School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2728290
Rushford-peterson Public Schools
Rushford-peterson Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,368 (above only 30% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Rushford-peterson Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $61,368
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $16,498
- Per-pupil spending
- 639
- Students enrolled
- 30th
- Pct. in MN
Below benchmark
Rushford-peterson Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,368 (above only 30% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,368, below the national average of $70,245, serving 639 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower-third pay in state: Rushford-peterson Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,368 (above only 30% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 30th percentile for Minnesota
- 40th percentile nationally
- 35% 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.
- Rushford-peterson Public Schools ranks #216 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #229 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
- +16.5% 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, Rushford-peterson Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 6.6% into vocational programs , 3.2 points above the state median of 3.4%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Minnesota peer.
| Program | Rushford-peterson Public | MN median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 78.4% | 79.6% | -1.2 pp |
| Special education | 13.8% | 15.3% | -1.5 pp |
| Vocational programs | 6.6% | 3.4% | +3.2 pp |
| Other programs | 1.2% | 0.4% | +0.8 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 2728290 · FY2023.
LEAID 2728290 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Rushford-peterson Public F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $61,368 estimated average teacher salary · P30 in Minnesota · P40 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$1,851est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Rushford-peterson Public
Salary neighbourhood · Rushford-peterson Public
Rushford-peterson 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).
- Rushford-peterson
Rushford-peterson · this district · low pay
$61,368 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 Rushford-peterson Public
Rushford-peterson Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$61,368 40th percentile higher than 40% 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
Rushford-peterson 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
- Rushford-peterson Public Schools
Rushford-peterson Public Schools
$61,368 est. avg salary
What this shows Rushford-peterson Public Schools ranks #216 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #229 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
Rushford-peterson 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
- Rushford-peterson Public Schools $16,498
Rushford-peterson Public Schools
$16,498 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 Rushford-peterson Public Schools
- Enrolment fell from 697 to 639 students (8.3% 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.
Minnesota sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $61,367.995
- Minnesota price level
- 98.3 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $62,428
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 Rushford-peterson Public Schools
What the Numbers Say About Rushford-peterson Public Schools
Rushford-peterson Public Schools is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 639 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,498. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,368, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2728290 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Rushford-peterson Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 30% 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, Rushford-peterson Public Schools reports $10.5M in total expenditure against $11.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.
How does Rushford-peterson 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.
Rushford-peterson Public Schools pays -26.8% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $16,498 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, Rushford-peterson Public Schools sits closest to Osakis Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Waseca 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.
- Osakis Public School District
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- Maple River School District
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- Lester Prairie Public School Dist.
- Grand Meadow Public School District
- Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools
- Caledonia Public School District
- Bertha-hewitt Public School Dist.
- Verndale Public School District
- Waseca Public School District
- Glencoe-silver Lake School District
- Howard Lake-waverly-winsted
- Nrheg School District
- Madelia Public School District
- Albany Public School District
- Minneota Public School District
- Henning Public School District
- Canby Public School District
- Paynesville Public School District
- Morris Area Public Schools
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Waseca Public School District$16,541 per pupil+0.3% versus this district · $60,478 estimated salary
- Glencoe-silver Lake School District$16,454 per pupil-0.3% versus this district · $78,711 estimated salary
- Howard Lake-waverly-winsted$16,450 per pupil-0.3% versus this district · $62,191 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Rushford-peterson Public Schools's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Rushford-peterson Public Schools: closest on enrollment (639 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,368 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 4 programs in Rushford-peterson Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 78% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 22% 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. Rushford-peterson Public Schools places 187 of 250 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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 Rushford-peterson Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Rushford-peterson Public Schools?
The average teacher salary in Rushford-peterson Public Schools is $61,368 (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 Rushford-peterson Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?
Rushford-peterson Public Schools pays 9.8% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $61,368.
How does Rushford-peterson Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?
Rushford-peterson Public Schools pays 12.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,368.
What is the per-pupil spending in Rushford-peterson Public Schools?
Rushford-peterson Public Schools spends approximately $16,498 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Rushford-peterson Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 35% of Rushford-peterson Public Schools's total expenditure of $10.5M (NCES FY2023).
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