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

Well below benchmark

$18,544
Per-pupil spending
620
Students enrolled
11th
Pct. in MN
$57,012

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

SALARY-LOW -16% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P11 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P30 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-SMALL 620 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Walker-hackensack-akeley FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
Appropriate use & corrections
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

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. Rtr Public Schools $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

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)

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

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Rtr Public Schools 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 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

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
$57,997

+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 $57,012
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

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.

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.

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

$11.4M
Total Revenue
$11.5M
Total Expenditure
$3.1M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.1M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

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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Other Minnesota Districts

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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