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Spencer School District

Spencer School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (605 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Spencer School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$51,855
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$17,853
Per-pupil spending
605
Students enrolled
0th
Pct. in WI
$51,855

Spencer School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (605 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $51,855, below the national average of $70,245, serving 605 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Spencer School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (605 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 0th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 19th percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Spencer School District ranks #401 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #225 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
  • +15.5% 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

$2,656,000 ÷ 51.22 reported teacher FTE = $51,855

  • Regular program $2,363,000 · 89.0%
  • Vocational programs $210,000 · 7.9%
  • Other programs $83,000 · 3.1%

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, Spencer School District's instructional payroll puts 0.0% into special education , 19.8 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 Spencer School WI median Gap
Regular program 89.0% 70.7% +18.2 pp
Special education 0.0% 19.8% -19.8 pp
Vocational programs 7.9% 5.2% +2.7 pp
Other programs 3.1% 3.9% -0.8 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 5514190 · FY2023.

LEAID 5514190 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Spencer School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -26% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P0 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P19 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 605 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Edgar FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $51,855 estimated average teacher salary · P0 in Wisconsin · P19 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: McFarland ($7,510est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Spencer School

Salary neighbourhood · Spencer School

Spencer 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 Spencer School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$51,855 19th percentile higher than 19% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Spencer 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

Spencer 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 Spencer School District ranks #401 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #225 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

Spencer 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 Spencer School District

  • Enrolment fell from 676 to 605 students (10.5% 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
$51,854.744

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
$55,626

+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 Spencer School District

What the Numbers Say About Spencer School District

Spencer School District is a small school district in Wisconsin, serving 605 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,853. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $51,855, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5514190 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Spencer School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 26.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (26.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 0% 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, Spencer School District reports $10.8M in total expenditure against $13.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.4M.

How does Spencer 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.

Spencer School District $51,855
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Spencer School District pays -35.2% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $17,853 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, Spencer School District sits closest to Edgar School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lake Geneva J1 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. Edgar School District
  2. Sharon J11 School District
  3. Athens School District
  4. Granton Area School District
  5. Stockbridge School District
  6. Benton School District
  7. Northern Ozaukee School District
  8. Almond-Bancroft School District
  9. Neillsville School District
  10. Marathon City School District
  11. Rosholt School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Lake Geneva J1 School District
  2. Portage Community School District
  3. Mosinee School District
  4. Williams Bay School District
  5. Rice Lake Area School District
  6. Mineral Point Unified School District
  7. Turtle Lake School District
  8. Marion School District
  9. Antigo Unified School District
  10. Prairie du Chien Area School District
  11. Rib Lake School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Spencer School District: closest on enrollment (605 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($51,855 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

$13.4M
Total Revenue
$10.8M
Total Expenditure
$2.7M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.4M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Spencer School District: the regular program, vocational programs and other programs. It reports no separate figure for special education. 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. At the other end, Spencer School District anchors the bottom of the 304-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

Eleva-Strum School District
$62,114
667 students
Chequamegon School District
$68,084
670 students
Iowa-Grant School District
$82,750
676 students
Cuba City School District
$68,381
677 students
Southwestern Wisconsin School District
$62,653
529 students
Oakfield School District
$70,948
527 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 Spencer School District
What is the average teacher salary in Spencer School District?

The average teacher salary in Spencer School District is $51,855 (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 Spencer School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Spencer School District pays 26.4% less than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $51,855.

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

Spencer School District pays 26.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $51,855.

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

Spencer School District spends approximately $17,853 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Spencer School District's total expenditure of $10.8M (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. Spencer 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.