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Lena School District

Lena School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (423 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lena School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$63,800
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$17,468
Per-pupil spending
423
Students enrolled
19th
Pct. in WI
$63,800

Lena School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (423 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $63,800, below the national average of $70,245, serving 423 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Lena School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (423 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 19th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 46th 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.
  • Lena School District ranks #326 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #250 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
  • +11.7% 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

$2,203,000 ÷ 34.53 reported teacher FTE = $63,800

  • Regular program $1,468,000 · 66.6%
  • Special education $470,000 · 21.3%
  • Vocational programs $190,000 · 8.6%
  • Other programs $75,000 · 3.4%

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, Lena School District's instructional payroll puts 66.6% into regular program , 4.1 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 Lena School WI median Gap
Regular program 66.6% 70.7% -4.1 pp
Special education 21.3% 19.8% +1.6 pp
Vocational programs 8.6% 5.2% +3.4 pp
Other programs 3.4% 3.9% -0.5 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 5507860 · FY2023.

LEAID 5507860 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lena School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P19 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P46 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-TINY 423 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Westfield FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $63,800 estimated average teacher salary · P19 in Wisconsin · P46 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: West (+$3,154est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lena School

Salary neighbourhood · Lena School

Lena School trails 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 Lena School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$63,800 46th percentile higher than 46% 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. Lena 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

Lena 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 Lena School District ranks #326 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #250 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

Lena 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 Lena School District

  • Enrolment grew 9.0% here, from 388 students in FY2019 to 423 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 (423 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
$63,799.595

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
$68,440

+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 Lena School District

What the Numbers Say About Lena School District

Lena School District is a small school district in Wisconsin, serving 423 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,468. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $63,800, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5507860 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Lena School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 19% 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, Lena School District reports $7.4M in total expenditure against $7.8M 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 $1.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Lena 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.

Lena School District $63,800
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Lena School District pays -20.3% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $17,468 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

Westfield School District is Lena School District's nearest match on both pay and per-pupil investment, which is uncommon: the two signals point at different districts for roughly 98% of districts. 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. Westfield School District
  2. Palmyra-Eagle Area School District
  3. Minocqua J1 School District
  4. Lake Holcombe School District
  5. Westby Area School District
  6. Plum City School District
  7. Ladysmith School District
  8. Independence School District
  9. Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District
  10. Potosi School District
  11. Stone Bank School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Westfield School District
  2. North Cape School District
  3. Auburndale School District
  4. Washburn School District
  5. Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District
  6. Brown Deer School District
  7. Algoma School District
  8. Belleville School District
  9. Hilbert School District
  10. Parkview School District
  11. Elk Mound Area School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lena School District: closest on enrollment (423 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,800 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

$7.8M
Total Revenue
$7.4M
Total Expenditure
$2.2M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Lena 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. Placed 260 of 305, Lena School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing 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.

Ithaca School District
$62,375
367 students
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District
$72,046
480 students
Holy Hill Area School District
$66,243
483 students
Greenwood School District
$64,406
362 students
Lake Country School District
$81,451
485 students
Rio Community School District
$66,529
360 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 Lena School District
What is the average teacher salary in Lena School District?

The average teacher salary in Lena School District is $63,800 (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 Lena School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Lena School District pays 9.5% less than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $63,800.

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

Lena School District pays 9.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $63,800.

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

Lena School District spends approximately $17,468 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Lena School District's total expenditure of $7.4M (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. Lena 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.