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Regional Map Report • 56 Intermediate School Districts

Statewide Map: Average Teacher Salaries

Regional average classroom teacher salary weighted by traditional district full-time equivalent (FTE) teaching staff.

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Average Teacher Salary 10-Yr Enrollment Trend Fiscal Risk Districts
Context: Educator compensation represents the single largest expenditure category in school operating budgets (accounting for 55–65% of General Fund spending). Regional averages reflect local collective bargaining agreements, staff seniority, and cost-of-living adjustments across Michigan's 56 ISDs. Public School Academies (charters) are excluded due to non-geographic authorizing structures.

Statewide ISD Distribution

56 Intermediate School Districts • Audited FY 2025
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Allegan Area Educational Service Agency (ISD 03): $61,873 Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona ESD (ISD 04): $49,724 Barry ISD (ISD 08): $65,916 Bay-Arenac ISD (ISD 09): $65,616 Berrien RESA (ISD 11): $64,136 Branch ISD (ISD 12): $67,528 C.O.O.R. ISD (ISD 72): $60,067 Calhoun Intermediate School District (ISD 13): $62,568 Char-Em ISD (ISD 15): $70,616 Cheb-Otsego-Presque Isle ESD (ISD 16): $66,615 Clare-Gladwin RESD (ISD 18): $61,197 Clinton County RESA (ISD 19): $68,700 Copper Country ISD (ISD 31): $63,869 Delta-Schoolcraft ISD (ISD 21): $61,259 Dickinson-Iron ISD (ISD 22): $60,989 Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD (ISD 17): $59,972 Eaton RESA (ISD 23): $61,395 Genesee ISD (ISD 25): $68,911 Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD (ISD 27): $48,379 Gratiot-Isabella RESD (ISD 29): $62,493 Heritage Southwest ISD (Lewis Cass) (ISD 14): $61,679 Hillsdale County ISD (ISD 30): $59,491 Huron ISD (ISD 32): $59,950 Ingham ISD (ISD 33): $66,788 Ionia County ISD (ISD 34): $59,630 Iosco RESA (ISD 35): $63,817 Jackson County ISD (ISD 38): $67,244 Kalamazoo RESA (ISD 39): $70,395 Kent ISD (ISD 41): $73,304 Lapeer County ISD (ISD 44): $69,752 Lenawee ISD (ISD 46): $64,367 Livingston ESA (ISD 47): $71,337 Macomb ISD (ISD 50): $77,924 Manistee ISD (ISD 51): $59,743 Marquette-Alger RESA (ISD 52): $65,574 Mecosta-Osceola ISD (ISD 54): $66,750 Menominee County ISD (ISD 55): $41,947 Midland County ESA (ISD 56): $64,823 Monroe County ISD (ISD 58): $62,512 Montcalm Area ISD (ISD 59): $61,758 Muskegon Area ISD (ISD 61): $67,391 Newaygo County RESA (ISD 62): $68,419 Northwest Education Services (ISD 28): $68,677 Oakland Schools (ISD 63): $75,060 Ottawa Area ISD (ISD 70): $75,057 Saginaw ISD (ISD 73): $67,921 Sanilac ISD (ISD 76): $63,809 Shiawassee Regional ESD (ISD 78): $64,332 St. Clair County RESA (ISD 74): $70,197 St. Joseph County ISD (ISD 75): $58,878 Tuscola ISD (ISD 79): $62,392 Van Buren ISD (ISD 80): $57,038 Washtenaw ISD (ISD 81): $73,697 Wayne RESA (ISD 82): $80,734 West Shore ESD (ISD 53): $67,654 Wexford-Missaukee ISD (ISD 83): $60,288
Legend • Average Teacher Salary
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< $55,000
3 ISDs
$55,000 – $65,000
27 ISDs
$65,000 – $72,000 (State Median)
20 ISDs
$72,000 – $80,000
5 ISDs
> $80,000
1 ISDs
Intermediate School District • Code 82

