School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2732880
Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools
Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (4,423 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $66,194
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $16,572
- Per-pupil spending
- 4,423
- Students enrolled
- 49th
- Pct. in MN
Near benchmark
Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (4,423 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,194, below the national average of $70,245, serving 4,423 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (4,423 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 49th percentile for Minnesota
- 51st 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.
- Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools ranks #159 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #226 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
- +13.7% 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, Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 74.2% into regular program , 5.4 points below the state median of 79.6%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.
| Program | Sauk Rapids-rice | MN median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 74.2% | 79.6% | -5.4 pp |
| Special education | 20.0% | 15.3% | +4.7 pp |
| Vocational programs | 3.0% | 3.4% | -0.5 pp |
| Other programs | 2.8% | 0.4% | +2.4 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 2732880 · FY2023.
LEAID 2732880 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Sauk Rapids-rice F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $66,194 estimated average teacher salary · P49 in Minnesota · P51 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Forest (+$1,261est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Sauk Rapids-rice
Salary neighbourhood · Sauk Rapids-rice
Sauk Rapids-rice sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).
- Spring · low pole
Spring · low pole
$63,219 est. salary
- Cambridge-isanti
Cambridge-isanti · near
$64,873 est. salary
- Sauk · this district
Sauk · this district
$66,194 est. salary
- Forest · near
Forest · near
$67,455 est. salary
- Brainerd · near
Brainerd · near
$67,797 est. salary
- Bloomington · top pay
Bloomington · top pay
$101,366 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Sauk Rapids-rice
Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$66,194 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Sauk Rapids-rice 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
- Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools
Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools
$66,194 est. avg salary
What this shows Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools ranks #159 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #226 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
Sauk Rapids-rice 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
- Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools $16,572
Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools
$16,572 per pupil
What this shows Red Rock Central School District leads spending at $46,321 per pupil; Bloomington Public School District leads pay.
Minnesota sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $66,194.001
- Minnesota price level
- 98.3 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $67,337
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 Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools
What the Numbers Say About Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools
Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Minnesota, serving 4,423 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,572. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,194, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2732880 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 49% 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, Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools reports $73.3M in total expenditure against $71.0M 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 $14.1M, special-education teacher pay is $3.8M.
How does Sauk Rapids-rice 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.
Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools pays -21.0% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $16,572 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, Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools sits closest to Princeton 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.
- Princeton Public School District
- Jordan Public School District
- Dassel-Cokato Public Schools
- St. Peter Public School District
- Hutchinson Public School District
- North Branch Area Public Schools
- Crookston Public School District
- Pine City Public School District
- Alexandria Public School District
- Annandale Public School District
- Forest Lake Public School District
- Waseca Public School District
- Glencoe-silver Lake School District
- Howard Lake-waverly-winsted
- Elk River Public School District
- Albany Public School District
- New London-spicer School District
- Perham-dent Public School District
- St. James Public School District
- Thief River Falls School District
- South St. Paul Public School Dist
- New Ulm Public School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Waseca Public School District$16,541 per pupil-0.2% versus this district · $60,478 estimated salary
- Glencoe-silver Lake School District$16,454 per pupil-0.7% versus this district · $78,711 estimated salary
- Howard Lake-waverly-winsted$16,450 per pupil-0.7% versus this district · $62,191 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools: closest on enrollment (4,423 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,194 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 Sauk Rapids-rice 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 75% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 25% 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. Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools places 140 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 Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools?
The average teacher salary in Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools is $66,194 (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 Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?
Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools pays 2.7% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $66,194.
How does Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?
Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools pays 5.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,194.
What is the per-pupil spending in Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools?
Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools spends approximately $16,572 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 35% of Sauk Rapids-rice Public Schools's total expenditure of $73.3M (NCES FY2023).
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