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School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2742270

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (5,116 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,823
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$21,457
Per-pupil spending
5,116
Students enrolled
66th
Pct. in MN
$70,823

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (5,116 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $70,823, near the national average of $70,245, serving 5,116 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Minnesota districts (5,116 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 66th percentile for Minnesota
  • 61st percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan ranks #104 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #71 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
  • +17.1% 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, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan's instructional payroll puts 18.5% into special education , 3.2 points above the state median of 15.3%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Minnesota peer.

Program West St. MN median Gap
Regular program 77.8% 79.6% -1.8 pp
Special education 18.5% 15.3% +3.2 pp
Vocational programs 1.6% 3.4% -1.9 pp
Other programs 2.1% 0.4% +1.7 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 2742270 · FY2023.

LEAID 2742270 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

West St. F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +4% vs state RANK-ST-MID P66 in state RANK-NAT-MID P61 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-MID 5,116 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Thief FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,823 estimated average teacher salary · P66 in Minnesota · P61 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Mankato ($275est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for West St.

Salary neighbourhood · West St.

West St. 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 St.

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,823 Top 39% higher than 61% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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

West St. 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 West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan ranks #104 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #71 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

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan 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 West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +17.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 3.1 points, a growth rate faster than 64% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$70,823.216

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
$72,047

+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 West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

What the Numbers Say About West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Minnesota, serving 5,116 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,457. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,823, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2742270 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 4.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 66% 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, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan reports $109.8M in total expenditure against $103.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $21.1M, special-education teacher pay is $5.0M.

How does West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan compare?

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

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan $70,823
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan pays -15.5% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $21,457 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, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan sits closest to Thief River Falls School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Litchfield 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.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Thief River Falls School District
  2. Waconia Public School District
  3. Mankato Public School District
  4. Duluth Public School District
  5. New London-spicer School District
  6. Faribault Public School District
  7. Bemidji Public School District
  8. Delano Public School District
  9. Rock Ridge Public Schools
  10. Fergus Falls Public School District
  11. Chisago Lakes School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Litchfield Public School District
  2. Richfield Public School District
  3. St. Cloud Public School District
  4. Bloomington Public School District
  5. Fridley Public School District
  6. Roseville Public School District
  7. Dilworth-glyndon-felton
  8. Lake Superior Public School Dist.
  9. Moorhead Area Public Schools
  10. Worthington Public School District
  11. Edina Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan: closest on enrollment (5,116 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,823 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

$103.1M
Total Revenue
$109.8M
Total Expenditure
$37.1M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$21.1M
Regular Program
$5.0M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$0.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 73% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 27% 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. West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan places 92 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.

Austin Public School District
$78,242
5,120 students
Cambridge-isanti Public School Dist
$64,873
5,062 students
Owatonna Public School District
$69,597
4,926 students
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
$83,615
5,313 students
Bemidji Public School District
$71,285
4,836 students
St. Louis Park Public School Dist.
$89,845
4,509 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 West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan
What is the average teacher salary in West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan?

The average teacher salary in West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan is $70,823 (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 St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan pays 4.1% more than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $70,823.

How does West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan teacher pay compare to the national average?

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan pays 0.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,823.

What is the per-pupil spending in West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan?

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan spends approximately $21,457 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan's total expenditure of $109.8M (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 St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan'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.