School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2700294
Rtr Public Schools
Rtr Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,012 (above only 11% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Rtr Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $57,012
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $18,544
- Per-pupil spending
- 620
- Students enrolled
- 11th
- Pct. in MN
Well below benchmark
Rtr Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,012 (above only 11% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,012, below the national average of $70,245, serving 620 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower-third pay in state: Rtr Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,012 (above only 11% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 11th percentile for Minnesota
- 30th percentile nationally
- 27% 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.
- Rtr Public Schools ranks #274 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #137 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
- +20.5% 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, Rtr Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 86.4% into regular program , 6.8 points above the state median of 79.6%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Minnesota district.
| Program | Rtr Public | MN median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 86.4% | 79.6% | +6.8 pp |
| Special education | 8.6% | 15.3% | -6.7 pp |
| Vocational programs | 5.1% | 3.4% | +1.6 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 2700294 · FY2023.
LEAID 2700294 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Rtr Public F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $57,012 estimated average teacher salary · P11 in Minnesota · P30 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$6,207est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Rtr Public
Salary neighbourhood · Rtr Public
Rtr 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).
- Rtr
Rtr · this district · low pay
$57,012 est. salary
- Spring · near
Spring · near
$63,219 est. salary
- Cambridge-isanti
Cambridge-isanti · near
$64,873 est. salary
- Forest · near
Forest · near
$67,455 est. salary
- Bloomington · top pay
Bloomington · top pay
$101,366 est. salary
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National salary distribution for Rtr Public
Rtr Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$57,012 30th percentile higher than 30% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Rtr 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)
- Bloomington Public School District
Bloomington Public School District
$101,366 est. avg salary
- Red Rock Central School District
Red Rock Central School District
$76,530 est. avg salary
- Rtr Public Schools
Rtr Public Schools
$57,012 est. avg salary
What this shows Rtr Public Schools ranks #274 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #137 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Rtr Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Red Rock Central School District
Red Rock Central School District
$46,321 per pupil
- Bloomington Public School District
Bloomington Public School District
$21,566 per pupil
- Rtr Public Schools
Rtr Public Schools
$18,544 per pupil
What this shows Red Rock Central School District leads spending at $46,321 per pupil; Bloomington Public School District leads pay.
What stands out about Rtr Public Schools
- Estimated teacher pay here rose +20.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 6.5 points, a growth rate faster than 76% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment grew 5.3% here, from 589 students in FY2019 to 620 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
Minnesota sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $57,011.916
- Minnesota price level
- 98.3 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $57,997
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+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 Rtr Public Schools
What the Numbers Say About Rtr Public Schools
Rtr Public Schools is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 620 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,544. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,012, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2700294 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Rtr Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 16.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 11% 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, Rtr Public Schools reports $11.5M in total expenditure against $11.4M 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 $2.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.
How does Rtr Public Schools compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Minnesota average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Rtr Public Schools pays -32.0% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $18,544 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, Rtr Public Schools sits closest to Walker-hackensack-akeley Schl. Dist; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Minnewaska 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.
- Walker-hackensack-akeley Schl. Dist
- Adrian Public School District
- Cromwell-wright Public Schools
- Ortonville Public Schools
- Belgrade-brooten-elrosa School Dist
- Sebeka Public School District
- Ogilvie Public School District
- Redwood Area School District
- Cannon Falls Public School District
- Warren-alvarado-oslo School Dist.
- Pillager Public School District
- Minnewaska School District
- Chisholm Public School District
- A.C.G.C. Public School District
- Westbrook-walnut Grove Schools
- Windom Public School District
- Clearbrook-gonvick School District
- Lyle Public School District
- Granada Huntley East Chain
- Southland Public School District
- Braham Public School District
- Montevideo Public School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Minnewaska School District$18,538 per pupil-0.0% versus this district · $76,815 estimated salary
- Chisholm Public School District$18,569 per pupil+0.1% versus this district · $70,221 estimated salary
- A.C.G.C. Public School District$18,575 per pupil+0.2% versus this district · $62,326 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Rtr Public Schools's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Rtr Public Schools: closest on enrollment (620 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,012 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Rtr Public Schools: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% 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 227 of 250, Rtr Public 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.
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Smaller-district sample from 315 Minnesota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Rtr Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Rtr Public Schools?
The average teacher salary in Rtr Public Schools is $57,012 (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 Rtr Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?
Rtr Public Schools pays 16.2% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $57,012.
How does Rtr Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?
Rtr Public Schools pays 18.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,012.
What is the per-pupil spending in Rtr Public Schools?
Rtr Public Schools spends approximately $18,544 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Rtr Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 27% of Rtr Public Schools's total expenditure of $11.5M (NCES FY2023).
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