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Verndale Public School District

Verndale Public School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,874 (above only 32% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Verndale Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$61,874
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$23,061
Per-pupil spending
508
Students enrolled
32nd
Pct. in MN
$61,874

Verndale Public School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,874 (above only 32% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,874, below the national average of $70,245, serving 508 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Verndale Public School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,874 (above only 32% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 32nd percentile for Minnesota
  • 41st percentile nationally
  • 24% 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.
  • Verndale Public School District ranks #210 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #43 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
  • +20.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2740920 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Verndale Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P32 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P41 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-SMALL 508 students INSTR-LOW 24% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near St. FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $61,874 estimated average teacher salary · P32 in Minnesota · P41 nationally · 24% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$1,346est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Verndale Public

Salary neighbourhood · Verndale Public

Verndale 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
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National salary distribution for Verndale Public

Verndale Public School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$61,874 41st percentile higher than 41% 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%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This district $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

Verndale 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 Verndale Public School District ranks #210 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #43 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

Verndale Public School District 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 Verndale Public School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +20.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 6.3 points, a growth rate faster than 75% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 573 to 508 students (11.3% 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
$61,873.524

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
$62,942

+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 Verndale Public School District

What the Numbers Say About Verndale Public School District

Verndale Public School District is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 508 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,061. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,874, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2740920 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Verndale Public School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 32% 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, Verndale Public School District reports $11.7M in total expenditure against $8.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 24% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Verndale 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.

Verndale Public School District $61,874
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Verndale Public School District pays -26.2% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $23,061 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, Verndale Public School District sits closest to St. Louis County School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Glenville-emmons 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.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. St. Louis County School District
  2. Bertha-hewitt Public School Dist.
  3. Northland Community Schools
  4. Grand Meadow Public School District
  5. Zumbrota-mazeppa School District
  6. Howard Lake-waverly-winsted
  7. Park Rapids Public School District
  8. Blue Earth Area School District
  9. A.C.G.C. Public School District
  10. Osakis Public School District
  11. Rushford-peterson Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Glenville-emmons School District
  2. Stephen-argyle Central Schools
  3. St. Clair Public School District
  4. Crosby-ironton Public School Dist.
  5. Mountain Lake Public Schools
  6. Janesville-waldorf-pemberton
  7. Frazee-vergas Public School Dist.
  8. Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools
  9. Kelliher Public School District
  10. Roseau Public School District
  11. Red Lake County Central Public Sch

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Verndale Public School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Verndale Public School District: closest on enrollment (508 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,874 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

$8.3M
Total Revenue
$11.7M
Total Expenditure
$2.8M
Instruction Salaries
24% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.9M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Verndale Public School District: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% 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. Verndale Public School District places 182 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.

View all Minnesota districts →

Other Minnesota Districts

Smaller-district sample from 315 Minnesota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Lake of the Woods School District
$88,771
446 students
Hancock Public School District
$83,884
446 students
Grand Meadow Public School District
$61,704
445 students
Adrian Public School District
$56,981
573 students
Cedar Mountain School District
$58,018
439 students
Renville County West Schools
$67,319
580 students

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 Verndale Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in Verndale Public School District?

The average teacher salary in Verndale Public School District is $61,874 (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 Verndale Public School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Verndale Public School District pays 9.1% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $61,874.

How does Verndale Public School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Verndale Public School District pays 11.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,874.

What is the per-pupil spending in Verndale Public School District?

Verndale Public School District spends approximately $23,061 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Verndale Public School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 24% of Verndale Public School District's total expenditure of $11.7M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Verndale Public School District's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.