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Anchor Bay School District

Anchor Bay School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (5,347 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Anchor Bay School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$71,976
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$16,399
Per-pupil spending
5,347
Students enrolled
86th
Pct. in MI
$71,976

Anchor Bay School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (5,347 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $71,976, near the national average of $70,245, serving 5,347 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Anchor Bay School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (5,347 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 86th percentile for Michigan
  • 63rd percentile nationally
  • 26% 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.
  • Anchor Bay School District ranks #71 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #325 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
  • +12.5% 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, Anchor Bay School District's instructional payroll puts 4.6% into vocational programs , 4.6 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Michigan peer.

Program Anchor Bay MI median Gap
Regular program 83.5% 81.7% +1.8 pp
Special education 11.4% 11.4% -0.1 pp
Vocational programs 4.6% 0.0% +4.6 pp
Other programs 0.5% 4.4% -3.9 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 2602790 · FY2023.

LEAID 2602790 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Anchor Bay F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +14% vs state RANK-ST-MID P86 in state RANK-NAT-MID P63 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-MID 5,347 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Coldwater FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $71,976 estimated average teacher salary · P86 in Michigan · P63 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Novi (+$111est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Anchor Bay

Salary neighbourhood · Anchor Bay

Anchor Bay 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
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National salary distribution for Anchor Bay

Anchor Bay School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$71,976 Top 37% higher than 63% 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. Anchor Bay School District $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

What stands out about Anchor Bay School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +12.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 4.6 points, a growth rate faster than 33% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 5,818 to 5,347 students (8.1% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$71,976.102

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
$76,330

+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 Anchor Bay School District

What the Numbers Say About Anchor Bay School District

Anchor Bay School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 5,347 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,399. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $71,976, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2602790 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Anchor Bay School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 14.0% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 86% 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, Anchor Bay School District reports $87.7M in total expenditure against $99.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $17.2M, special-education teacher pay is $2.3M.

How does Anchor Bay School District compare?

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

Anchor Bay School District $71,976
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Anchor Bay School District pays -7.8% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $16,399 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, Anchor Bay School District sits closest to Coldwater Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hartland Consolidated Schools. 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. Coldwater Community Schools
  2. Clio Area School District
  3. Gaylord Community Schools
  4. Novi Community School District
  5. Public Schools of Petoskey
  6. Huron School District
  7. South Lyon Community Schools
  8. Traverse City Area Public Schools
  9. Kalamazoo Public Schools
  10. Ann Arbor Public Schools
  11. Wyoming Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hartland Consolidated Schools
  2. Marshall Public Schools
  3. Public Schools of Petoskey
  4. Paw Paw Public School District
  5. Port Huron Area School District
  6. West Branch-Rose City Area Schools
  7. Williamston Community Schools
  8. Cheboygan Area Schools
  9. Armada Area Schools
  10. Gibraltar School District
  11. Okemos Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Anchor Bay School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Anchor Bay School District: closest on enrollment (5,347 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($71,976 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

$99.8M
Total Revenue
$87.7M
Total Expenditure
$23.0M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$17.2M
Regular Program
$2.3M
Special Education
$0.9M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Anchor Bay 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 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% 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. Anchor Bay School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 70 of 431, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

West Bloomfield School District
$67,807
4,768 students
Royal Oak Schools
$64,444
4,734 students
Zeeland Public Schools
$70,630
5,995 students
Fraser Public Schools
$60,711
4,593 students
Okemos Public Schools
$68,579
4,576 students
Caledonia Community Schools
$67,571
4,572 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 Anchor Bay School District
What is the average teacher salary in Anchor Bay School District?

The average teacher salary in Anchor Bay School District is $71,976 (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 Anchor Bay School District teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Anchor Bay School District pays 14.0% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $71,976.

How does Anchor Bay School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Anchor Bay School District pays 2.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $71,976.

What is the per-pupil spending in Anchor Bay School District?

Anchor Bay School District spends approximately $16,399 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Anchor Bay School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Anchor Bay School District's total expenditure of $87.7M (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. Anchor Bay 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.