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Airport Community Schools

Airport Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (2,847 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Airport Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,688
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$15,196
Per-pupil spending
2,847
Students enrolled
76th
Pct. in MI
$68,688

Airport Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (2,847 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $68,688, near the national average of $70,245, serving 2,847 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Airport Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (2,847 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 76th percentile for Michigan
  • 56th percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Michigan ranks #32 of 49 on the salary estimate and #11 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Airport Community Schools ranks #121 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #406 of 492 by per-pupil spending. Brighton Area Schools pay #1 at $122,714 is not Pontiac City School District spending #1 at $41,914 per pupil
  • +22.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Michigan median

Among 575 Michigan districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Airport Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 9.6% into other programs , 5.1 points above the state median of 4.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Airport Community MI median Gap
Regular program 77.5% 81.7% -4.3 pp
Special education 9.4% 11.4% -2.0 pp
Vocational programs 3.5% 0.0% +3.5 pp
Other programs 9.6% 4.4% +5.1 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 575 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2601980 · FY2023.

LEAID 2601980 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Airport Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +9% vs state RANK-ST-MID P76 in state RANK-NAT-MID P56 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 2,847 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Lakeshore FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,688 estimated average teacher salary · P76 in Michigan · P56 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Midland (+$42est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Airport Community

Salary neighbourhood · Airport Community

Airport Community already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (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 Airport Community

Airport Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,688 Top 44% higher than 56% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $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. Airport Community Schools $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

Airport Community in Michigan's lower-third pay band

Same 492 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Airport Community Schools ranks #121 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #406 of 492 by per-pupil spending. Brighton Area Schools pay #1 at $122,714 is not Pontiac City School District spending #1 at $41,914 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Airport Community Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Pontiac City School District leads spending at $41,914 per pupil; Brighton Area Schools leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Airport Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +22.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 5.8 points, a growth rate faster than 75% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 5.9% here, from 2,688 students in FY2019 to 2,847 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$68,687.713

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Michigan price level
94.3 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$72,843

+6% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Airport Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Airport Community Schools

Airport Community Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 2,847 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,196. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,688, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2601980 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Airport Community Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 8.8% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 76% of them. Michigan itself ranks #32 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Airport Community Schools reports $43.3M in total expenditure against $46.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.3M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does Airport Community Schools compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Michigan average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Airport Community Schools $68,688
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Airport Community Schools pays -12.0% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $15,196 vs $23,287

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 Michigan districts

On pay, Airport Community Schools sits closest to Lakeshore School District (Berrien); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hastings Area 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. Lakeshore School District (Berrien)
  2. Benzie County Central Schools
  3. Midland Public Schools
  4. NICE Community School District
  5. Trenton Public Schools
  6. Lake Orion Community Schools
  7. Okemos Public Schools
  8. East Jackson Community Schools
  9. St. Joseph Public Schools
  10. Michigan Center School District
  11. East Grand Rapids Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hastings Area School District
  2. Laingsburg Community Schools
  3. Wayland Union Schools
  4. Bronson Community School District
  5. Saranac Community Schools
  6. Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County
  7. Quincy Community Schools
  8. Reese Public Schools
  9. Grass Lake Community Schools
  10. Niles Community Schools
  11. LakeVille Community School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Airport Community Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Airport Community Schools: closest on enrollment (2,847 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,688 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

$46.7M
Total Revenue
$43.3M
Total Expenditure
$12.2M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.3M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$1.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Airport Community Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Michigan Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Michigan districts belongs to Brighton Area Schools at $122,714. Airport Community Schools places 119 of 431 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. North Carolina and South Carolina are the states closest to Michigan 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 Michigan districts →

Other Michigan Districts

Smaller-district sample from 508 Michigan peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Bangor Township Schools
$56,383
2,646 students
Edwardsburg Public Schools
$61,244
2,642 students
Marshall Public Schools
$65,607
2,641 students
Marysville Public Schools
$69,431
2,636 students
Holly Area School District
$60,331
3,072 students
Clio Area School District
$71,875
2,617 students

This is a sample of 6 from 508 Michigan districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Airport Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Airport Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Airport Community Schools is $68,688 (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 Airport Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Airport Community Schools pays 8.8% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $68,688.

How does Airport Community Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Airport Community Schools pays 2.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,688.

What is the per-pupil spending in Airport Community Schools?

Airport Community Schools spends approximately $15,196 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Airport Community Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Airport Community Schools's total expenditure of $43.3M (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. Airport Community Schools'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.