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Thorp School District

Thorp School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (527 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Thorp School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,245
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$20,120
Per-pupil spending
527
Students enrolled
38th
Pct. in WI
$68,245

Thorp School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (527 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $68,245, near the national average of $70,245, serving 527 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Thorp School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (527 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 38th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 55th percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Thorp School District ranks #249 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #124 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
  • +23.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Wisconsin median

Among 421 Wisconsin districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Thorp School District's instructional payroll puts 64.5% into regular program , 6.2 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 Thorp School WI median Gap
Regular program 64.5% 70.7% -6.2 pp
Special education 20.1% 19.8% +0.3 pp
Vocational programs 9.7% 5.2% +4.5 pp
Other programs 5.6% 3.9% +1.7 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 5514820 · FY2023.

LEAID 5514820 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Thorp School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -3% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P38 in state RANK-NAT-MID P55 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-SMALL 527 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Seneca FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,245 estimated average teacher salary · P38 in Wisconsin · P55 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Eau (+$273est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Thorp School

Salary neighbourhood · Thorp School

Thorp School 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 Thorp School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,245 Top 45% higher than 55% 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. Thorp 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

Thorp 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 Thorp School District ranks #249 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #124 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

Thorp 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 Thorp School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +23.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Wisconsin's statewide +14.3% by 9.1 points, a growth rate faster than 88% of the 410 Wisconsin districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 602 to 527 students (12.5% 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
$68,245.497

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
$73,209

+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 Thorp School District

What the Numbers Say About Thorp School District

Thorp School District is a small school district in Wisconsin, serving 527 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,120. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,245, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5514820 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Thorp School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 38% 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, Thorp School District reports $10.6M in total expenditure against $11.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Thorp 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.

Thorp School District $68,245
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Thorp School District pays -14.7% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $20,120 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, Thorp School District sits closest to Seneca Area School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is New Lisbon 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. Seneca Area School District
  2. Elmwood School District
  3. Lake Mills Area School District
  4. Glenwood City School District
  5. Oconto Unified School District
  6. Wisconsin Dells School District
  7. Waterloo School District
  8. Loyal School District
  9. Cuba City School District
  10. Winneconne Community School District
  11. Chequamegon School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. New Lisbon School District
  2. New Auburn School District
  3. River Valley School District
  4. Webster School District
  5. Princeton School District
  6. Drummond Area School District
  7. Pittsville School District
  8. Juda School District
  9. Cudahy School District
  10. Solon Springs School District
  11. Tomorrow River School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Thorp School District: closest on enrollment (527 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,245 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

$11.2M
Total Revenue
$10.6M
Total Expenditure
$3.1M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.0M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Thorp 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. Thorp School District places 213 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.

View all Wisconsin districts →

Other Wisconsin Districts

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

Genoa City J2 School District
$65,137
469 students
Royall School District
$64,609
469 students
De Soto Area School District
$66,650
468 students
Hilbert School District
$59,640
468 students
Alma Center School District
$72,168
587 students
Swallow School District
$84,310
464 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 Thorp School District
What is the average teacher salary in Thorp School District?

The average teacher salary in Thorp School District is $68,245 (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 Thorp School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Thorp School District pays 3.1% less than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $68,245.

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

Thorp School District pays 2.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,245.

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

Thorp School District spends approximately $20,120 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Thorp School District's total expenditure of $10.6M (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. Thorp 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.