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Wauwatosa School District

Wauwatosa School District sits in the lowest third of Wisconsin districts on estimated teacher pay at $71,398 (above only 57% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Wauwatosa School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$71,398
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$16,647
Per-pupil spending
6,935
Students enrolled
57th
Pct. in WI
$71,398

Wauwatosa School District sits in the lowest third of Wisconsin districts on estimated teacher pay at $71,398 (above only 57% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $71,398, near the national average of $70,245, serving 6,935 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Wauwatosa School District sits in the lowest third of Wisconsin districts on estimated teacher pay at $71,398 (above only 57% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 57th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 62nd 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.
  • Wauwatosa School District ranks #173 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #284 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
  • +8.5% 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

$34,708,000 ÷ 486.12 reported teacher FTE = $71,398

  • Regular program $26,020,000 · 75.0%
  • Special education $7,049,000 · 20.3%
  • Vocational programs $758,000 · 2.2%
  • Other programs $881,000 · 2.5%

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, Wauwatosa School District's instructional payroll puts 75.0% into regular program , 4.2 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 Wauwatosa School WI median Gap
Regular program 75.0% 70.7% +4.2 pp
Special education 20.3% 19.8% +0.5 pp
Vocational programs 2.2% 5.2% -3.0 pp
Other programs 2.5% 3.9% -1.4 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 5515990 · FY2023.

LEAID 5515990 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Wauwatosa School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P57 in state RANK-NAT-MID P62 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-MID 6,935 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mukwonago FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $71,398 estimated average teacher salary · P57 in Wisconsin · P62 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Mukwonago (+$14est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Wauwatosa School

Salary neighbourhood · Wauwatosa School

Wauwatosa 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 Wauwatosa School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$71,398 Top 38% higher than 62% 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. Wauwatosa 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

Wauwatosa 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 Wauwatosa School District ranks #173 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #284 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

Wauwatosa 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 Wauwatosa School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +8.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Wisconsin's statewide +14.3% by 5.7 points, a growth rate faster than 25% of the 410 Wisconsin districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$71,398.009

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
$76,591

+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 Wauwatosa School District

What the Numbers Say About Wauwatosa School District

Wauwatosa School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Wisconsin, serving 6,935 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,647. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $71,398, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5515990 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in Wauwatosa School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 1.3% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 57% 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, Wauwatosa School District reports $115.5M in total expenditure against $115.1M 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 $26.0M, special-education teacher pay is $7.0M.

How does Wauwatosa 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.

Wauwatosa School District $71,398
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

Wauwatosa School District pays -10.8% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $16,647 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, Wauwatosa School District sits closest to Mukwonago School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Edgerton 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. Mukwonago School District
  2. Merrill Area School District
  3. Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
  4. Tomah Area School District
  5. Edgerton School District
  6. Rice Lake Area School District
  7. Luxemburg-Casco School District
  8. Kimberly Area School District
  9. Sauk Prairie School District
  10. Wisconsin Rapids School District
  11. Howard-Suamico School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Edgerton School District
  2. Hudson School District
  3. Eau Claire Area School District
  4. Greendale School District
  5. D C Everest Area School District
  6. Kaukauna Area School District
  7. Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
  8. Superior School District
  9. Muskego-Norway School District
  10. De Forest Area School District
  11. Baraboo School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Wauwatosa School District: closest on enrollment (6,935 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($71,398 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

$115.1M
Total Revenue
$115.5M
Total Expenditure
$34.7M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$26.0M
Regular Program
$7.0M
Special Education
$0.8M
Vocational
$0.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Wauwatosa 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. Wauwatosa School District places 152 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.

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Other Wisconsin Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Wisconsin sample (including Wauwatosa School). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Beloit School District
$74,684
5,165 students
Kimberly Area School District
$71,693
5,132 students
Hamilton School District
$76,616
5,106 students
Oconomowoc Area School District
$79,016
5,015 students
Mukwonago School District
$71,412
5,009 students
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
$71,533
4,783 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 Wauwatosa School District
What is the average teacher salary in Wauwatosa School District?

The average teacher salary in Wauwatosa School District is $71,398 (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 Wauwatosa School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

Wauwatosa School District pays 1.3% more than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $71,398.

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

Wauwatosa School District pays 1.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $71,398.

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

Wauwatosa School District spends approximately $16,647 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Wauwatosa School District's total expenditure of $115.5M (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. Wauwatosa 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.