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Laona School District

Laona School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (292 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Laona School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,284
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$19,038
Per-pupil spending
292
Students enrolled
71st
Pct. in WI
$74,284

Laona School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (292 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,284, above the national average of $70,245, serving 292 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Laona School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (292 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 71st percentile for Wisconsin
  • 66th 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.
  • Laona School District ranks #116 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #159 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
  • +11.1% 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

$1,557,000 ÷ 20.96 reported teacher FTE = $74,284

  • Regular program $1,164,000 · 74.8%
  • Special education $234,000 · 15.0%
  • Vocational programs $113,000 · 7.3%
  • Other programs $46,000 · 3.0%

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, Laona School District's instructional payroll puts 15.0% into special education , 4.7 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 Laona School WI median Gap
Regular program 74.8% 70.7% +4.0 pp
Special education 15.0% 19.8% -4.7 pp
Vocational programs 7.3% 5.2% +2.0 pp
Other programs 3.0% 3.9% -1.0 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 5507830 · FY2023.

LEAID 5507830 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Laona School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +5% vs state RANK-ST-MID P71 in state RANK-NAT-MID P66 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-TINY 292 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Cedar FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,284 estimated average teacher salary · P71 in Wisconsin · P66 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Beloit (+$399est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Laona School

Salary neighbourhood · Laona School

Laona School 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 Laona School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,284 Top 34% higher than 66% 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. Laona 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

What stands out about Laona School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +11.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Wisconsin's statewide +14.3% by 3.2 points, a growth rate faster than 37% of the 410 Wisconsin districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 11.9% here, from 261 students in FY2019 to 292 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • It is a very small district (292 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$74,284.351

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
$79,687

+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 Laona School District

What the Numbers Say About Laona School District

Laona School District is a small school district in Wisconsin, serving 292 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,038. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,284, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5507830 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Laona School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 5.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 71% 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, Laona School District reports $5.6M in total expenditure against $5.5M 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 $1.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Laona 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.

Laona School District $74,284
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Laona School District pays -7.2% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $19,038 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, Laona School District sits closest to Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Unity 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. Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District
  2. River Valley School District
  3. Mishicot School District
  4. Whitehall School District
  5. Spooner Area School District
  6. Elcho School District
  7. North Cape School District
  8. Cadott Community School District
  9. Raymond #14 School District
  10. Lancaster Community School District
  11. Riverdale School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Unity School District
  2. Mellen School District
  3. Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District
  4. Cadott Community School District
  5. Randolph School District
  6. Horicon School District
  7. Gillett School District
  8. Crandon School District
  9. Northwood School District
  10. Weyauwega-Fremont School District
  11. Bangor School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Laona School District: closest on enrollment (292 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,284 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

$5.5M
Total Revenue
$5.6M
Total Expenditure
$1.6M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.2M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Laona 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. Laona School District places 101 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.

View all Wisconsin districts →

Other Wisconsin Districts

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

Ithaca School District
$62,375
367 students
Argyle School District
$61,225
293 students
Highland School District
$65,976
288 students
Bowler School District
$66,709
297 students
Hustisford School District
$65,612
297 students
Green Lake School District
$58,730
297 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 Laona School District
What is the average teacher salary in Laona School District?

The average teacher salary in Laona School District is $74,284 (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 Laona School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Laona School District pays 5.4% more than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $74,284.

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

Laona School District pays 5.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,284.

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

Laona School District spends approximately $19,038 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Laona School District's total expenditure of $5.6M (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. Laona 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.