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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3800048

Richardton-taylor 34

Richardton-taylor 34 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (314 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Richardton-taylor 34 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$55,742
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$20,904
Per-pupil spending
314
Students enrolled
14th
Pct. in ND
$55,742

Richardton-taylor 34 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (314 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $55,742, below the national average of $70,245, serving 314 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Richardton-taylor 34 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (314 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 14th percentile for North Dakota
  • 27th percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Richardton-taylor 34 ranks #87 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #33 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • +21.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$1,791,000 ÷ 32.13 reported teacher FTE = $55,742

  • Regular program $1,043,000 · 58.2%
  • Special education $381,000 · 21.3%
  • Vocational programs $88,000 · 4.9%
  • Other programs $279,000 · 15.6%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs North Dakota median

Among 162 North Dakota districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Richardton-taylor 34's instructional payroll puts 21.3% into special education , 13.5 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 Richardton-taylor 34 ND median Gap
Regular program 58.2% 68.6% -10.3 pp
Special education 21.3% 7.8% +13.5 pp
Vocational programs 4.9% 3.8% +1.1 pp
Other programs 15.6% 16.1% -0.5 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 3800048 · FY2023.

LEAID 3800048 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Richardton-taylor 34 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -18% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P14 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P27 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-TINY 314 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near New FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $55,742 estimated average teacher salary · P14 in North Dakota · P27 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Oakes ($1,530est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Richardton-taylor 34

Salary neighbourhood · Richardton-taylor 34

Richardton-taylor 34 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 Richardton-taylor 34

Richardton-taylor 34's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$55,742 27th percentile higher than 27% 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. Richardton-taylor 34 $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

Richardton-taylor 34 in North Dakota's lower-third pay band

Same 101 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Richardton-taylor 34 ranks #87 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #33 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Richardton-taylor 34 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Parshall 3 leads spending at $38,745 per pupil; Minot 1 leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Richardton-taylor 34

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +21.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing North Dakota's statewide +11.9% by 9.9 points, a growth rate faster than 86% of the 130 North Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 355 to 314 students (11.5% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • It is a very small district (314 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
$55,742.297

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
$63,219

+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 Richardton-taylor 34

What the Numbers Say About Richardton-taylor 34

Richardton-taylor 34 is a small school district in North Dakota, serving 314 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,904. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $55,742, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3800048 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 Richardton-taylor 34 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 18.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 14% 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, Richardton-taylor 34 reports $6.6M in total expenditure against $6.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Richardton-taylor 34 compare?

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

Richardton-taylor 34 $55,742
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

Richardton-taylor 34 pays -39.7% less than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $20,904 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, Richardton-taylor 34 sits closest to New Rockford-sheyenne 2; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Minnewaukan 5. 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. New Rockford-sheyenne 2
  2. Wyndmere 42
  3. Central Valley 3
  4. Surrey 41
  5. Kidder County 1
  6. Oakes 41
  7. Wilton 1
  8. Washburn 4
  9. Flasher 39
  10. Hettinger 13
  11. Underwood 8
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Minnewaukan 5
  2. Barnes County North 7
  3. Valley-edinburg 118
  4. Maple Valley 4
  5. Bottineau 1
  6. North Border 100
  7. Milnor 2
  8. Kenmare 28
  9. Lamoure 8
  10. Mt Pleasant 4
  11. Divide County 1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Richardton-taylor 34's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Richardton-taylor 34: closest on enrollment (314 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($55,742 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

$6.9M
Total Revenue
$6.6M
Total Expenditure
$1.8M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.0M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Richardton-taylor 34: 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. At the other end, Richardton-taylor 34 anchors the bottom of the 36-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

Underwood 8
$57,633
219 students
Mohall-lansford-sherwood 1
$68,555
317 students
Enderlin Area 24
$62,677
308 students
Minto 20
$35,925
308 students
Alexander 2
$58,333
321 students
Eight Mile 6
$85,793
325 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 Richardton-taylor 34
What is the average teacher salary in Richardton-taylor 34?

The average teacher salary in Richardton-taylor 34 is $55,742 (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 Richardton-taylor 34 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

Richardton-taylor 34 pays 18.0% less than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $55,742.

How does Richardton-taylor 34 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Richardton-taylor 34 pays 20.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $55,742.

What is the per-pupil spending in Richardton-taylor 34?

Richardton-taylor 34 spends approximately $20,904 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Richardton-taylor 34's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Richardton-taylor 34's total expenditure of $6.6M (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. Richardton-taylor 34'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.