Special Analytical Report
Teacher Salaries & Regional Disparities
Audited average classroom teacher salaries (MDE Bulletin 1014 Table 7) benchmarked against statewide ($64,700) and regional ISD medians for FY 2025.
State Benchmark Median
$64,699.50
MDE Bulletin 1014 statewide
Average of Reported
$65,347.70
530 reporting districts
Traditional LEAs
535
Traditional LEA entities
Charter Academies
286
PSA entities
Statewide Teacher Salary Distribution & Benchmark
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MDE Bulletin 1014 (Table 7)
Cohort:
Audited Teacher Compensation & Staffing Ratios (FY 2025)
Showing 45 of 535 districts
in bracket $75k–80k
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| District & County | Enrollment & Staff | Students / Teacher | Average Teacher Salary | vs. State Median ($64.7k) | vs. ISD Median | Instructional Spend/Pupil |
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Code: 41130 • Kent Co. (ISD 41)
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5,533.6 pupils
284.1 teachers
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19.48:1
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$79,966.00
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+$15,143.50
+23.4%
|
+$4,569.00
ISD Med: $75K
|
$9,487.00
|
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Code: 70350 • Ottawa Co. (ISD 70)
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5,998.6 pupils
313.9 teachers
|
19.11:1
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$79,871.00
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+$15,048.50
+23.2%
|
+$6,401.00
ISD Med: $73K
|
$10,040.00
|
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Code: 81010 • Washtenaw Co. (ISD 81)
|
16,696.5 pupils
960.1 teachers
|
17.39:1
|
$79,785.00
|
+$14,962.50
+23.1%
|
+$11,291.00
ISD Med: $68K
|
$11,117.00
|
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Code: 07010 • Baraga Co. (ISD 31)
|
15 pupils
1.8 teachers
Micro-District Staffing Base
This district reports 1.8 teacher FTEs. In MDE Bulletin 1014, total classroom instructional payroll is divided by reported FTE. In micro-districts with very small denominators, shared administrator/teaching roles, or non-recurring adjustments can create high statistical variance in average salary.
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8.57:1
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$79,716.00
Staffing Sample Variance
This district reports 1.8 teacher FTEs (15 pupils). MDE Bulletin 1014 Table 7 computes average teacher salary by dividing total classroom instruction payroll by reported teacher FTE. In micro-districts, small denominators, dual administrator/teaching roles, or non-recurring adjustments can result in extreme per-FTE mathematical averages.
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+$14,893.50
+23.0%
|
+$20,591.00
ISD Med: $59K
|
$20,207.00
|
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Code: 82015 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
|
48,654.2 pupils
2,486.8 teachers
|
19.57:1
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$79,660.00
|
+$14,837.50
+22.9%
|
+$279.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$11,635.00
|
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Code: 70070 • Ottawa Co. (ISD 70)
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6,709.2 pupils
370.8 teachers
|
18.09:1
|
$79,605.00
|
+$14,782.50
+22.8%
|
+$6,135.00
ISD Med: $73K
|
$10,366.00
|
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Code: 70300 • Ottawa Co. (ISD 70)
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2,297.7 pupils
120.0 teachers
|
19.15:1
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$79,530.00
|
+$14,707.50
+22.7%
|
+$6,060.00
ISD Med: $73K
|
$10,640.00
|
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Code: 16070 • Emmet Co. (ISD 16)
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140.2 pupils
13.3 teachers
|
10.52:1
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$79,445.00
|
+$14,622.50
+22.6%
|
+$13,854.00
ISD Med: $66K
|
$17,100.00
|
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Code: 82130 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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2,079.9 pupils
108.2 teachers
|
19.22:1
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$79,381.00
|
+$14,558.50
+22.5%
|
+$0.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$10,655.00
|
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Code: 82400 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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2,742.9 pupils
115.9 teachers
|
23.67:1
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$78,915.00
|
+$14,092.50
+21.7%
|
-$466.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$7,935.00
|
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Code: 15050 • Charlevoix Co. (ISD 15)
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783.1 pupils
46.7 teachers
|
16.76:1
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$78,881.00
|
+$14,058.50
+21.7%
|
+$14,185.00
ISD Med: $65K
|
$13,727.00
|
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Code: 41025 • Kent Co. (ISD 41)
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3,146.1 pupils
163.9 teachers
|
19.19:1
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$78,570.00
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+$13,747.50
+21.2%
|
+$3,173.00
ISD Med: $75K
|
$8,967.00
|
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Code: 25150 • Genesee Co. (ISD 25)
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2,499.8 pupils
108.2 teachers
|
23.11:1
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$78,243.00
|
+$13,420.50
+20.7%
|
+$8,453.00
ISD Med: $70K
|
$8,016.00
|
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Code: 39010 • Kalamazoo Co. (ISD 39)
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12,215.6 pupils
605.7 teachers
|
20.17:1
|
$78,211.00
|
+$13,388.50
+20.7%
|
+$14,268.00
ISD Med: $64K
|
$9,342.00
|
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Code: 63280 • Oakland Co. (ISD 63)
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2,427.2 pupils
121.4 teachers
|
19.99:1
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$77,939.00
|
+$13,116.50
+20.2%
|
+$5,358.00
