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Lac du Flambeau #1 School District

Lac du Flambeau #1 School District sits in the highest third of Wisconsin districts on estimated teacher pay at $94,844 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lac du Flambeau #1 School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$94,844
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$35,728
Per-pupil spending
515
Students enrolled
99th
Pct. in WI
$94,844

Lac du Flambeau #1 School District sits in the highest third of Wisconsin districts on estimated teacher pay at $94,844 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $94,844, above the national average of $70,245, serving 515 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Lac du Flambeau #1 School District sits in the highest third of Wisconsin districts on estimated teacher pay at $94,844 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 99th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 88th percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Lac du Flambeau #1 School District ranks #3 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #7 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

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Instructional payroll mix vs Wisconsin median

Among 421 Wisconsin districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Lac du Flambeau #1 School District's instructional payroll puts 29.5% into special education , 9.7 points above the state median of 19.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Wisconsin peer.

Program Lac du WI median Gap
Regular program 66.5% 70.7% -4.3 pp
Special education 29.5% 19.8% +9.7 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 5.2% -5.2 pp
Other programs 4.1% 3.9% +0.1 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 5504620 · FY2023.

LEAID 5504620 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lac du F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +35% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P99 in state RANK-NAT-MID P88 national PPE-HIGH $36K/pupil ENR-SMALL 515 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Solon FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $94,844 estimated average teacher salary · P99 in Wisconsin · P88 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Verona ($8,793est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lac du

Salary neighbourhood · Lac du

Lac du 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 Lac du

Lac du Flambeau #1 School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$94,844 Top 12% higher than 88% 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%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Lac du 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 Lac du Flambeau #1 School District ranks #3 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #7 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

Lac du Flambeau #1 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 Lac du Flambeau #1 School District

  • Its per-pupil spending of $35,728 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$94,843.777

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
$101,742

+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 Lac du Flambeau #1 School District

What the Numbers Say About Lac du Flambeau #1 School District

Lac du Flambeau #1 School District is a small school district in Wisconsin, serving 515 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $35,728. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $94,844, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5504620 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Lac du Flambeau #1 School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 34.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (35.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 99% 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, Lac du Flambeau #1 School District reports $18.4M in total expenditure against $21.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.6M.

How does Lac du Flambeau #1 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.

Lac du Flambeau #1 School District $94,844
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Lac du Flambeau #1 School District pays +18.5% more than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $35,728 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, Lac du Flambeau #1 School District sits closest to Solon Springs School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Bowler 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. Solon Springs School District
  2. Nicolet Union High School School District
  3. Waterford UHS School District
  4. Central/Westosha UHS School District
  5. Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District
  6. Three Lakes School District
  7. Gibraltar Area School District
  8. Wilmot UHS School District
  9. Glendale-River Hills School District
  10. Paris J1 School District
  11. Lakeland UHS School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Bowler School District
  2. Bonduel School District
  3. Bayfield School District
  4. Barron Area School District
  5. Saint Francis School District
  6. Granton Area School District
  7. Oakfield School District
  8. Central/Westosha UHS School District
  9. Kohler School District
  10. Clintonville School District
  11. Menominee Indian School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lac du Flambeau #1 School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lac du Flambeau #1 School District: closest on enrollment (515 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($94,844 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

$21.3M
Total Revenue
$18.4M
Total Expenditure
$5.6M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.7M
Regular Program
$1.6M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Lac du Flambeau #1 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. Only third place separates it from the ceiling: among the 304 districts of comparable size, Lac du Flambeau #1 School District is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. 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.

De Soto Area School District
$66,650
468 students
Hilbert School District
$59,640
468 students
Manawa School District
$62,387
564 students
Clear Lake School District
$66,365
565 students
Swallow School District
$84,310
464 students
Iola-Scandinavia School District
$71,060
566 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 Lac du Flambeau #1 School District
What is the average teacher salary in Lac du Flambeau #1 School District?

The average teacher salary in Lac du Flambeau #1 School District is $94,844 (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 Lac du Flambeau #1 School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Lac du Flambeau #1 School District pays 34.6% more than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $94,844.

How does Lac du Flambeau #1 School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lac du Flambeau #1 School District pays 35.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $94,844.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lac du Flambeau #1 School District?

Lac du Flambeau #1 School District spends approximately $35,728 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Lac du Flambeau #1 School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Lac du Flambeau #1 School District's total expenditure of $18.4M (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. Lac du Flambeau #1 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.