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School district · Wisconsin · LEAID 5515090

Twin Lakes #4 School District

Twin Lakes #4 School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (278 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Twin Lakes #4 School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,509
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$22,629
Per-pupil spending
278
Students enrolled
6th
Pct. in WI
$59,509

Twin Lakes #4 School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (278 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $59,509, below the national average of $70,245, serving 278 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Twin Lakes #4 School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (278 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 6th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 35th 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.
  • Twin Lakes #4 School District ranks #378 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #70 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
  • +4.9% 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

$1,696,000 ÷ 28.50 reported teacher FTE = $59,509

  • Regular program $1,412,000 · 83.3%
  • Special education $266,000 · 15.7%
  • Other programs $18,000 · 1.1%

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, Twin Lakes #4 School District's instructional payroll puts 83.3% into regular program , 12.5 points above the state median of 70.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Wisconsin district.

Program Twin Lakes WI median Gap
Regular program 83.3% 70.7% +12.5 pp
Special education 15.7% 19.8% -4.1 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 5.2% -5.2 pp
Other programs 1.1% 3.9% -2.9 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 5515090 · FY2023.

LEAID 5515090 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Twin Lakes F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -16% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P6 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P35 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-TINY 278 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Hilbert FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,509 estimated average teacher salary · P6 in Wisconsin · P35 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: West (+$7,445est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Twin Lakes

Salary neighbourhood · Twin Lakes

Twin Lakes 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 Twin Lakes

Twin Lakes #4 School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,509 35th percentile higher than 35% 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. 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

Twin Lakes 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 Twin Lakes #4 School District ranks #378 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #70 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

Twin Lakes #4 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 Twin Lakes #4 School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Wisconsin's statewide +14.3% by 9.4 points, a growth rate faster than 12% of the 410 Wisconsin districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 316 to 278 students (12.0% 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.
  • It is a very small district (278 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
$59,508.772

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
$63,837

+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 Twin Lakes #4 School District

What the Numbers Say About Twin Lakes #4 School District

Twin Lakes #4 School District is a small school district in Wisconsin, serving 278 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,629. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,509, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5515090 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Twin Lakes #4 School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 15.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 6% 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, Twin Lakes #4 School District reports $6.3M in total expenditure against $8.2M 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 $1.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Twin Lakes #4 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.

Twin Lakes #4 School District $59,509
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Twin Lakes #4 School District pays -25.7% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $22,629 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, Twin Lakes #4 School District sits closest to Hilbert School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Plum City 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. Hilbert School District
  2. New Lisbon School District
  3. Algoma School District
  4. Marshall School District
  5. Tigerton School District
  6. Port Edwards School District
  7. Durand-Arkansaw School District
  8. Wild Rose School District
  9. Birchwood School District
  10. Markesan School District
  11. Green Lake School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Plum City School District
  2. Wabeno Area School District
  3. Gilman School District
  4. Frederic School District
  5. Westby Area School District
  6. Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District
  7. Glendale-River Hills School District
  8. Athens School District
  9. Viroqua Area School District
  10. Kickapoo Area School District
  11. Clayton School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Twin Lakes #4 School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Twin Lakes #4 School District: closest on enrollment (278 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,509 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

$8.2M
Total Revenue
$6.3M
Total Expenditure
$1.7M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.4M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Twin Lakes #4 School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. 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 292 of 305, Twin Lakes #4 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.

Clayton School District
$70,032
286 students
Mellen School District
$60,659
270 students
Elcho School District
$74,697
269 students
Highland School District
$65,976
288 students
Lake Holcombe School District
$63,931
267 students
Birchwood School District
$60,160
267 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 Twin Lakes #4 School District
What is the average teacher salary in Twin Lakes #4 School District?

The average teacher salary in Twin Lakes #4 School District is $59,509 (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 Twin Lakes #4 School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Twin Lakes #4 School District pays 15.5% less than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $59,509.

How does Twin Lakes #4 School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Twin Lakes #4 School District pays 15.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,509.

What is the per-pupil spending in Twin Lakes #4 School District?

Twin Lakes #4 School District spends approximately $22,629 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Twin Lakes #4 School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Twin Lakes #4 School District's total expenditure of $6.3M (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. Twin Lakes #4 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.