Education funding facts and figures
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Unsettled contracts at deadline
- 2010: 24 (updated Jan. 20)
- 2008: 14
- 2006: 11
Salary settlements
- More than 50 percent of teachers accepted 0 percent increase in one or both years*
- Average increase 2009-10: 0.77 percent
- Average increase 2010-11: 0.96 percent
Average teacher salary in United States (2008-09): $54,333
Average teacher salary in MN (2008-2009): $51,938
Minnesota’s rank in teacher pay
Compared with other states, we are falling.
- 2004-2005: 16th
- 2005-2006: 17th
- 2007-2008: 19th
- 2008-2009: 20th
Teacher salaries as percentage of Minnesota school budgets
- 2000: 40.3 percent
- 2008: 38.8 percent
Inflation
Teacher salary increases have been lower than inflation in five of the last six years.
- Average annual inflation since 2003: 2.53 percent
- Average annual teacher increase since 2003: 2.29 percent
- Projection for 2010: 2 percent
Minnesota K-12 spending: 13 percent lower than 2003 (inflation adjusted, figure from MN2020)
*Education Minnesota estimate based on settlements as of 10 a.m. Jan. 15.
January 19, 2010