How much do we spend on schools?

Per-pupil expenditures in Minnesota in 2001-2002 were $8,406, which is substantially above the national average of $7,161, but leaves Minnesota ranked 17th nationally, down from 14th the year before.

‘The juxtaposition is that Minnesota students always rank in the top 5 in test scores, graduation rates and almost every measurable assessment,’ said Doug Dooher, of Education Minnesota. Since 1980, Minnesota’s ranking on pupil spending has varied from 11th to 21st.

The average teacher salary in Minnesota in 2001-2002 was $43,330, which is $1,274 below the national average and ranks the state 18th in the nation.

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Minnesota teachers have been below the national average since 1993, Dooher said. As recently as 1990, state teacher salaries were $829 above the national average.

‘Again, national commissions consistently rank Minnesota teachers in the top 2 or 3 in quality rankings,’ he said, ‘but salaries are below average.’

In the past 10 years, Minnesota teacher salaries have increased an average of 2.35 percent a year, below the average inflation rate of 2.82 percent.

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This article was written for The Union Advocate newspaper. Used by permission.

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