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School district · North Dakota · LEAID 3819410

West Fargo 6

West Fargo 6 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (12,648 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for West Fargo 6 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,677
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$16,975
Per-pupil spending
12,648
Students enrolled
57th
Pct. in ND
$66,677

West Fargo 6 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (12,648 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,677, below the national average of $70,245, serving 12,648 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: West Fargo 6 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable North Dakota districts (12,648 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 57th percentile for North Dakota
  • 52nd percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • North Dakota ranks #23 of 49 on the salary estimate and #46 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • West Fargo 6 ranks #43 of 101 North Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #72 of 101 by per-pupil spending. Minot 1 pay #1 at $99,669 is not Parshall 3 spending #1 at $38,745 per pupil
  • +8.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs North Dakota median

Among 162 North Dakota districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, West Fargo 6's instructional payroll puts 23.1% into special education , 15.3 points above the state median of 7.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical North Dakota peer.

Program West Fargo ND median Gap
Regular program 64.1% 68.6% -4.5 pp
Special education 23.1% 7.8% +15.3 pp
Vocational programs 2.3% 3.8% -1.5 pp
Other programs 10.5% 16.1% -5.6 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 162 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3819410 · FY2023.

LEAID 3819410 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

West Fargo F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P57 in state RANK-NAT-MID P52 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-LARGE 12.6K students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Williston FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,677 estimated average teacher salary · P57 in North Dakota · P52 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Beulah ($208est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for West Fargo

Salary neighbourhood · West Fargo

West Fargo 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for West Fargo

West Fargo 6's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,677 Top 48% higher than 52% 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. West Fargo 6 $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

What stands out about West Fargo 6

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +8.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing North Dakota's statewide +11.9% by 3.8 points, a growth rate faster than 42% of the 130 North Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 15.7% here, from 10,933 students in FY2019 to 12,648 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$66,677.236

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

North Dakota price level
88.2 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$75,620

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in North Dakota run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

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 North Dakota 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 West Fargo 6

What the Numbers Say About West Fargo 6

West Fargo 6 is a mid-sized school district in North Dakota, serving 12,648 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,975. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,677, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3819410 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the North Dakota statewide average of $68,009, teacher pay in West Fargo 6 runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Dakota, it pays more than 57% of them. North Dakota itself ranks #23 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, West Fargo 6 reports $214.7M in total expenditure against $223.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $41.8M, special-education teacher pay is $15.0M.

How does West Fargo 6 compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the North Dakota average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

West Fargo 6 $66,677
Bismarck 1 $92,454
North Dakota avg $68,009
National avg $70,245

West Fargo 6 pays -27.9% less than Bismarck 1 · per-pupil $16,975 vs $17,792

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 North Dakota districts

On pay, West Fargo 6 sits closest to Williston Basin 7; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Bismarck 1. 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. Williston Basin 7
  2. Grand Forks 1
  3. Bismarck 1
  4. Fargo 1
  5. Mandan 1
  6. Dickinson 1
  7. Minot 1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Bismarck 1
  2. Dickinson 1
  3. Grand Forks 1
  4. Williston Basin 7
  5. Minot 1
  6. Mandan 1
  7. Fargo 1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near West Fargo 6's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for West Fargo 6: closest on enrollment (12,648 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,677 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

$223.0M
Total Revenue
$214.7M
Total Expenditure
$65.2M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$41.8M
Regular Program
$15.0M
Special Education
$1.5M
Vocational
$6.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in West Fargo 6: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

North Dakota Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized North Dakota districts belongs to Minot 1 at $99,669. West Fargo 6 places 22 of 35 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. South Dakota and Oklahoma are the states closest to North Dakota on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all North Dakota districts →

Other North Dakota Districts

Large-district sample from 100 North Dakota peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Killdeer 16
$72,290
646 students
Lisbon 19
$61,028
628 students
Carrington 49
$65,952
613 students
Rugby 5
$64,467
607 students
Nedrose 4
$63,661
600 students
Hazen 3
$64,042
568 students

This is a sample of 6 from 100 North Dakota districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about West Fargo 6
What is the average teacher salary in West Fargo 6?

The average teacher salary in West Fargo 6 is $66,677 (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 West Fargo 6 teacher pay compare to the North Dakota average?

West Fargo 6 pays 2.0% less than the North Dakota state average of $68,009. The district's average is $66,677.

How does West Fargo 6 teacher pay compare to the national average?

West Fargo 6 pays 5.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,677.

What is the per-pupil spending in West Fargo 6?

West Fargo 6 spends approximately $16,975 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of West Fargo 6's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of West Fargo 6's total expenditure of $214.7M (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. West Fargo 6'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.