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School district · Wisconsin · LEAID 5506630

Howard-Suamico School District

Howard-Suamico School District spends $25,537 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Wisconsin districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Howard-Suamico School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,961
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$25,537
Per-pupil spending
5,781
Students enrolled
55th
Pct. in WI
$70,961

Howard-Suamico School District spends $25,537 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Wisconsin districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $70,961, near the national average of $70,245, serving 5,781 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Howard-Suamico School District spends $25,537 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Wisconsin districts with a reliable figure.
  • 55th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 61st percentile nationally
  • 20% 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.
  • Howard-Suamico School District ranks #182 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #32 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
  • +28.8% 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

$28,808,000 ÷ 405.97 reported teacher FTE = $70,961

  • Regular program $20,814,000 · 72.3%
  • Special education $4,948,000 · 17.2%
  • Vocational programs $1,291,000 · 4.5%
  • Other programs $1,755,000 · 6.1%

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, Howard-Suamico School District's instructional payroll puts 17.2% into special education , 2.6 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 Howard-Suamico School WI median Gap
Regular program 72.3% 70.7% +1.5 pp
Special education 17.2% 19.8% -2.6 pp
Vocational programs 4.5% 5.2% -0.7 pp
Other programs 6.1% 3.9% +2.2 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 5506630 · FY2023.

LEAID 5506630 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Howard-Suamico School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P55 in state RANK-NAT-MID P61 national PPE-HIGH $26K/pupil ENR-MID 5,781 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near New FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,961 estimated average teacher salary · P55 in Wisconsin · P61 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Sun ($189est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Howard-Suamico School

Salary neighbourhood · Howard-Suamico School

Howard-Suamico School 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Howard-Suamico School

Howard-Suamico School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,961 Top 39% higher than 61% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This 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

Howard-Suamico 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 Howard-Suamico School District ranks #182 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #32 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

Howard-Suamico 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 Howard-Suamico School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +28.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Wisconsin's statewide +14.3% by 14.5 points, a growth rate faster than 94% of the 410 Wisconsin districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 6,103 to 5,781 students (5.3% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,537 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$70,960.908

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
$76,122

+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 Howard-Suamico School District

What the Numbers Say About Howard-Suamico School District

Howard-Suamico School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Wisconsin, serving 5,781 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,537. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,961, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5506630 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Howard-Suamico School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.7% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 55% 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, Howard-Suamico School District reports $147.6M in total expenditure against $103.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $20.8M, special-education teacher pay is $4.9M.

How does Howard-Suamico 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.

Howard-Suamico School District $70,961
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Howard-Suamico School District pays -11.3% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $25,537 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, Howard-Suamico School District sits closest to New London School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Wisconsin Rapids 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. New London School District
  2. Little Chute Area School District
  3. Sun Prairie Area School District
  4. Rice Lake Area School District
  5. Edgerton School District
  6. Evansville Community School District
  7. Wauwatosa School District
  8. Mukwonago School District
  9. Whitewater Unified School District
  10. Merrill Area School District
  11. Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Wisconsin Rapids School District
  2. Black River Falls School District
  3. Oshkosh Area School District
  4. Hayward Community School District
  5. Racine Unified School District
  6. Shorewood School District
  7. Beloit School District
  8. Wisconsin Dells School District
  9. Delavan-Darien School District
  10. Cudahy School District
  11. Menasha Joint School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Howard-Suamico School District: closest on enrollment (5,781 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,961 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

$103.5M
Total Revenue
$147.6M
Total Expenditure
$28.8M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$20.8M
Regular Program
$4.9M
Special Education
$1.3M
Vocational
$1.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Howard-Suamico 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. Howard-Suamico School District places 160 of 304 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

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Wisconsin sample (including Howard-Suamico School). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

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
Kettle Moraine School District
$78,684
3,477 students
Milton School District
$72,612
3,420 students
West Bend School District
$84,281
5,736 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 Howard-Suamico School District
What is the average teacher salary in Howard-Suamico School District?

The average teacher salary in Howard-Suamico School District is $70,961 (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 Howard-Suamico School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Howard-Suamico School District pays 0.7% more than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $70,961.

How does Howard-Suamico School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Howard-Suamico School District pays 1.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,961.

What is the per-pupil spending in Howard-Suamico School District?

Howard-Suamico School District spends approximately $25,537 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Howard-Suamico School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Howard-Suamico School District's total expenditure of $147.6M (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. Howard-Suamico 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.