dakota ranks #23 of 49 on the salary estimate and #46 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • North Star 10 ranks #32 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #100 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • +15.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs North Dakota median

Among 162 North Dakota districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, North Star 10's instructional payroll puts 13.5% into special education , 5.7 points above the state median of 7.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical North Dakota peer.

Program North Star ND median Gap
Regular program 70.8% 68.6% +2.2 pp
Special education 13.5% 7.8% +5.7 pp
Vocational programs 1.8% 3.8% -2.0 pp
Other programs 13.9% 16.1% -2.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 162 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3800390 · FY2023.

LEAID 3800390 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

North Star F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P68 in state RANK-NAT-MID P58 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-TINY 299 students INSTR-MID 42% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near United FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,330 estimated average teacher salary · P68 in North Dakota · P58 nationally · 42% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: United ($39est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for North Star

Salary neighbourhood · North Star

North Star 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
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National salary distribution for North Star

North Star 10's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,330 Top 42% higher than 58% 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. North Star 10 $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 North Star 10

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +15.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing North Dakota's statewide +11.9% by 3.9 points, a growth rate faster than 72% of the 130 North Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (299 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$69,329.696

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

North Dakota price level
88.2 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$78,628

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in North Dakota run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

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 North Dakota 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 North Star 10

What the Numbers Say About North Star 10

North Star 10 is a small school district in North Dakota, serving 299 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,201. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,330, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3800390 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the North Dakota statewide average of $68,009, teacher pay in North Star 10 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 1.9% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 68% of them. North Dakota itself ranks #23 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, North Star 10 reports $4.2M in total expenditure against $4.7M 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 $1.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does North Star 10 compare?

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

North Star 10 $69,330
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

North Star 10 pays -25.0% less than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $14,201 vs $17,792

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 North Dakota districts

On pay, North Star 10 sits closest to United 7; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hazen 3. 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. United 7
  2. Velva 1
  3. Hillsboro 9
  4. Mohall-lansford-sherwood 1
  5. South Prairie 70
  6. Belfield 13
  7. Richland 44
  8. Lewis and Clark 161
  9. Parshall 3
  10. St John 3
  11. Langdon Area 23
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hazen 3
  2. Nedrose 4
  3. South Heart 9
  4. Surrey 41
  5. South Prairie 70
  6. Oakes 41
  7. Hillsboro 9
  8. Central Cass 17
  9. Beulah 27
  10. United 7
  11. Kidder County 1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near North Star 10's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for North Star 10: closest on enrollment (299 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,330 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

$4.7M
Total Revenue
$4.2M
Total Expenditure
$1.8M
Instruction Salaries
42% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.3M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in North Star 10: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

North Dakota Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized North Dakota districts belongs to Minot 1 at $99,669. North Star 10 places 20 of 36 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. South Dakota and Oklahoma are the states closest to North Dakota on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all North Dakota districts →

Other North Dakota Districts

Smaller-district sample from 100 North Dakota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

New England 9
$85,627
292 students
Enderlin Area 24
$62,677
308 students
Minto 20
$35,925
308 students
Richland 44
$68,462
286 students
Parshall 3
$67,759
286 students
Richardton-taylor 34
$55,742
314 students

This is a sample of 6 from 100 North Dakota districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about North Star 10
What is the average teacher salary in North Star 10?

The average teacher salary in North Star 10 is $69,330 (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 North Star 10 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

North Star 10 pays 1.9% more than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $69,330.

How does North Star 10 teacher pay compare to the national average?

North Star 10 pays 1.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,330.

What is the per-pupil spending in North Star 10?

North Star 10 spends approximately $14,201 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of North Star 10's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 42% of North Star 10's total expenditure of $4.2M (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. North Star 10'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.