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.

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State Benchmark Median

$64,699.50

MDE Bulletin 1014 statewide

Average of Reported

$50,888.27

22 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:

Traditional LEAs 535 Charter Academies 286 All Schools 821

Audited Teacher Compensation & Staffing Ratios (FY 2025)

Showing 14 of 286 districts in bracket <$50k [Show Full Cohort]

District & County ↕	Enrollment & Staff ↕	Students / Teacher ↕	Average Teacher Salary ↓	vs. State Median ($64.7k) ↕	vs. ISD Median ↕	Instructional Spend/Pupil ↕
Arts Academy in the Woods Code: 50905 • Macomb Co. (ISD 50) PSA	322.9 pupils 22.4 teachers	14.44:1	$48,805.00	+$970.50 +2.0%	-$13,867.50 ISD Med: $63K	$8,717.00
Virtual Learning Academy of St. Clair County Code: 74912 • St. Clair Co. (ISD 74) PSA	179.8 pupils 5 teachers	35.95:1	$48,142.00	+$307.50 +0.6%	+$23,588.00 ISD Med: $25K	$3,449.00
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy Code: 17901 • Chippewa Co. (ISD 17) PSA	600.6 pupils 46.1 teachers	13.02:1	$47,949.00	+$114.50 +0.2%	+$3,201.50 ISD Med: $45K	$13,862.00
Countryside Academy Code: 11901 • Berrien Co. (ISD 11) PSA	768.7 pupils 41.4 teachers	18.55:1	$47,720.00	-$114.50 -0.2%	+$0.00 ISD Med: $48K	$8,219.00
Da Vinci Schools Code: 38901 • Jackson Co. (ISD 38) PSA	419.9 pupils 22 teachers	19.09:1	$45,836.00	-$1,998.50 -4.2%	+$0.00 ISD Med: $46K	$6,911.00
AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School Code: 63901 • Oakland Co. (ISD 63) PSA	426.6 pupils 26.6 teachers	16.01:1	$45,523.00	-$2,311.50 -4.8%	-$3,677.50 ISD Med: $49K	$7,526.00
Bay-Arenac Community High School Code: 09901 • Bay Co. (ISD 09) PSA	166.9 pupils 7.6 teachers	22.08:1	$44,303.00	-$3,531.50 -7.4%	+$0.00 ISD Med: $44K	$4,893.00
Woodland Park Academy Code: 25902 • Genesee Co. (ISD 25) PSA	273.7 pupils 20 teachers	13.68:1	$43,015.00	-$4,819.50 -10.1%	+$21,420.50 ISD Med: $22K	$8,175.00
Three Lakes Academy Code: 49901 • Mackinac Co. (ISD 17) PSA	114.8 pupils 8.2 teachers	14.0:1	$41,546.00	-$6,288.50 -13.1%	-$3,201.50 ISD Med: $45K	$9,018.00
Creative Technologies Academy Code: 41918 • Kent Co. (ISD 41) PSA	298.9 pupils 17.4 teachers	17.19:1	$40,018.00	-$7,816.50 -16.3%	-$11,402.50 ISD Med: $51K	$6,953.00
Honey Creek Community School Code: 81901 • Washtenaw Co. (ISD 81) PSA	233.4 pupils 20.0 teachers	11.67:1	$39,599.00	-$8,235.50 -17.2%	-$20,613.50 ISD Med: $60K	$9,333.00
Henry Ford Academy Code: 82926 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82) PSA	468.6 pupils 41.6 teachers	11.25:1	$39,480.00	-$8,354.50 -17.5%	-$37,485.00 ISD Med: $77K	$8,077.00
Blue Water Middle College Code: 74914 • St. Clair Co. (ISD 74) PSA	241.9 pupils 17.4 teachers	13.89:1	$966.00	-$46,868.50 -98.0%	-$23,588.00 ISD Med: $25K	$8,674.00
Flint Cultural Center Academy Code: 25919 • Genesee Co. (ISD 25) PSA	693.5 pupils 37.5 teachers	18.51:1	$174.00	-$47,660.50 -99.6%	-$21,420.50 ISD Med: $22K	$7,303.00

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.