Teacher salary spending per teacher, by North Dakota school district

Minot Public School District spent $99,669 on teacher salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any North Dakota district with 500 or more students; the median across all 125 North Dakota districts with a figure, the smaller ones included, is $65,626. It is not the salary a teacher is paid: it is the teacher salaries a district reported spending, divided by the full-time teachers counted in a different federal file, without benefits, so it can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes; a district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Dakota teacher salary at $55,769 in 2021-22 (U.S. $66,397; NCES Digest table 211.60). It is compared within North Dakota only because states book salaries and count teachers differently.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23 · method

Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, North Dakota, fiscal year 2022-23Minot Public School District $99,669; Dickinson 1 $97,376; Tioga School District $95,413; Mandan Public Schools $95,090; Fargo Public Schools $94,809; Bismarck School District 1 $92,454; Belcourt School District #7 $92,259; Mckenzie Co 1 $90,223; Valley City 2 $88,944; Stanley 2 $87,778; State median $65,626.050k100k150kMinot Public School District$99,669Dickinson 1$97,376Tioga School District$95,413Mandan Public Schools$95,090Fargo Public Schools$94,809Bismarck School District 1$92,454Belcourt School District #7$92,259Mckenzie Co 1$90,223Valley City 2$88,944Stanley 2$87,778State median $65,626
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, North Dakota, fiscal year 2022-23Minot Public School District $99,669; Dickinson 1 $97,376; Tioga School District $95,413; Mandan Public Schools $95,090; Fargo Public Schools $94,809; Bismarck School District 1 $92,454; Belcourt School District #7 $92,259; Mckenzie Co 1 $90,223; Valley City 2 $88,944; Stanley 2 $87,778; State median $65,626.050k100k150kMinot Public School District$99,669Dickinson 1$97,376Tioga School District$95,413Mandan Public Schools$95,090Fargo Public Schools$94,809Bismarck School District 1$92,454Belcourt School District #7$92,259Mckenzie Co 1$90,223Valley City 2$88,944Stanley 2$87,778State median $65,626
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, North Dakota, fiscal year 2022-23Minot Public School District $99,669; Dickinson 1 $97,376; Tioga School District $95,413; Mandan Public Schools $95,090; Fargo Public Schools $94,809; Bismarck School District 1 $92,454; Belcourt School District #7 $92,259; Mckenzie Co 1 $90,223; Valley City 2 $88,944; Stanley 2 $87,778; State median $65,626.050k100k150kMinot Public School District$99,669Dickinson 1$97,376Tioga School District$95,413Mandan Public Schools$95,090Fargo Public Schools$94,809Bismarck School District 1$92,454Belcourt School District #7$92,259Mckenzie Co 1$90,223Valley City 2$88,944Stanley 2$87,778State median $65,626
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, North Dakota, fiscal year 2022-23Minot Public School District $99,669; Dickinson 1 $97,376; Tioga School District $95,413; Mandan Public Schools $95,090; Fargo Public Schools $94,809; Bismarck School District 1 $92,454; Belcourt School District #7 $92,259; Mckenzie Co 1 $90,223; Valley City 2 $88,944; Stanley 2 $87,778; State median $65,626.050k100k150kMinot Public School District$99,669Dickinson 1$97,376Tioga School District$95,413Mandan Public Schools$95,090Fargo Public Schools$94,809Bismarck School District 1$92,454Belcourt School District #7$92,259Mckenzie Co 1$90,223Valley City 2$88,944Stanley 2$87,778State median $65,626

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 35 districts with 500 or more students, highest teacher salary spending per teacher first

DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Minot Public School DistrictWard County543$99,669
Dickinson 1Stark County241$97,376
Tioga School DistrictWilliams County41$95,413
Mandan Public SchoolsMorton County268$95,090
Fargo Public SchoolsCass County943$94,809
Bismarck School District 1Burleigh County936$92,454
Belcourt School District #7Rolette County139$92,259
Mckenzie Co 1McKenzie County121$90,223
Valley City 2Barnes County66$88,944
Stanley 2Mountrail County50$87,778
Grand Forks Public SchoolsGrand Forks County651$83,135
New Town 1Mountrail County88$78,370
Wahpeton 37Richland County78$77,501
Dunseith 1Rolette County55$76,873
Devils Lake Public School DistrictRamsey County127$74,303
The other 20 on the list
DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Killdeer 16Dunn County53$72,290
Williston Basin 7Williams County373$72,048
Jamestown Public SchoolsStutsman County177$71,702
Hillsboro Public SchoolsTraill County39$69,846
United Public Schools District #7Ward County50$69,290
South Prairie School DistrictWard County39$68,545
West Fargo 6 School DistrictCass County978$66,677
Beulah 27 School DistrictMercer County56$66,470
Carrington Public SchoolFoster County42$65,952
Bottineau 1Bottineau County60$65,311
Rugby Public SchoolsPierce County49$64,467
Hazen 3 School DistrictMercer County42$64,042
Nedrose Public SchoolWard County52$63,661
Kindred Public School District 2Cass County74$62,803
Lisbon 19Ransom County51$61,028
Central Cass 17Cass County65$60,108
Northern Cass School District 97Cass County53$59,509
Thompson 61Grand Forks County45$59,106
May-Port CG School DistrictTraill County46$57,845
Grafton 18Walsh County98$46,939

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23: teachers (full-time equivalent). Districts with 500 or more students (V33).

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Sources

Source: NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics) Estimated average annual salary of teachers, by state · 2021-22

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District teacher salaries (Z35-Z38) and membership · FY 2022-23

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