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School district · Wisconsin · LEAID 5504720

Fontana J8 School District

Fontana J8 School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (206 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Fontana J8 School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,715
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$26,374
Per-pupil spending
206
Students enrolled
49th
Pct. in WI
$69,715

Fontana J8 School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (206 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $69,715, near the national average of $70,245, serving 206 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Fontana J8 School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (206 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 49th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 58th percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Fontana J8 School District ranks #206 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #29 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
  • +16.5% 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

$1,372,000 ÷ 19.68 reported teacher FTE = $69,715

  • Regular program $1,106,000 · 80.6%
  • Special education $240,000 · 17.5%
  • Other programs $26,000 · 1.9%

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, Fontana J8 School District's instructional payroll puts 80.6% into regular program , 9.9 points above the state median of 70.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Wisconsin district.

Program Fontana J8 WI median Gap
Regular program 80.6% 70.7% +9.9 pp
Special education 17.5% 19.8% -2.3 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 5.2% -5.2 pp
Other programs 1.9% 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 5504720 · FY2023.

LEAID 5504720 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Fontana J8 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P49 in state RANK-NAT-MID P58 national PPE-HIGH $26K/pupil ENR-TINY 206 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Randolph FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,715 estimated average teacher salary · P49 in Wisconsin · P58 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Janesville ($315est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Fontana J8

Salary neighbourhood · Fontana J8

Fontana J8 sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Fontana J8

Fontana J8 School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,715 Top 42% higher than 58% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Fontana J8 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

Fontana J8 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 Fontana J8 School District ranks #206 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #29 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

Fontana J8 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 Fontana J8 School District

  • It is a very small district (206 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $26,374 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$69,715.447

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
$74,786

+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 Fontana J8 School District

What the Numbers Say About Fontana J8 School District

Fontana J8 School District is a small school district in Wisconsin, serving 206 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $26,374. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,715, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5504720 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Fontana J8 School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 49% 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, Fontana J8 School District reports $5.4M in total expenditure against $6.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Fontana J8 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.

Fontana J8 School District $69,715
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Fontana J8 School District pays -12.9% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $26,374 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, Fontana J8 School District sits closest to Randolph School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Palmyra-Eagle Area 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. Randolph School District
  2. Montello School District
  3. Dodgeland School District
  4. Abbotsford School District
  5. Clayton School District
  6. Shiocton School District
  7. Florence County School District
  8. Stratford School District
  9. River Ridge School District
  10. Kohler School District
  11. North Lake School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Palmyra-Eagle Area School District
  2. Reedsville School District
  3. North Crawford School District
  4. Cambria-Friesland School District
  5. Ladysmith School District
  6. Lake Holcombe School District
  7. Albany School District
  8. Riverdale School District
  9. Lakeland UHS School District
  10. Sevastopol School District
  11. Gibraltar Area School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Fontana J8 School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Fontana J8 School District: closest on enrollment (206 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,715 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

$6.1M
Total Revenue
$5.4M
Total Expenditure
$1.4M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.1M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Fontana J8 School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. 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. Fontana J8 School District places 178 of 305 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

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Other Wisconsin Districts

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

Black Hawk School District
$70,366
359 students
Sharon J11 School District
$52,434
208 students
Stockbridge School District
$53,031
209 students
North Cape School District
$74,740
201 students
Benton School District
$53,503
224 students
Granton Area School District
$52,540
226 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 Fontana J8 School District
What is the average teacher salary in Fontana J8 School District?

The average teacher salary in Fontana J8 School District is $69,715 (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 Fontana J8 School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Fontana J8 School District pays 1.1% less than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $69,715.

How does Fontana J8 School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Fontana J8 School District pays 0.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,715.

What is the per-pupil spending in Fontana J8 School District?

Fontana J8 School District spends approximately $26,374 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Fontana J8 School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Fontana J8 School District's total expenditure of $5.4M (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. Fontana J8 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.