ISD Med: $73K
|
$10,769.00
|
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Code: 82110 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
|
2,377.9 pupils
95.2 teachers
|
24.99:1
|
$77,884.00
|
+$13,061.50
+20.1%
|
-$1,497.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$10,398.00
|
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Code: 82150 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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5,248.2 pupils
262.7 teachers
|
19.98:1
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$77,866.00
|
+$13,043.50
+20.1%
|
-$1,515.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$10,724.00
|
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Code: 82430 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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4,242.5 pupils
195.5 teachers
|
21.7:1
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$77,737.00
|
+$12,914.50
+19.9%
|
-$1,644.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$9,253.00
|
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Code: 70010 • Ottawa Co. (ISD 70)
|
5,200.2 pupils
272.1 teachers
|
19.11:1
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$77,712.00
|
+$12,889.50
+19.9%
|
+$4,242.00
ISD Med: $73K
|
$10,959.00
|
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Code: 82045 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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2,993.7 pupils
131 teachers
|
22.85:1
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$77,600.00
|
+$12,777.50
+19.7%
|
-$1,781.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$9,194.00
|
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Code: 49110 • Mackinac Co. (ISD 17)
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63.8 pupils
9.7 teachers
|
6.57:1
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$77,228.00
|
+$12,405.50
+19.1%
|
+$14,569.00
ISD Med: $63K
|
$26,782.00
|
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Code: 61060 • Muskegon Co. (ISD 61)
|
3,956.9 pupils
191.9 teachers
|
20.62:1
|
$76,983.00
|
+$12,160.50
+18.8%
|
+$9,941.00
ISD Med: $67K
|
$9,582.00
|
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Code: 63100 • Oakland Co. (ISD 63)
|
6,766.1 pupils
362.4 teachers
|
18.67:1
|
$76,905.00
|
+$12,082.50
+18.6%
|
+$4,324.00
ISD Med: $73K
|
$9,977.00
|
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Code: 25080 • Genesee Co. (ISD 25)
|
3,469.3 pupils
139.9 teachers
|
24.8:1
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$76,833.00
|
+$12,010.50
+18.5%
|
+$7,043.00
ISD Med: $70K
|
$9,917.00
|
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Code: 82050 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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3,232.3 pupils
153.7 teachers
|
21.03:1
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$76,818.00
|
+$11,995.50
+18.5%
|
-$2,563.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$9,175.00
|
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Code: 63130 • Oakland Co. (ISD 63)
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2,902.2 pupils
139.9 teachers
|
20.74:1
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$76,693.00
|
+$11,870.50
+18.3%
|
+$4,112.00
ISD Med: $73K
|
$11,410.00
|
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Code: 82100 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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16,028.7 pupils
768.1 teachers
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20.87:1
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$76,594.00
|
+$11,771.50
+18.2%
|
-$2,787.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$8,828.00
|
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Code: 41090 • Kent Co. (ISD 41)
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2,987.4 pupils
145.3 teachers
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20.56:1
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$76,546.00
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+$11,723.50
+18.1%
|
+$1,149.00
ISD Med: $75K
|
$8,139.00
|
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Code: 41170 • Kent Co. (ISD 41)
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3,464.3 pupils
171.7 teachers
|
20.18:1
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$76,461.00
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+$11,638.50
+18.0%
|
+$1,064.00
ISD Med: $75K
|
$8,695.00
|
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Code: 31140 • Houghton Co. (ISD 31)
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182.1 pupils
10 teachers
|
18.21:1
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$76,253.00
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+$11,430.50
+17.6%
|
+$17,128.00
ISD Med: $59K
|
$8,002.00
|
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Code: 41240 • Kent Co. (ISD 41)
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2,367.2 pupils
121.9 teachers
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19.42:1
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$76,139.00
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+$11,316.50
+17.5%
|
+$742.00
ISD Med: $75K
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$10,472.00
|
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Code: 41160 • Kent Co. (ISD 41)
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9,576.6 pupils
474.7 teachers
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20.17:1
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$75,825.00
|
+$11,002.50
+17.0%
|
+$428.00
ISD Med: $75K
|
$9,764.00
|
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Code: 03100 • Allegan Co. (ISD 70)
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2,906.0 pupils
130.1 teachers
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22.33:1
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$75,818.00
|
+$10,995.50
+17.0%
|
+$2,348.00
ISD Med: $73K
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$9,117.00
|
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Code: 15020 • Charlevoix Co. (ISD 15)
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1,227.6 pupils
60.5 teachers
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20.3:1
