School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2733780
St. Louis Park Public School Dist.
St. Louis Park Public School Dist. is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (4,509 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for St. Louis Park Public School Dist. come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $89,845
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $24,015
- Per-pupil spending
- 4,509
- Students enrolled
- 96th
- Pct. in MN
Well above benchmark
St. Louis Park Public School Dist. is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (4,509 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $89,845, above the national average of $70,245, serving 4,509 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: St. Louis Park Public School Dist. is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (4,509 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 96th percentile for Minnesota
- 84th percentile nationally
- 28% 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. Louis Park Public School Dist. ranks #13 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #37 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
- +8.3% 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. Louis Park Public School Dist.'s instructional payroll puts 81.9% into regular program , 2.3 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 | St. Louis | MN median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 81.9% | 79.6% | +2.3 pp |
| Special education | 16.5% | 15.3% | +1.3 pp |
| Vocational programs | 1.5% | 3.4% | -1.9 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 2733780 · FY2023.
LEAID 2733780 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
St. Louis F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $89,845 estimated average teacher salary · P96 in Minnesota · P84 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Minneapolis ($1,905est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for St. Louis
Salary neighbourhood · St. Louis
St. Louis 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
- Minnetonka · near
Minnetonka · near
$87,915 est. salary
- Minneapolis · near
Minneapolis · near
$87,941 est. salary
- St. · this district
St. · this district
$89,845 est. salary
- Wayzata · near
Wayzata · near
$92,746 est. salary
- Bloomington · top pay
Bloomington · top pay
$101,366 est. salary
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National salary distribution for St. Louis
St. Louis Park Public School Dist.'s estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$89,845 Top 16% higher than 84% 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. Louis in Minnesota's upper-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
- St. Louis Park Public School Dist.
St. Louis Park Public School Dist.
$89,845 est. avg salary
- Red Rock Central School District
Red Rock Central School District
$76,530 est. avg salary
What this shows St. Louis Park Public School Dist. ranks #13 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #37 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. Louis Park Public School Dist. 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. Louis Park Public School Dist.
St. Louis Park Public School Dist.
$24,015 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. Louis Park Public School Dist.
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +8.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 5.7 points, a growth rate faster than 26% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
Minnesota sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $89,845.277
- Minnesota price level
- 98.3 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $91,397
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. Louis Park Public School Dist.
What the Numbers Say About St. Louis Park Public School Dist.
St. Louis Park Public School Dist. is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Minnesota, serving 4,509 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,015. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $89,845, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2733780 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. Louis Park Public School Dist. runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 32.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (27.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 96% 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. Louis Park Public School Dist. reports $108.3M in total expenditure against $101.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $18.1M, special-education teacher pay is $3.7M.
How does St. Louis Park Public School Dist. compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Minnesota average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
St. Louis Park Public School Dist. pays +7.2% more than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $24,015 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. Louis Park Public School Dist. sits closest to Richfield Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Roseau 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.
- Richfield Public School District
- Orono Public School District
- Red Lake Public School District
- Minnetonka Public School District
- Wayzata Public School District
- St. Michael-Albertville Schools
- Big Lake Public School District
- Foley Public School District
- Stillwater Area Public Schools
- Mahtomedi Public School District
- Fridley Public School District
- Roseau Public School District
- Sauk Centre Public School District
- Brooklyn Center School District
- Byron Public School District
- Hopkins Public School District
- St. Louis County School District
- Zumbrota-mazeppa School District
- Robbinsdale Public School District
- Becker Public School District
- Worthington Public School District
- Lake Superior Public School Dist.
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Roseau Public School District$23,478 per pupil-2.2% versus this district · $81,128 estimated salary
- Sauk Centre Public School District$25,306 per pupil+5.4% versus this district · $72,424 estimated salary
- Brooklyn Center School District$25,335 per pupil+5.5% versus this district · $74,417 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near St. Louis Park Public School Dist.'s smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for St. Louis Park Public School Dist.: closest on enrollment (4,509 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($89,845 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. Louis Park Public School Dist.: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 72% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 28% 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. Louis Park Public School Dist. sits in the upper quarter of that field at 13 of 250, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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. Louis Park Public School Dist.
What is the average teacher salary in St. Louis Park Public School Dist.?
The average teacher salary in St. Louis Park Public School Dist. is $89,845 (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. Louis Park Public School Dist. teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?
St. Louis Park Public School Dist. pays 32.1% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $89,845.
How does St. Louis Park Public School Dist. teacher pay compare to the national average?
St. Louis Park Public School Dist. pays 27.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $89,845.
What is the per-pupil spending in St. Louis Park Public School Dist.?
St. Louis Park Public School Dist. spends approximately $24,015 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of St. Louis Park Public School Dist.'s budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 28% of St. Louis Park Public School Dist.'s total expenditure of $108.3M (NCES FY2023).
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