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Atlanta Community Schools

Atlanta Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,337 (above only 2% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Atlanta Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$45,337
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$16,255
Per-pupil spending
267
Students enrolled
2nd
Pct. in MI
$45,337

Atlanta Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,337 (above only 2% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $45,337, below the national average of $70,245, serving 267 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Atlanta Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $45,337 (above only 2% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 2nd percentile for Michigan
  • 5th percentile nationally
  • 22% 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.
  • Atlanta Community Schools ranks #487 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #335 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
  • -0.8% 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, Atlanta Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 23.2% into other programs , 18.7 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 Atlanta Community MI median Gap
Regular program 67.3% 81.7% -14.5 pp
Special education 9.5% 11.4% -1.9 pp
Other programs 23.2% 4.4% +18.7 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 2603570 · FY2023.

LEAID 2603570 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Atlanta Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -28% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P2 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P5 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-TINY 267 students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-EST Enroll-estimated PHOTO-NEAR Near Alanson FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $45,337 estimated average teacher salary · P2 in Michigan · P5 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Rockford (+$10,970est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Atlanta Community

Salary neighbourhood · Atlanta Community

Atlanta Community trails 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 Atlanta Community

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$45,337 5th percentile higher than 5% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Atlanta 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

Atlanta 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 Atlanta Community Schools ranks #487 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #335 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

Atlanta 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 Atlanta Community Schools

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 5% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -0.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 17.9 points, a growth rate faster than 4% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 11.7% here, from 239 students in FY2019 to 267 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.
  • It is a very small district (267 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$45,337.079

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
$48,080

+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 Atlanta Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Atlanta Community Schools

Atlanta Community Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 267 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,255. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $45,337, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2603570 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Atlanta Community Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 28.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (35.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 2% 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, Atlanta Community Schools reports $4.3M in total expenditure against $5.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 22% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $0.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Atlanta 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.

Atlanta Community Schools $45,337
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Atlanta Community Schools pays -41.9% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $16,255 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, Atlanta Community Schools sits closest to Alanson Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Rogers City Area 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. Alanson Public Schools
  2. Colon Community School District
  3. Burr Oak Community School District
  4. North Huron School District
  5. Buckley Community Schools
  6. Peck Community School District
  7. Ishpeming Public School District No. 1
  8. Manton Consolidated Schools
  9. Ashley Community Schools
  10. Mendon Community School District
  11. Cassopolis Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Rogers City Area Schools
  2. Homer Community School District
  3. Hancock Public Schools
  4. Manistique Area Schools
  5. Webberville Community Schools
  6. Pine River Area Schools
  7. Onaway Area Community School District
  8. Dansville Schools
  9. Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District
  10. Bad Axe Public Schools
  11. Hale Area Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Atlanta Community Schools: closest on enrollment (267 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($45,337 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

$5.1M
Total Revenue
$4.3M
Total Expenditure
$1.0M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.5M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Atlanta Community Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% 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. Placed 429 of 432, Atlanta Community Schools is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Saginaw ISD
$37,408
392 students
Kalamazoo RESA
$59,639
406 students
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District
$50,795
408 students
Berrien RESA
$67,730
267 students
Calhoun Intermediate School District
$61,150
267 students
Northwest Education Services
$35,439
265 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 Atlanta Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Atlanta Community Schools?

The estimated average teacher salary in Atlanta Community Schools is $45,337 (NCES CCD FY2023). Atlanta Community Schools reports staffing below the district level, so the figure uses reported teacher salary expenditure divided by an estimated teacher FTE (enrollment ÷ the national 15:1 ratio).

How does Atlanta Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Atlanta Community Schools pays 28.2% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $45,337.

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

Atlanta Community Schools pays 35.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $45,337.

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

Atlanta Community Schools spends approximately $16,255 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Atlanta Community Schools's total expenditure of $4.3M (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. Atlanta 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.