Wayne RESA

Counties Served: Wayne
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Average Teacher Salary (FY 2025)
$80,734.3 Statewide median teacher salary is $64,700 (MDE Bulletin 1014 Table 7). Traditional LEAs only.
Total Pupils
261,844.3
Member Districts
32
Avg Teacher Salary
$80,734.3
Fiscal Risk (<5%)
35
Constituent School Districts (32) By enrollment
District Pupils Avg Salary
Detroit Public Schools Community District 48,654.2 $79,660
Dearborn City School District 19,165.1 $82,892
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools 16,028.7 $76,594
Livonia Public Schools School District 13,158.4 $84,143
Wayne-Westland Community School District 9,578.6 $87,970
Northville Public Schools 7,045.9 $86,235
Grosse Pointe Public Schools 6,393.6 $86,625
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District 5,433.9 $86,529
Taylor School District 5,248.2 $77,866
Lincoln Park, School District of the City of 4,922.5 $95,615
Wyandotte, School District of the City of 4,246 $85,581
Van Buren Public Schools 4,242.5 $77,737
Southgate Community School District 3,907.8 $90,195
South Redford School District 3,790.3 $58,396
Gibraltar School District 3,707.7 $89,081
Allen Park Public Schools 3,700.4 $86,919
Crestwood School District 3,685.5 $80,414
Garden City Public Schools 3,232.3 $76,818
Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools 2,993.7 $77,600
Hamtramck, School District of the City of 2,866.2 —
River Rouge, School District of the City of 2,758.6 $70,177
Riverview Community School District 2,742.9 $78,915
Harper Woods, The School District of the City of 2,685.7 $93,413
Trenton Public Schools 2,610.2 $68,332
Huron School District 2,540.8 $80,767
Dearborn Heights School District #7 2,378.2 $64,238
Redford Union Schools, District No. 1 2,377.9 $77,884
Romulus Community Schools 2,079.9 $79,381
Flat Rock Community Schools 1,718.9 $74,876
Westwood Community School District 1,506.8 $67,953
Grosse Ile Township Schools 1,491.6 $70,517
Ecorse Public Schools 1,152.1 $71,043

Regional Data Table (56 Intermediate School Districts)

