School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2733480
St. Clair Public School District
St. Clair Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (787 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for St. Clair Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $72,173
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $22,920
- Per-pupil spending
- 787
- Students enrolled
- 70th
- Pct. in MN
Above benchmark
St. Clair Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (787 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $72,173, near the national average of $70,245, serving 787 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: St. Clair Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (787 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 70th percentile for Minnesota
- 63rd percentile nationally
- 21% 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.
- St. Clair Public School District ranks #94 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #45 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
- +4.1% 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, St. Clair Public School District's instructional payroll puts 12.1% into special education , 3.2 points below the state median of 15.3%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Minnesota district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.
| Program | St. Clair | MN median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 81.6% | 79.6% | +2.0 pp |
| Special education | 12.1% | 15.3% | -3.2 pp |
| Vocational programs | 3.4% | 3.4% | +0.0 pp |
| Other programs | 2.9% | 0.4% | +2.5 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 2733480 · FY2023.
LEAID 2733480 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
St. Clair F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $72,173 estimated average teacher salary · P70 in Minnesota · P63 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lakeville (+$659est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for St. Clair
Salary neighbourhood · St. Clair
St. Clair already leads 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).
- Spring · low pole
Spring · low pole
$63,219 est. salary
- West · near
West · near
$70,823 est. salary
- Duluth · near
Duluth · near
$71,141 est. salary
- St. · this district
St. · this district
$72,173 est. salary
- Lakeville · near
Lakeville · near
$72,832 est. salary
- Bloomington · top pay
Bloomington · top pay
$101,366 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for St. Clair
St. Clair Public School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$72,173 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
St. Clair 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
- St. Clair Public School District
St. Clair Public School District
$72,173 est. avg salary
What this shows St. Clair Public School District ranks #94 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #45 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
St. Clair Public School District 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
- St. Clair Public School District
St. Clair Public School District
$22,920 per pupil
- Bloomington Public School District
Bloomington Public School District
$21,566 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 St. Clair Public School District
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 9.9 points, a growth rate faster than 13% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment grew 18.2% here, from 666 students in FY2019 to 787 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
- $72,172.655
- Minnesota price level
- 98.3 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $73,419
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 St. Clair Public School District
What the Numbers Say About St. Clair Public School District
St. Clair Public School District is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 787 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,920. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $72,173, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2733480 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in St. Clair Public School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 70% 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, St. Clair Public School District reports $18.0M in total expenditure against $13.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.
How does St. Clair 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.
St. Clair Public School District pays -13.9% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $22,920 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, St. Clair Public School District sits closest to Proctor Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.. 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.
- Proctor Public School District
- Detroit Lakes Public School Dist.
- Medford Public School District
- Sauk Centre Public School District
- New Ulm Public School District
- Jackson County Central School Dist.
- Becker Public School District
- Rock Ridge Public Schools
- Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.
- Luverne Public School District
- Mahnomen Public School District
- Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.
- Mountain Lake Public Schools
- Glenville-emmons School District
- Verndale Public School District
- Janesville-waldorf-pemberton
- Frazee-vergas Public School Dist.
- Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools
- Stephen-argyle Central Schools
- St. Louis County School District
- Kelliher Public School District
- Zumbrota-mazeppa School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.$22,910 per pupil-0.0% versus this district · $71,351 estimated salary
- Mountain Lake Public Schools$22,856 per pupil-0.3% versus this district · $65,914 estimated salary
- Glenville-emmons School District$23,042 per pupil+0.5% versus this district · $73,762 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near St. Clair Public School District's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for St. Clair Public School District: closest on enrollment (787 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($72,173 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 St. Clair Public School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. 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. St. Clair Public School District places 81 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 St. Clair Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in St. Clair Public School District?
The average teacher salary in St. Clair Public School District is $72,173 (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 St. Clair Public School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?
St. Clair Public School District pays 6.1% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $72,173.
How does St. Clair Public School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
St. Clair Public School District pays 2.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $72,173.
What is the per-pupil spending in St. Clair Public School District?
St. Clair Public School District spends approximately $22,920 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of St. Clair Public School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 21% of St. Clair Public School District's total expenditure of $18.0M (NCES FY2023).
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