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Athens School District

Athens School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (439 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Athens School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$51,266
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$22,342
Per-pupil spending
439
Students enrolled
0th
Pct. in WI
$51,266

Athens School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (439 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $51,266, below the national average of $70,245, serving 439 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Athens School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (439 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 0th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 18th percentile nationally
  • 21% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Wisconsin ranks #19 of 49 on the salary estimate and #20 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Athens School District ranks #402 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #76 of 403 by per-pupil spending. Gibraltar Area School District pay #1 at $100,669 is not Nicolet Union High School School District spending #1 at $43,137 per pupil
  • +10.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$2,106,000 ÷ 41.08 reported teacher FTE = $51,266

  • Regular program $1,731,000 · 82.2%
  • Special education $41,000 · 1.9%
  • Vocational programs $209,000 · 9.9%
  • Other programs $125,000 · 5.9%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs Wisconsin median

Among 421 Wisconsin districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Athens School District's instructional payroll puts 1.9% into special education , 17.8 points below the state median of 19.8%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Wisconsin district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Athens School WI median Gap
Regular program 82.2% 70.7% +11.5 pp
Special education 1.9% 19.8% -17.8 pp
Vocational programs 9.9% 5.2% +4.7 pp
Other programs 5.9% 3.9% +2.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 421 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5500570 · FY2023.

LEAID 5500570 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Athens School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -27% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P0 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P18 national PPE-HIGH $22K/pupil ENR-TINY 439 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Spencer FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $51,266 estimated average teacher salary · P0 in Wisconsin · P18 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: McFarland ($6,921est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Athens School

Salary neighbourhood · Athens School

Athens School trails most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Athens School

Athens School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$51,266 18th percentile higher than 18% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Athens School 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, FY2023 · FY2023

Athens School in Wisconsin's lower-third pay band

Same 403 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Athens School District ranks #402 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #76 of 403 by per-pupil spending. Gibraltar Area School District pay #1 at $100,669 is not Nicolet Union High School School District spending #1 at $43,137 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Athens School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Nicolet Union High School School District leads spending at $43,137 per pupil; Gibraltar Area School District leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Athens School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +10.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Wisconsin's statewide +14.3% by 3.9 points, a growth rate faster than 34% of the 410 Wisconsin districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 5.8% here, from 415 students in FY2019 to 439 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • It is a very small district (439 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$51,265.823

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Wisconsin price level
93.2 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$54,994

+7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Wisconsin run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Wisconsin compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Athens School District

What the Numbers Say About Athens School District

Athens School District is a small school district in Wisconsin, serving 439 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,342. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $51,266, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5500570 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Athens School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 27.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (27.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 0% of them. Wisconsin itself ranks #19 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Athens School District reports $9.8M in total expenditure against $9.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.0M.

How does Athens School District compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Wisconsin average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Athens School District $51,266
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Athens School District pays -36.0% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $22,342 vs $22,253

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Wisconsin districts

On pay, Athens School District sits closest to Spencer School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Glendale-River Hills School District. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Spencer School District
  2. Edgar School District
  3. Sharon J11 School District
  4. Granton Area School District
  5. Stockbridge School District
  6. Benton School District
  7. Northern Ozaukee School District
  8. Almond-Bancroft School District
  9. Neillsville School District
  10. Marathon City School District
  11. Rosholt School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Glendale-River Hills School District
  2. Viroqua Area School District
  3. Kickapoo Area School District
  4. Clayton School District
  5. Boscobel Area School District
  6. Frederic School District
  7. Gilman School District
  8. Chilton School District
  9. Greenwood School District
  10. Twin Lakes #4 School District
  11. Plum City School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Athens School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Athens School District: closest on enrollment (439 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($51,266 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$9.1M
Total Revenue
$9.8M
Total Expenditure
$2.1M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.7M
Regular Program
$0.0M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Athens School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Wisconsin Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Wisconsin districts belongs to Gibraltar Area School District at $100,669. At the other end, Athens School District anchors the bottom of the 305-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. South Carolina and Idaho are the states closest to Wisconsin on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Wisconsin districts →

Other Wisconsin Districts

Smaller-district sample from 402 Wisconsin peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Richmond School District
$75,927
407 students
Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District
$57,832
472 students
Belmont Community School District
$62,609
405 students
Cornell School District
$76,703
404 students
Rosholt School District
$56,119
474 students
North Crawford School District
$75,371
400 students

This is a sample of 6 from 402 Wisconsin districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Athens School District
What is the average teacher salary in Athens School District?

The average teacher salary in Athens School District is $51,266 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Athens School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Athens School District pays 27.2% less than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $51,266.

How does Athens School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Athens School District pays 27.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $51,266.

What is the per-pupil spending in Athens School District?

Athens School District spends approximately $22,342 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Athens School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Athens School District's total expenditure of $9.8M (NCES FY2023).

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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. Athens School District's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 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 FY2023.