MPS -- Minneapolis Public Schools

Teacher Salary and Benefits

There are more than two thousand educators and 40,000 students that are enrolled at the 92 schools managed by Minneapolis Public Schools. The Minneapolis Public Schools teacher salary details presented in the data tables below are obtained from several government sources as noted under each table. Note: The information provided below is for informational purposes only, for official information please contact the school district directly.

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MPS Teacher Salary Details

This table details average salary and ranges for teachers that is sourced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington region. There can be wide variations in salary, which can be attributed to experience or education levels. For example, a teacher with a master's in education may have higher salary than an entry level teacher.

 Average SalarySalary Range
Preschool Teacher$38,180$29,840-$49,510
Kindergarten Teacher$67,490$44,930 - $94,380
Elementary School Teacher$67,950$46,770 - $98,970
Middle School Teacher$67,200$47,320 - $98,100
High School Teacher$66,370$47,590 - $80,780
PE Teacher$52,220$27,940 - $76,400

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2022, MSA: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, SOC Codes: 25-2011, 25-2012, 25-2021, 25-2022, 25-2031, 27-2022, 25-3098, 25-9041

Special Education Teacher Salary

The table below details average salary and ranges for special education teachers are employed by MPS and surrounding area school districts.

 Average SalarySalary Range
Special Ed. (Preschool)$38,180$29,840-$49,510
Special Ed. (Kindergarten & Elementary)$66,500$45,570 - $92,970

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2022, MSA: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, SOC Codes: 25-2051, 25-2052, 25-2053, 25-2054

School Administrators and Staff Salary

See average salary details on school administrators and support staff for the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area below.

 Average SalarySalary Range
School Administrators (Preschool)$63,810$40,980-$91,700
School Administrators (Elementary, Middle, & High School)$116,000$70,300 - $154,850
Guidance & School Counselors$64,780$46,310 - $92,500

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2022, MSA: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, SOC Codes: 11-9031,11-9032,21-1012,25-4021

Employee and Teacher Benefits (Estimated)

The estimated value of administrator and teacher benefits provided by Minneapolis Public Schools is listed below. These estimates are calculated from the figures obtained from the NCES Finance Survey (2012).

 DistrictMinnesota
Teachers & Aides$22,426$17,640
Administrators$6,853$10,976

Source: Local Education Agency (School District) Finance Survey (F-33) Data (2012)

Minneapolis Public Schools Jobs and Careers

The following tables outlines the number of teachers, administrators, and support staff that are employed by Minneapolis Public Schools. This information is obtained through a self reported survey provided by the NCES Universe Survey.

Total Number of Teachers Employed

Total number of teachers employed by Minneapolis Public Schools per grade classification is displayed below.

 201220132014
Total Teachers2,3892,4272,457
Preschool Teachers107113113
Kindergarten Teachers142149149
Elementary School Teachers1,0521,0681,102
Middle & High School Teachers955982972
Teachers for Classes w/o Grade Levels133116121

Source: National Center For Education Statistics (NCES), CCD Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey 2014

Instructional Supervisors, Coordinators, and Teaching Assistants

Total number of instructional supervisors, coordinators, and teaching assistant jobs are listed in the table below.

 201220132014
Supervisors & Coordinators289295270
Teaching Assistants1,0861,1661,154

Source: National Center For Education Statistics (NCES), CCD Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey 2014

District and School Administrators and Support Staff

Total number of school administrators and support staff that work for Minneapolis Public Schools are shown in the table below.

 201220132014
Total Administrators & Staff1,6901,6901,726
District Administrators567175
District Support Staff122130128
School Administrators109113103
School Administrative Support Staff169156144
Student Support Staff526557566
Other Support Staff662665710
Librarians485146
Guidance Counselors495155
Middle & High School Guidance Counselors444651

Minneapolis Public Schools Schools

According to the 2014 NCES school district survey, Minneapolis Public Schools oversees 92 schools. These schools along with their contact information are listed below. To view additional information about each school click on the school link.

