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Elkhorn Area School District

Elkhorn Area School District sits in the highest third of Wisconsin districts on estimated teacher pay at $87,851 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Elkhorn Area School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$87,851
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$14,562
Per-pupil spending
3,587
Students enrolled
97th
Pct. in WI
$87,851

Elkhorn Area School District sits in the highest third of Wisconsin districts on estimated teacher pay at $87,851 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $87,851, above the national average of $70,245, serving 3,587 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Elkhorn Area School District sits in the highest third of Wisconsin districts on estimated teacher pay at $87,851 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 97th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 83rd percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Elkhorn Area School District ranks #11 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #378 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
  • +21.0% 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

$17,970,000 ÷ 204.55 reported teacher FTE = $87,851

  • Regular program $12,109,000 · 67.4%
  • Special education $3,772,000 · 21.0%
  • Vocational programs $1,171,000 · 6.5%
  • Other programs $918,000 · 5.1%

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, Elkhorn Area School District's instructional payroll puts 67.4% into regular program , 3.4 points below the state median of 70.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Elkhorn Area WI median Gap
Regular program 67.4% 70.7% -3.4 pp
Special education 21.0% 19.8% +1.2 pp
Vocational programs 6.5% 5.2% +1.3 pp
Other programs 5.1% 3.9% +1.2 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 5504290 · FY2023.

LEAID 5504290 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Elkhorn Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +25% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P97 in state RANK-NAT-MID P83 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 3,587 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Watertown FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $87,851 estimated average teacher salary · P97 in Wisconsin · P83 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Verona ($1,801est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Elkhorn Area

Salary neighbourhood · Elkhorn Area

Elkhorn Area already leads 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
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National salary distribution for Elkhorn Area

Elkhorn Area School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$87,851 Top 17% higher than 83% 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%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Elkhorn Area 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

Elkhorn Area in Wisconsin's upper-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 Elkhorn Area School District ranks #11 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #378 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

Elkhorn Area 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 Elkhorn Area School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +21.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Wisconsin's statewide +14.3% by 6.7 points, a growth rate faster than 82% of the 410 Wisconsin districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$87,851.381

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
$94,241

+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 Elkhorn Area School District

What the Numbers Say About Elkhorn Area School District

Elkhorn Area School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Wisconsin, serving 3,587 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,562. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $87,851, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5504290 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Elkhorn Area School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 24.7% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (25.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 97% 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, Elkhorn Area School District reports $52.2M in total expenditure against $58.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $12.1M, special-education teacher pay is $3.8M.

How does Elkhorn Area 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.

Elkhorn Area School District $87,851
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Elkhorn Area School District pays +9.8% more than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $14,562 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, Elkhorn Area School District sits closest to Watertown Unified School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Cameron 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. Watertown Unified School District
  2. Glendale-River Hills School District
  3. Wilmot UHS School District
  4. Verona Area School District
  5. Elmbrook School District
  6. Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District
  7. Central/Westosha UHS School District
  8. Burlington Area School District
  9. West Bend School District
  10. Muskego-Norway School District
  11. Greendale School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Cameron School District
  2. Rosendale-Brandon School District
  3. Denmark School District
  4. Altoona School District
  5. Grafton School District
  6. Luxemburg-Casco School District
  7. Oostburg School District
  8. Franklin Public School District
  9. Hamilton School District
  10. Baldwin-Woodville Area School District
  11. Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Elkhorn Area School District: closest on enrollment (3,587 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($87,851 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

$58.0M
Total Revenue
$52.2M
Total Expenditure
$18.0M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$12.1M
Regular Program
$3.8M
Special Education
$1.2M
Vocational
$0.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Elkhorn Area 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. Elkhorn Area School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 10 of 304, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

West De Pere School District
$74,902
3,587 students
Mequon-Thiensville School District
$79,490
3,562 students
New Richmond School District
$77,709
3,554 students
Monona Grove School District
$69,289
3,539 students
Greenfield School District
$75,485
3,493 students
River Falls School District
$76,934
3,488 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 Elkhorn Area School District
What is the average teacher salary in Elkhorn Area School District?

The average teacher salary in Elkhorn Area School District is $87,851 (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 Elkhorn Area School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Elkhorn Area School District pays 24.7% more than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $87,851.

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

Elkhorn Area School District pays 25.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $87,851.

What is the per-pupil spending in Elkhorn Area School District?

Elkhorn Area School District spends approximately $14,562 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Elkhorn Area School District's total expenditure of $52.2M (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. Elkhorn Area 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.