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Wausau School District

Wausau School District spends $19,532 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Wisconsin districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Wausau School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$75,811
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$19,532
Per-pupil spending
7,899
Students enrolled
77th
Pct. in WI
$75,811

Wausau School District spends $19,532 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Wisconsin districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $75,811, above the national average of $70,245, serving 7,899 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Wausau School District spends $19,532 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Wisconsin districts with a reliable figure.
  • 77th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 69th 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.
  • Wausau School District ranks #93 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #143 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
  • +12.6% 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

$46,065,000 ÷ 607.63 reported teacher FTE = $75,811

  • Regular program $32,319,000 · 70.2%
  • Special education $10,019,000 · 21.7%
  • Vocational programs $1,966,000 · 4.3%
  • Other programs $1,761,000 · 3.8%

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 5515900 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Wausau School F-33 compensation desk

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FY2023: $75,811 estimated average teacher salary · P77 in Wisconsin · P69 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Green (+$212est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Wausau School

Salary neighbourhood · Wausau School

Wausau School 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Wausau School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$75,811 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. Wausau 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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$75,810.938

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
$81,325

+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 Wausau School District

What the Numbers Say About Wausau School District

Wausau School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Wisconsin, serving 7,899 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,532. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $75,811, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5515900 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Wausau School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 7.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (7.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 77% 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, Wausau School District reports $154.3M in total expenditure against $159.2M 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 $32.3M, special-education teacher pay is $10.0M.

How does Wausau 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.

Wausau School District $75,811
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Wausau School District pays -5.3% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $19,532 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, Wausau School District sits closest to De Forest Area School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Fort Atkinson 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. De Forest Area School District
  2. Monroe School District
  3. Beaver Dam Unified School District
  4. Green Bay Area Public School District
  5. Greenfield School District
  6. Onalaska School District
  7. Holmen School District
  8. Franklin Public School District
  9. Cedarburg School District
  10. Oregon School District
  11. Plymouth Joint School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Fort Atkinson School District
  2. West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
  3. Sun Prairie Area School District
  4. Rhinelander School District
  5. Menasha Joint School District
  6. Monroe School District
  7. Kettle Moraine School District
  8. Fond du Lac School District
  9. South Milwaukee School District
  10. Cudahy School District
  11. Monona Grove School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Wausau School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Wausau School District: closest on enrollment (7,899 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($75,811 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

$159.2M
Total Revenue
$154.3M
Total Expenditure
$46.1M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$32.3M
Regular Program
$10.0M
Special Education
$2.0M
Vocational
$1.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Wausau 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. Wausau School District places 81 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

Large-district sample from 402 Wisconsin peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Neenah Joint School District
$77,129
6,527 students
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
$79,861
6,510 students
Sheboygan Area School District
$74,759
9,477 students
Janesville School District
$69,400
9,537 students
D C Everest Area School District
$77,095
6,000 students
La Crosse School District
$69,011
5,992 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 Wausau School District
What is the average teacher salary in Wausau School District?

The average teacher salary in Wausau School District is $75,811 (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 Wausau School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Wausau School District pays 7.6% more than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $75,811.

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

Wausau School District pays 7.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $75,811.

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

Wausau School District spends approximately $19,532 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Wausau School District's total expenditure of $154.3M (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. Wausau 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.