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Turtle Lake School District

Turtle Lake School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (462 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Turtle Lake School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$62,338
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$17,942
Per-pupil spending
462
Students enrolled
13th
Pct. in WI
$62,338

Turtle Lake School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (462 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $62,338, below the national average of $70,245, serving 462 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Turtle Lake School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (462 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 13th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 42nd 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.
  • Turtle Lake School District ranks #352 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #221 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
  • +14.5% 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, Turtle Lake School District's instructional payroll puts 16.4% into special education , 3.3 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 Turtle Lake WI median Gap
Regular program 72.9% 70.7% +2.1 pp
Special education 16.4% 19.8% -3.3 pp
Vocational programs 6.3% 5.2% +1.1 pp
Other programs 4.4% 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 5515060 · FY2023.

LEAID 5515060 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Turtle Lake F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -12% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P13 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P42 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-TINY 462 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Augusta FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $62,338 estimated average teacher salary · P13 in Wisconsin · P42 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: West (+$4,616est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Turtle Lake

Salary neighbourhood · Turtle Lake

Turtle Lake 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Turtle Lake

Turtle Lake School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$62,338 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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. Turtle Lake 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

Turtle Lake 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 Turtle Lake School District ranks #352 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #221 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

Turtle Lake 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 Turtle Lake School District

  • It is a very small district (462 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
$62,337.986

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
$66,872

+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 Turtle Lake School District

What the Numbers Say About Turtle Lake School District

Turtle Lake School District is a small school district in Wisconsin, serving 462 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,942. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,338, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5515060 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Turtle Lake School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 13% 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, Turtle Lake School District reports $8.3M in total expenditure against $8.8M 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 $1.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Turtle Lake 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.

Turtle Lake School District $62,338
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Turtle Lake School District pays -22.1% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $17,942 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, Turtle Lake School District sits closest to Augusta School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Prairie du Chien 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. Augusta School District
  2. Ithaca School District
  3. Manawa School District
  4. La Farge School District
  5. Necedah Area School District
  6. Poynette School District
  7. Peshtigo School District
  8. Chilton School District
  9. Eleva-Strum School District
  10. Belmont Community School District
  11. Wauzeka-Steuben School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Prairie du Chien Area School District
  2. Rib Lake School District
  3. Rosholt School District
  4. Cumberland School District
  5. Lake Geneva J1 School District
  6. Spencer School District
  7. Alma School District
  8. Port Edwards School District
  9. Platteville School District
  10. Williams Bay School District
  11. Wrightstown Community School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Turtle Lake School District: closest on enrollment (462 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,338 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

$8.8M
Total Revenue
$8.3M
Total Expenditure
$2.5M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.8M
Regular Program
$0.4M
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 Turtle Lake 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 278 of 305, Turtle Lake 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.

Swallow School District
$84,310
464 students
Yorkville J2 School District
$71,692
460 students
Big Foot UHS School District
$67,559
456 students
De Soto Area School District
$66,650
468 students
Hilbert School District
$59,640
468 students
Genoa City J2 School District
$65,137
469 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 Turtle Lake School District
What is the average teacher salary in Turtle Lake School District?

The average teacher salary in Turtle Lake School District is $62,338 (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 Turtle Lake School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Turtle Lake School District pays 11.5% less than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $62,338.

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

Turtle Lake School District pays 11.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,338.

What is the per-pupil spending in Turtle Lake School District?

Turtle Lake School District spends approximately $17,942 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Turtle Lake School District's total expenditure of $8.3M (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. Turtle Lake 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.