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School district · Minnesota · LEAID 2742270

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

Per-pupil spending, enrollment, budget, and an estimated average teacher salary of $97,737 for West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan - NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2022).

$97,737
Est. avg teacher salary
$20,582
Per-pupil spending
5,053
Students enrolled
77th
Pct. in MN
$97,737

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan (Minnesota) reports an estimated average teacher salary of $97,737, materially below the Minnesota average and above the national average, from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 fiscal survey (FY2022). It serves 5,053 students.

  • 77th percentile for Minnesota
  • 81st percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • +15.3% since FY2019

Avg Teacher Salary

$97,737

Estimated from instructional expenditure / FTE

Per-Pupil Spending

$20,582

Total expenditure / enrollment

Student Enrollment

5,053 students

Salary vs State Average 94.8%

5.2% below Minnesota average

Nationally, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan's estimated average out-pays 81% of the 11,460 US school districts with reliable F-33 salary data, placing it in the top quartile of districts on this estimate. (A relative position on the F-33 figure, which runs above survey-reported salaries.)

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$97,737 Top 19% higher than 81% of 11,460 US districts

$30,000–$40,000: 66 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 375 US districts (3%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 1,529 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,648 US districts (23%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 2,442 US districts (21%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,413 US districts (12%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 1,023 US districts (9%). This entry sits in this band. $100,000–$110,000: 736 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 486 US districts (4%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 301 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 183 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 122 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 68 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 42 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 26 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, FY2022 · FY2022

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 5,053 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,582. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from instructional expenditure variable Z33 divided by teacher FTE, is $97,737, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2742270 references the FY2022 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $103,100, teacher pay in West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $85,759 (14.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 77% of them.

On the budget side, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan reports $104.0M in total expenditure against $101.7M in revenue; instructional salaries account for 34% of spending here, a compensation-to-budget ratio showing how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $20.6M, special-education teacher pay is $4.9M.

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 $97,737
Anoka-hennepin Public School Dist. $101,610
Minnesota avg $103,100
National avg $85,759

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan pays -3.8% less than Anoka-hennepin Public School Dist. · per-pupil $20,582 vs $16,817

Estimated from NCES F-33 instructional salary expenditure (FY2022). Service entities excluded; estimates assume a 15:1 ratio.

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Revenue & Expenditure

$101.7M
Total Revenue
$104.0M
Total Expenditure
$35.8M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$20.6M
Regular Program
$4.9M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$0.5M
Other Programs

Other Minnesota Districts

Cambridge-isanti Public School Dist
$94,131
5,068 students
Owatonna Public School District
$93,653
4,962 students
Austin Public School District
$115,586
5,182 students
Bemidji Public School District
$96,295
4,874 students
Buffalo-hanover-montrose Public Sch
$105,760
5,261 students
St. Louis Park Public School Dist.
$116,758
4,581 students

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average teacher salary in West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan?

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan's average teacher salary is $97,737, per NCES CCD FY2022 data -- total instructional salary expenditure divided by the district's own reported teacher headcount.

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

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan pays 5.2% less than the Minnesota state average of $103,100. The district's average is $97,737.

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

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan pays 14.0% above the national average of $85,759. The district average is $97,737.

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

Per-pupil spending in West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan runs approximately $20,582 a year (NCES FY2022), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

How many students are enrolled in West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan?

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan has 5,053 students enrolled according to NCES CCD FY2022 data.

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 $104.0M (NCES FY2022).

Where does this teacher salary data come from?

This data is sourced from two NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) surveys, Fiscal Year 2022: the F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey (instructional expenditure, variable Z33) and the Staff Universe Survey (reported teacher headcount). Salary figures divide the former by the latter, falling back to an enrollment-based estimate only when a district has no reported headcount. These are district-level aggregates, not individual salary records.

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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 FY2022 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 FY2022.