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Minneapolis Public Schools Map & Boundaries

School Grades Full-Time Teachers Students
American Indian Oic School
1845 East Franklin Ave
Minneapolis MN 55404
(612) 341-3358
9-12 3 40
Andersen Open Elementary School
1098 Andersen Ln
Minneapolis MN 55407
(612) 668-4200
PK-8 91 1,128
Anishinabe Academy Elementary
3100 East 28th St
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 668-0880
PK-10 23 363
Anthony Middle School
5757 Irving Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55419
(612) 668-3240
6-8 41 776
Anwatin Middle School
256 Upton Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55405
(612) 668-2450
6-8 42 641
Armatage Elementary School
2501 West 56th St
Minneapolis MN 55410
(612) 668-3180
PK-5 31 629
Bancroft Elementary School
1315 East 38th St
Minneapolis MN 55407
(612) 668-3550
PK-5 42 534
Barton Open Elementary School
4237 Colfax Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55409
(612) 668-3580
KG-8 32 743
Bethune Elementary School
919 Emerson Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55411
(612) 668-2550
PK-5 32 359
Broadway Education Place School
3017 East 31st St
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 668-4700
7-12 9 99
Bryn Mawr Elementary School
252 Upton Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55405
(612) 668-2500
PK-5 38 454
Burroughs Elementary School
1601 West 50th St
Minneapolis MN 55419
(612) 668-3280
KG-5 35 795
Center School
2421 Bloomington Ave
Minneapolis MN 55404
(612) 721-1655
7-12 5 43
Childrens Residential Treat Center School
143 East 19th St
Minneapolis MN 55403
(612) 668-5470
KG-12 2 15
Dowling Elementary School
3900 West River Parkway
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 668-4410
KG-5 33 515
Edison High School
700 22nd Ave Ne
Minneapolis MN 55418
(612) 668-1300
9-12 53 744
Emerson Elementary School
1421 Spruce Place
Minneapolis MN 55403
(612) 668-3610
PK-5 30 528
Field Elementary School
4645 4th Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55419
(612) 668-3640
5-8 25 515
Green Central Park Elementary School
3416 4th Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55408
(612) 668-3730
PK-8 49 558
Hale Elementary School
1220 East 54th St
Minneapolis MN 55417
(612) 668-3760
KG-4 31 621
Hall Elementary School
1601 Aldrich Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55411
(612) 668-2650
PK-5 32 452
Harrison Education Center School
501 Irving Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55405
(612) 668-2680
9-12 8 66
Hennepin County Juvenile Center School
510 Park Ave
Minneapolis MN 55415
(612) 348-7740
6-12 9 47
Henry High School
4320 Newton Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55412
(612) 668-2000
9-12 60 1,104
Heritage Science & Technology School
1042 18th Ave Se
Minneapolis MN 55414
(612) 355-5570
6-12 14 246
Hiawatha Elementary School
4201 42nd Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 668-4610
PK-5 19 222
Hmong International Academy
1501 30th Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55411
(612) 668-2250
PK-8 40 539
Howe Elementary
3733 43rd Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 668-4640
KG-5 7 162
Jefferson Elementary School
1200 West 26th St
Minneapolis MN 55405
(612) 668-2720
PK-8 56 721
Jenny Lind Elementary School
5025 Bryant Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55430
(612) 668-2020
PK-5 37 547
Keewaydin Elementary School
5209 30th Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55417
(612) 668-4670
3-8 23 366
Kenny Elementary School
5720 Emerson Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55419
(612) 668-3340
KG-5 23 417
Kenwood Elementary School
2013 Penn Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55405
(612) 668-2760
KG-5 24 486
Lake Harriet Lower Elementary School
4030 Chowen Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55410
(612) 668-3210
KG-3 24 530
Lake Harriet Upper School
4912 Vincent Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55410
(612) 668-3310
3-8 29 639
Loring Elementary School
2600 44th Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55412
(612) 668-2060
PK-5 26 416
Loring-Nicollet High School
1925 Nicollet Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55403
(612) 872-3626
9-12 4 45
Lucy Laney @ Cleveland Park Elementary School
3333 Penn Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55412
(612) 668-2200
PK-8 44 677
Lyndale Elementary School
312 West 34th St
Minneapolis MN 55408
(612) 668-4000
PK-5 39 568
Marcy Open Elementary School
415 4th Ave Se
