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School district · Wisconsin · LEAID 5506060

Saint Croix Central School District

Saint Croix Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (1,866 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Saint Croix Central School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$76,449
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$18,796
Per-pupil spending
1,866
Students enrolled
80th
Pct. in WI
$76,449

Saint Croix Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (1,866 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $76,449, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,866 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Saint Croix Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (1,866 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 80th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 69th 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.
  • Saint Croix Central School District ranks #80 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #170 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
  • +20.2% 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

$9,313,000 ÷ 121.82 reported teacher FTE = $76,449

  • Regular program $6,623,000 · 71.1%
  • Special education $1,911,000 · 20.5%
  • Vocational programs $376,000 · 4.0%
  • Other programs $403,000 · 4.3%

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.

LEAID 5506060 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Saint Croix F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +8% vs state RANK-ST-MID P80 in state RANK-NAT-MID P69 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,866 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Franklin FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $76,449 estimated average teacher salary · P80 in Wisconsin · P69 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Franklin ($82est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Saint Croix

Salary neighbourhood · Saint Croix

Saint Croix 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 Saint Croix

Saint Croix Central School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$76,449 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 Saint Croix Central School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +20.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Wisconsin's statewide +14.3% by 5.9 points, a growth rate faster than 78% of the 410 Wisconsin districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 8.1% here, from 1,726 students in FY2019 to 1,866 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$76,448.859

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
$82,009

+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 Saint Croix Central School District

What the Numbers Say About Saint Croix Central School District

Saint Croix Central School District is a small school district in Wisconsin, serving 1,866 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,796. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $76,449, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5506060 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Saint Croix Central School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 8.5% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 80% 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, Saint Croix Central School District reports $35.1M in total expenditure against $35.2M 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 $6.6M, special-education teacher pay is $1.9M.

How does Saint Croix Central 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.

Saint Croix Central School District $76,449
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Saint Croix Central School District pays -4.5% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $18,796 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, Saint Croix Central School District sits closest to Franklin Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Spring Valley 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. Franklin Public School District
  2. Cedarburg School District
  3. Oregon School District
  4. New Berlin School District
  5. Holmen School District
  6. Hamilton School District
  7. Clinton Community School District
  8. Onalaska School District
  9. Saint Francis School District
  10. Northland Pines School District
  11. River Falls School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Spring Valley School District
  2. Saint Croix Falls School District
  3. Fond du Lac School District
  4. Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District
  5. South Milwaukee School District
  6. Melrose-Mindoro School District
  7. Kettle Moraine School District
  8. Cashton School District
  9. Omro School District
  10. Weyauwega-Fremont School District
  11. Kewaunee School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Saint Croix Central School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Saint Croix Central School District: closest on enrollment (1,866 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($76,449 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

$35.2M
Total Revenue
$35.1M
Total Expenditure
$9.3M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.6M
Regular Program
$1.9M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Saint Croix Central 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. Saint Croix Central School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 71 of 304, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

Lake Mills Area School District
$68,302
1,508 students
Rhinelander School District
$81,988
2,227 students
Monroe School District
$75,857
2,227 students
West Salem School District
$72,498
1,861 students
Altoona School District
$69,145
1,891 students
Hayward Community School District
$62,641
1,905 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 Saint Croix Central School District
What is the average teacher salary in Saint Croix Central School District?

The average teacher salary in Saint Croix Central School District is $76,449 (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 Saint Croix Central School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Saint Croix Central School District pays 8.5% more than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $76,449.

How does Saint Croix Central School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Saint Croix Central School District pays 8.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $76,449.

What is the per-pupil spending in Saint Croix Central School District?

Saint Croix Central School District spends approximately $18,796 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Saint Croix Central School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Saint Croix Central School District's total expenditure of $35.1M (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. Saint Croix Central 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.