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Royalton Public School District

Royalton Public School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $56,135 (above only 9% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Royalton Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$56,135
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$14,961
Per-pupil spending
954
Students enrolled
9th
Pct. in MN
$56,135

Royalton Public School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $56,135 (above only 9% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $56,135, below the national average of $70,245, serving 954 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Royalton Public School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $56,135 (above only 9% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 9th percentile for Minnesota
  • 28th percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Royalton Public School District ranks #283 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #286 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
  • +12.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2732520 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Royalton Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -17% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P9 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P28 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 954 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Janesville-waldorf-pemberton FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $56,135 estimated average teacher salary · P9 in Minnesota · P28 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$7,084est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Royalton Public

Salary neighbourhood · Royalton Public

Royalton Public 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 Royalton Public

Royalton Public School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$56,135 28th percentile higher than 28% 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

Royalton Public 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 Royalton Public School District ranks #283 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #286 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

Royalton Public 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

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$56,134.969

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
$57,105

+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 Royalton Public School District

What the Numbers Say About Royalton Public School District

Royalton Public School District is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 954 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,961. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $56,135, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2732520 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Royalton Public School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 17.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 9% 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, Royalton Public School District reports $14.3M in total expenditure against $14.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Royalton Public 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.

Royalton Public School District $56,135
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Royalton Public School District pays -33.0% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $14,961 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, Royalton Public School District sits closest to Janesville-waldorf-pemberton; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Rocori 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. Janesville-waldorf-pemberton
  2. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist
  3. Staples-motley School District
  4. Upsala Public School District
  5. Braham Public School District
  6. Springfield Public School District
  7. Rocori Public School District
  8. Pillager Public School District
  9. Nevis Public School District
  10. Warren-alvarado-oslo School Dist.
  11. Nicollet Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Rocori Public School District
  2. Nevis Public School District
  3. Princeton Public School District
  4. Lake Crystal-wellcome Memorial
  5. Delano Public School District
  6. Warroad Public School District
  7. Menahga Public School District
  8. Barnum Public School District
  9. Fertile-beltrami School District
  10. New York Mills Public School Dist.
  11. Wabasha-Kellogg School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Royalton Public School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Royalton Public School District: closest on enrollment (954 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($56,135 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

$14.6M
Total Revenue
$14.3M
Total Expenditure
$4.2M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.8M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Royalton Public School District: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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 236 of 250, Royalton Public School District 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.

Holdingford Public School District
$67,317
1,082 students
Kerkhoven-murdock-sunburg
$59,239
824 students
Wadena-deer Creek School District
$76,049
1,088 students
Nrheg School District
$58,573
818 students
Dover-eyota Public School District
$65,882
1,098 students
Benson Public School District
$71,239
808 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 Royalton Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in Royalton Public School District?

The average teacher salary in Royalton Public School District is $56,135 (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 Royalton Public School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Royalton Public School District pays 17.5% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $56,135.

How does Royalton Public School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Royalton Public School District pays 20.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $56,135.

What is the per-pupil spending in Royalton Public School District?

Royalton Public School District spends approximately $14,961 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Royalton Public School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Royalton Public School District's total expenditure of $14.3M (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. Royalton Public 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.