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$75,735.00
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+$10,912.50
+16.8%
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+$11,039.00
ISD Med: $65K
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$10,659.00
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Code: 50010 • Macomb Co. (ISD 50)
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2,507.9 pupils
132.3 teachers
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18.96:1
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$75,616.00
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+$10,793.50
+16.7%
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+$1,934.00
ISD Med: $74K
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$9,993.00
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Code: 49070 • Mackinac Co. (ISD 17)
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83.4 pupils
6.5 teachers
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12.81:1
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$75,583.00
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+$10,760.50
+16.6%
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+$12,924.00
ISD Med: $63K
|
$15,415.00
|
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Code: 25120 • Genesee Co. (ISD 25)
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4,045.9 pupils
186.8 teachers
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21.66:1
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$75,545.00
|
+$10,722.50
+16.5%
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+$5,755.00
ISD Med: $70K
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$8,640.00
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Code: 41210 • Kent Co. (ISD 41)
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7,518.7 pupils
399.8 teachers
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18.81:1
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$75,397.00
|
+$10,574.50
+16.3%
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+$0.00
ISD Med: $75K
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$8,966.00
|
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Code: 63160 • Oakland Co. (ISD 63)
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4,753.1 pupils
228.6 teachers
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20.79:1
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$75,354.00
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+$10,531.50
+16.2%
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+$2,773.00
ISD Med: $73K
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$9,819.00
|
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Code: 44060 • Lapeer Co. (ISD 44)
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1,806.2 pupils
72.7 teachers
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24.85:1
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$75,323.00
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+$10,500.50
+16.2%
|
+$6,442.00
ISD Med: $69K
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$8,452.00
|
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Code: 53040 • Mason Co. (ISD 53)
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2,045.3 pupils
104.6 teachers
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19.55:1
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$75,261.00
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+$10,438.50
+16.1%
|
+$12,192.00
ISD Med: $63K
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$8,884.00
|
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Code: 63020 • Oakland Co. (ISD 63)
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3,106.7 pupils
148.8 teachers
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20.88:1
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$75,202.00
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+$10,379.50
+16.0%
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+$2,621.00
ISD Med: $73K
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$9,388.00
|
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Code: 81120 • Washtenaw Co. (ISD 81)
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4,688.1 pupils
208.4 teachers
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22.5:1
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$75,176.00
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+$10,353.50
+16.0%
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+$6,682.00
ISD Med: $68K
|
$9,509.00
|
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Code: 54025 • Mecosta Co. (ISD 54)
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1,791 pupils
85.7 teachers
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20.9:1
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$75,149.00
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+$10,326.50
+15.9%
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+$9,631.00
ISD Med: $66K
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$8,782.00
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Code: 64040 • Oceana Co. (ISD 53)
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1,208.5 pupils
71.9 teachers
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16.82:1
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$75,079.00
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+$10,256.50
+15.8%
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+$12,010.00
ISD Med: $63K
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$9,083.00
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Methodology & Data Lineage
Average classroom teacher salary figures are published directly by the Michigan Department of Education (Bulletin 1014: Table 7), calculated as total classroom instructional salaries divided by reported classroom teacher FTEs. Regional medians reflect the median average teacher salary among traditional districts within each Intermediate School District (ISD).
Micro-District Staffing Sample Variance: In very small districts with 3 or fewer reported teacher FTEs (e.g. single-building primary township districts), per-FTE mathematical averages can exhibit extreme variance due to small denominators, shared administrative/teaching duties, or non-recurring severance and retirement adjustments.