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West Salem School District

West Salem School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (1,861 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for West Salem School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$72,498
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$16,343
Per-pupil spending
1,861
Students enrolled
65th
Pct. in WI
$72,498

West Salem School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (1,861 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $72,498, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,861 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: West Salem School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Wisconsin districts (1,861 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 65th percentile for Wisconsin
  • 64th percentile nationally
  • 33% 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.
  • West Salem School District ranks #143 of 403 Wisconsin districts by estimated teacher salary and #301 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
  • +18.4% 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, West Salem School District's instructional payroll puts 22.5% into special education , 2.8 points above the state median of 19.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Wisconsin peer.

Program West Salem WI median Gap
Regular program 70.8% 70.7% +0.0 pp
Special education 22.5% 19.8% +2.8 pp
Vocational programs 3.4% 5.2% -1.8 pp
Other programs 3.3% 3.9% -0.6 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 5516350 · FY2023.

LEAID 5516350 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

West Salem F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P65 in state RANK-NAT-MID P64 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,861 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Menasha FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $72,498 estimated average teacher salary · P65 in Wisconsin · P64 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Racine ($281est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for West Salem

Salary neighbourhood · West Salem

West Salem 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for West Salem

West Salem School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$72,498 Top 36% higher than 64% 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. West Salem 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

What stands out about West Salem School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +18.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Wisconsin's statewide +14.3% by 4.2 points, a growth rate faster than 71% of the 410 Wisconsin districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$72,497.627

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
$77,770

+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 West Salem School District

What the Numbers Say About West Salem School District

West Salem School District is a small school district in Wisconsin, serving 1,861 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,343. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $72,498, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5516350 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Wisconsin statewide average of $70,465, teacher pay in West Salem School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.9% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (3.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Wisconsin, it pays more than 65% 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, West Salem School District reports $30.4M in total expenditure against $32.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $7.0M, special-education teacher pay is $2.2M.

How does West Salem 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.

West Salem School District $72,498
Milwaukee School District $80,043
Wisconsin avg $70,465
National avg $70,245

West Salem School District pays -9.4% less than Milwaukee School District · per-pupil $16,343 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, West Salem School District sits closest to Menasha Joint School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Brodhead 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. Menasha Joint School District
  2. Milton School District
  3. Mondovi School District
  4. Kaukauna Area School District
  5. Mosinee School District
  6. Sheboygan Falls School District
  7. Hartford J1 School District
  8. Kiel Area School District
  9. Oostburg School District
  10. Alma Center School District
  11. Cumberland School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Brodhead School District
  2. Coleman School District
  3. Ellsworth Community School District
  4. Colfax School District
  5. Nekoosa School District
  6. Superior School District
  7. Somerset School District
  8. Pardeeville Area School District
  9. Poynette School District
  10. Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
  11. Waterford Graded J1 School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for West Salem School District: closest on enrollment (1,861 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($72,498 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

$32.6M
Total Revenue
$30.4M
Total Expenditure
$9.9M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.0M
Regular Program
$2.2M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in West Salem 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. West Salem School District places 125 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.

Monroe School District
$75,857
2,227 students
Saint Croix Central School District
$76,449
1,866 students
Altoona School District
$69,145
1,891 students
Lake Geneva J1 School District
$75,653
1,824 students
Ashland School District
$56,709
1,823 students
Delavan-Darien School District
$68,783
1,817 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 West Salem School District
What is the average teacher salary in West Salem School District?

The average teacher salary in West Salem School District is $72,498 (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 West Salem School District teacher pay compare to the Wisconsin average?

West Salem School District pays 2.9% more than the Wisconsin state average of $70,465. The district's average is $72,498.

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

West Salem School District pays 3.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $72,498.

What is the per-pupil spending in West Salem School District?

West Salem School District spends approximately $16,343 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 33% of West Salem School District's total expenditure of $30.4M (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. West Salem 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.