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School district · Wisconsin · LEAID 5512360

Racine Unified School District

Racine Unified School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (16,182 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Racine Unified School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$72,217
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$22,257
Per-pupil spending
16,182
Students enrolled
64th
Pct. in WI
$72,217

Racine Unified School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (16,182 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $72,217, near the national average of $70,245, serving 16,182 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Racine Unified School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (16,182 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 64th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 63rd percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Racine Unified School District ranks #147 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #81 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
  • +13.7% 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

$97,211,000 ÷ 1346.10 reported teacher FTE = $72,217

  • Regular program $66,508,000 · 68.4%
  • Special education $25,759,000 · 26.5%
  • Vocational programs $3,754,000 · 3.9%
  • Other programs $1,190,000 · 1.2%

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, Racine Unified School District's instructional payroll puts 26.5% into special education , 6.7 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 Racine Unified WI median Gap
Regular program 68.4% 70.7% -2.3 pp
Special education 26.5% 19.8% +6.7 pp
Vocational programs 3.9% 5.2% -1.4 pp
Other programs 1.2% 3.9% -2.7 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 5512360 · FY2023.

LEAID 5512360 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Racine Unified F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P64 in state RANK-NAT-MID P63 national PPE-HIGH $22K/pupil ENR-LARGE 16.2K students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Middleton-Cross FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $72,217 estimated average teacher salary · P64 in Wisconsin · P63 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Middleton-Cross ($192est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Racine Unified

Salary neighbourhood · Racine Unified

Racine Unified 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 Racine Unified

Racine Unified School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$72,217 Top 37% higher than 63% 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

What stands out about Racine Unified School District

  • Enrolment fell from 17,862 to 16,182 students (9.4% 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$72,216.774

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
$77,469

+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 Racine Unified School District

What the Numbers Say About Racine Unified School District

Racine Unified School District is a mid-sized school district in Wisconsin, serving 16,182 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,257. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $72,217, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5512360 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Racine Unified School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.5% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 64% 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, Racine Unified School District reports $360.2M in total expenditure against $387.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $66.5M, special-education teacher pay is $25.8M.

How does Racine Unified 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.

Racine Unified School District $72,217
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Racine Unified School District pays -9.8% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $22,257 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, Racine Unified School District sits closest to Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Oshkosh 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. Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
  2. Oshkosh Area School District
  3. Fond du Lac School District
  4. Wisconsin Rapids School District
  5. Kaukauna Area School District
  6. Kimberly Area School District
  7. Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
  8. Mukwonago School District
  9. Wauwatosa School District
  10. Howard-Suamico School District
  11. Sun Prairie Area School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Oshkosh Area School District
  2. Beloit School District
  3. Wisconsin Rapids School District
  4. Sun Prairie Area School District
  5. West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
  6. Wausau School District
  7. Howard-Suamico School District
  8. Fond du Lac School District
  9. La Crosse School District
  10. Green Bay Area Public School District
  11. Hortonville Area School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Racine Unified School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Racine Unified School District: closest on enrollment (16,182 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($72,217 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

$387.4M
Total Revenue
$360.2M
Total Expenditure
$97.2M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$66.5M
Regular Program
$25.8M
Special Education
$3.8M
Vocational
$1.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Racine Unified 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. Racine Unified School District places 129 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

Large-district sample from 402 Wisconsin peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Germantown School District
$78,689
3,903 students
Holmen School District
$76,287
3,879 students
Appleton Area School District
$77,266
15,270 students
Green Bay Area Public School District
$76,023
18,922 students
Kenosha School District
$81,247
19,069 students
Waukesha School District
$79,936
11,855 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 Racine Unified School District
What is the average teacher salary in Racine Unified School District?

The average teacher salary in Racine Unified School District is $72,217 (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 Racine Unified School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Racine Unified School District pays 2.5% more than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $72,217.

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

Racine Unified School District pays 2.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $72,217.

What is the per-pupil spending in Racine Unified School District?

Racine Unified School District spends approximately $22,257 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Racine Unified School District's total expenditure of $360.2M (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. Racine Unified 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.