Audited metrics across all 56 Michigan Intermediate School Districts. Click column headers to sort.
FY 2025 Audited Records
ISD / RESA Name ↑ Code ↕ Districts ↕ Blended Pupils ↕ Average Teacher Salary ↕ Avg Salary ↕ 10-Yr Trend ↕ At Risk (<5%) ↕
Allegan Area Educational Service Agency 03 10 13,173.2 $61,873 $61,873 -7.3% 0
Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona ESD 04 4 4,958.5 $49,724 $49,724 -7.6% 0
Barry ISD 08 2 3,574.1 $65,916 $65,916 -9.9% 0
Bay-Arenac ISD 09 9 14,084.0 $65,616 $65,616 -13.4% 1
Berrien RESA 11 19 24,798.1 $64,136 $64,136 -4.6% 2
Branch ISD 12 4 5,262.0 $67,528 $67,528 -2.3% 1
C.O.O.R. ISD 72 8 6,939.4 $60,067 $60,067 -5.7% 0
Calhoun Intermediate School District 13 17 20,247.5 $62,568 $62,568 -12.1% 1
Char-Em ISD 15 13 7,506.0 $70,616 $70,616 -15.9% 0
Cheb-Otsego-Presque Isle ESD 16 11 7,165.1 $66,615 $66,615 -13.3% 0
Clare-Gladwin RESD 18 5 6,211.4 $61,197 $61,197 -11.8% 0
Clinton County RESA 19 7 10,823.7 $68,700 $68,700 +7.9% 1
Copper Country ISD 31 14 6,184.1 $63,869 $63,869 -5.2% 1
Delta-Schoolcraft ISD 21 8 5,881.5 $61,259 $61,259 -9.1% 0
Dickinson-Iron ISD 22 6 4,832.1 $60,989 $60,989 -2.5% 0
Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD 17 18 5,963.6 $59,972 $59,972 -12.1% 1
Eaton RESA 23 10 12,718.7 $61,395 $61,395 -3.1% 3
Genesee ISD 25 35 56,683.9 $68,911 $68,911 -14.8% 8
Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD 27 6 1,945.6 $48,379 $48,379 -8.9% 0
Gratiot-Isabella RESD 29 11 11,298.6 $62,493 $62,493 -11.4% 1
Heritage Southwest ISD (Lewis Cass) 14 4 5,841.4 $61,679 $61,679 -12.8% 0
Hillsdale County ISD 30 10 5,029.1 $59,491 $59,491 -15.6% 0
Huron ISD 32 11 3,618.1 $59,950 $59,950 -13.2% 0
Ingham ISD 33 19 40,962.0 $66,788 $66,788 -7.0% 4
Ionia County ISD 34 8 8,912.8 $59,630 $59,630 -10.7% 0
Iosco RESA 35 5 3,415.4 $63,817 $63,817 -9.2% 0
Jackson County ISD 38 15 21,655.3 $67,244 $67,244 -6.5% 2
Kalamazoo RESA 39 13 34,261.6 $70,395 $70,395 -1.0% 4
Kent ISD 41 44 99,652.6 $73,304 $73,304 -6.0% 14
Lapeer County ISD 44 6 10,672.5 $69,752 $69,752 -12.8% 0
Lenawee ISD 46 11 13,787.6 $64,367 $64,367 -9.2% 0
Livingston ESA 47 9 28,288.8 $71,337 $71,337 +1.6% 2
Macomb ISD 50 39 116,727.7 $77,924 $77,924 -11.6% 11
Manistee ISD 51 6 6,480.4 $59,743 $59,743 +25.6% 0
Marquette-Alger RESA 52 13 8,611.1 $65,574 $65,574 -7.2% 0
Mecosta-Osceola ISD 54 6 7,653.9 $66,750 $66,750 -7.0% 1
Menominee County ISD 55 5 2,635.5 $41,947 $41,947 +1.4% 0
Midland County ESA 56 6 11,182.7 $64,823 $64,823 -7.9% 0
Monroe County ISD 58 11 18,954.9 $62,512 $62,512 -9.3% 2
Montcalm Area ISD 59 9 11,572.8 $61,758 $61,758 +4.7% 1
Muskegon Area ISD 61 17 24,995.0 $67,391 $67,391 -10.0% 4
Newaygo County RESA 62 5 6,684.9 $68,419 $68,419 -11.8% 0
Northwest Education Services 28 22 19,725.8 $68,677 $68,677 -11.0% 2
Oakland Schools 63 50 177,144.6 $75,060 $75,060 -7.4% 12
Ottawa Area ISD 70 18 47,422.6 $75,057 $75,057 -3.5% 3
Saginaw ISD 73 17 25,570.3 $67,921 $67,921 -8.3% 2
Sanilac ISD 76 7 5,321.3 $63,809 $63,809 -16.3% 0
Shiawassee Regional ESD 78 8 9,649.5 $64,332 $64,332 -15.2% 0
St. Clair County RESA 74 12 18,741.5 $70,197 $70,197 -18.0% 0
St. Joseph County ISD 75 9 9,448.6 $58,878 $58,878 -9.7% 0
Tuscola ISD 79 9 7,014.6 $62,392 $62,392 -16.0% 1
Van Buren ISD 80 13 15,480.5 $57,038 $57,038 -0.7% 0
Washtenaw ISD 81 22 42,895.4 $73,697 $73,697 -7.0% 8
Wayne RESA 82 128 261,844.3 $80,734 $80,734 -4.5% 35
West Shore ESD 53 9 6,838.6 $67,654 $67,654 -11.6% 0
Wexford-Missaukee ISD 83 8 11,459.3 $60,288 $60,288 +36.3% 0
Audited State Lineage & Entity Scope: Regional aggregations and constituent district tables include Michigan's 56 Intermediate School Districts (ISDs / RESAs) and constituent Traditional Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) established under MCL 380.601. Public School Academies (charters) are excluded from regional spatial aggregations due to non-geographic authorizing structures and separate capital funding rules under MCL 380.501. Data sources include CEPI Financial Information Database (FID), MDE Bulletin 1014/1022, and the State of Michigan Geographic Framework (MGF).