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Edgar School District

Edgar School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (604 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Edgar School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$52,348
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$16,048
Per-pupil spending
604
Students enrolled
1st
Pct. in WI
$52,348

Edgar School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (604 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,348, below the national average of $70,245, serving 604 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Edgar School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (604 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 1st percentile for Wisconsin
  • 20th percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Edgar School District ranks #400 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #315 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
  • +9.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Wisconsin median

Among 421 Wisconsin districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Edgar School District's instructional payroll puts 0.0% into special education , 19.8 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 Edgar School WI median Gap
Regular program 84.8% 70.7% +14.1 pp
Special education 0.0% 19.8% -19.8 pp
Vocational programs 9.2% 5.2% +4.0 pp
Other programs 6.0% 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 5504080 · FY2023.

LEAID 5504080 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Edgar School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -26% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P1 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P20 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 604 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Sharon FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $52,348 estimated average teacher salary · P1 in Wisconsin · P20 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: McFarland ($8,004est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Edgar School

Salary neighbourhood · Edgar School

Edgar 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 Edgar School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$52,348 20th percentile higher than 20% 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. Edgar 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

Edgar 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 Edgar School District ranks #400 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #315 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

Edgar 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 Edgar School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +9.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Wisconsin's statewide +14.3% by 5.0 points, a growth rate faster than 27% of the 410 Wisconsin districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$52,348.47

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
$56,156

+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 Edgar School District

What the Numbers Say About Edgar School District

Edgar School District is a small school district in Wisconsin, serving 604 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,048. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,348, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5504080 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Edgar School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 25.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (25.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 1% 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, Edgar School District reports $9.7M in total expenditure against $11.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.3M.

How does Edgar 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.

Edgar School District $52,348
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Edgar School District pays -34.6% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $16,048 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, Edgar School District sits closest to Sharon J11 School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Shawano 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. Sharon J11 School District
  2. Granton Area School District
  3. Spencer School District
  4. Stockbridge School District
  5. Athens 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. Shawano School District
  2. Kiel Area School District
  3. Union Grove UHS School District
  4. Stanley-Boyd Area School District
  5. Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District
  6. Maple School District
  7. Mishicot School District
  8. Valders Area School District
  9. Lomira School District
  10. Marshall School District
  11. Plymouth Joint School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Edgar School District: closest on enrollment (604 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,348 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

$11.7M
Total Revenue
$9.7M
Total Expenditure
$2.7M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.3M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Edgar School District: the regular program, vocational programs and other programs. It reports no separate figure for special education. 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, Edgar School District anchors the bottom of the 304-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.

Boyceville Community School District
$68,629
692 students
Lac du Flambeau #1 School District
$94,844
515 students
Three Lakes School District
$89,842
512 students
Necedah Area School District
$62,247
698 students
Augusta School District
$62,365
604 students
Johnson Creek School District
$60,945
605 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 Edgar School District
What is the average teacher salary in Edgar School District?

The average teacher salary in Edgar School District is $52,348 (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 Edgar School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Edgar School District pays 25.7% less than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $52,348.

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

Edgar School District pays 25.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,348.

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

Edgar School District spends approximately $16,048 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Edgar School District's total expenditure of $9.7M (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. Edgar 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.