Minneapolis MN 55414
(612) 668-1020
KG-8 36 692
Menlo Park Academy
1700 2nd St Ne
Minneapolis MN 55413
(612) 787-4016
9-12 5 71
Minneapolis Crawford First School
1510 Glenwood Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55405
(612) 668-2884
KG-11 19 105
Minneapolis on Line Learning School
3345 Chicago Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55407
(612) 668-4136
7-12 7 42
Mpls. Employment Readiness Curric. School
2539 Pleasant Ave
Minneapolis MN 55404
(612) 872-2777
9-12 5 62
Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School
807 27th Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55411
(612) 668-2930
PK-8 56 807
North Academy Arts/Communication
1500 James Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55411
(612) 668-1700
9-10 13 154
North High School
1500 James Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55411
(612) 668-1700
9-12 9 99
Northeast Middle School
2955 Ne Hayes St
Minneapolis MN 55418
(612) 668-1500
6-8 39 595
Northrop Elementary School
4315 31st Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 668-4520
PK-5 26 463
Olson Middle School
1607 51st Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55430
(612) 668-1640
6-8 25 337
Pierre Bottineau
1501 30th Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55411
(612) 668-2252
KG-5 4 111
Pillsbury Elementary School
2250 Garfield St Ne
Minneapolis MN 55418
(612) 668-1530
PK-5 44 620
Plymouth Youth Center Capri School
2210 Oliver Ave North
Minneapolis MN 55411
(612) 522-6501
9-12 13 168
Pratt Elementary School
66 Malcom Ave Se
Minneapolis MN 55414
(612) 668-1122
PK-5 16 221
Ramsey Fine Arts Elementary School
3611 20th Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55407
(612) 668-4550
KG-8 64 902
Ramsey Middle
1 West 49th St
Minneapolis MN 55419
(612) 668-4040
6-8 21 399
River West Early Child Special Education School
3328 Elliot Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55413
(612) 668-5100
PK-PK 52 600
Riverside-Mental School
425 5th St Ne
Minneapolis MN 55413
(612) 668-5470
KG-12 9 43
Ronald Mcdonald House School
818 Fulton St Se
Minneapolis MN 55414
(612) 331-5752
KG-12 1 5
Roosevelt Seniior High School
4029 28th Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 668-4800
9-12 60 783
Sanford Middle School
3524 42nd Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 668-4900
6-8 44 782
Seward Elementary School
2309 28th Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 668-4950
KG-8 44 849
Sheridan Elementary School
1201 University Ave Ne
Minneapolis MN 55413
(612) 668-1130
PK-8 40 502
South High School
3131 19th Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55407
(612) 668-4300
9-12 89 1,754
Southwest High School
3414 West 47th St
Minneapolis MN 55410
(612) 668-3030
9-12 83 1,658
Span School
425 5th St Ne
Minneapolis MN 55413
(612) 668-5444
KG-8 18 158
Spanish High School
1250 West Broadway
Minneapolis MN 55411
(612) 668-5444
9-12 18 98
Special Education - Speech Only School
425 Ne 5 St
Minneapolis MN 55413
(612) 668-5433
PK-PK 0.4 61
St. Joseph Children's Home School
1121 East 46th St
Minneapolis MN 55407
(612) 290-3512
KG-12 8 43
Sullivan Elementary School
3100 East 28th St
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 668-5000
PK-8 57 736
Sullivan Hearing Impaired School
3100 East 28th St
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 668-5021
KG-12 1 11
Tatanka Academy
1042 18th Ave Se
Minneapolis MN 55414
(612) 729-5171
KG-3 5 53
Transition Plus Services School
3320 Elliot Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55407
(612) 668-4100
12-12 32 292
Urban League St. Academy
2201 Blaisdell Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55403
(612) 874-9667
6-12 9 76
Voa Phoenix School
924 19th Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55404
(612) 375-0700
10-12 7 109
Volunteers of America-Pm School
924 19th Ave
Minneapolis MN 55404
(612) 375-0700
9-12 4 48
Waite Park Elementary School
1800 34th Ave Ne
Minneapolis MN 55418
(612) 668-1600
PK-5 25 424
Washburn High School
201 West 49th St
Minneapolis MN 55419
(612) 668-3400
9-12 65 1,320
Wellstone International High School
4029 28th Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55406
(612) 668-5070
9-12 17 276
Wenonah Elementary School
5625 23rd Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55417
(612) 668-5040
KG-3 18 281
Whittier Park Elementary School
315 West 26th St
Minneapolis MN 55404
(612) 668-4170
PK-5 41 650
Windom Open Elementary School
5821 Wentworth Ave South
Minneapolis MN 55419
(612) 668-3370
PK-5 27 456