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Birmingham Public Schools

Birmingham Public Schools spends $29,744 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Michigan districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Birmingham Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$81,351
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$29,744
Per-pupil spending
7,112
Students enrolled
97th
Pct. in MI
$81,351

Birmingham Public Schools spends $29,744 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Michigan districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $81,351, above the national average of $70,245, serving 7,112 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Birmingham Public Schools spends $29,744 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Michigan districts with a reliable figure.
  • 97th percentile for Michigan
  • 76th 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.
  • Birmingham Public Schools ranks #15 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #13 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
  • +12.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2605850 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Birmingham Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +29% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P97 in state RANK-NAT-MID P76 national PPE-HIGH $30K/pupil ENR-MID 7,112 students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Utica FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $81,351 estimated average teacher salary · P97 in Michigan · P76 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Utica (+$342est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Birmingham Public

Salary neighbourhood · Birmingham Public

Birmingham Public 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 Birmingham Public

Birmingham Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$81,351 Top 24% higher than 76% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Birmingham Public 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

Birmingham Public in Michigan's upper-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 Birmingham Public Schools ranks #15 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #13 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

Birmingham Public 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 Birmingham Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +12.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 4.9 points, a growth rate faster than 33% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 7,850 to 7,112 students (9.4% 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.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $29,744 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$81,351.351

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
$86,272

+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 Birmingham Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Birmingham Public Schools

Birmingham Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 7,112 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $29,744. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $81,351, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2605850 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Birmingham Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 28.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 97% 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, Birmingham Public Schools reports $211.5M in total expenditure against $183.7M 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 $33.6M, special-education teacher pay is $5.1M.

How does Birmingham Public Schools compare?

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

Birmingham Public Schools $81,351
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Birmingham Public Schools pays +4.2% more than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $29,744 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, Birmingham Public Schools sits closest to Utica Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Wayne-Westland Community 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. Utica Community Schools
  2. Southfield Public School District
  3. Bloomfield Hills Schools
  4. Lincoln Park School District of the City of
  5. Crestwood School District
  6. Chippewa Valley Schools
  7. Rochester Community School District
  8. Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)
  9. Harper Woods The School District of the City of
  10. Northville Public Schools
  11. Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Wayne-Westland Community School District
  2. Redford Union Schools District No. 1
  3. Muskegon Public Schools of the City of
  4. Garden City Public Schools
  5. Ludington Area School District
  6. Saginaw School District of the City of
  7. Flint School District of the City of
  8. Ypsilanti Community Schools
  9. Ann Arbor Public Schools
  10. Ferndale Public Schools
  11. South Redford School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Birmingham Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Birmingham Public Schools: closest on enrollment (7,112 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($81,351 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

$183.7M
Total Revenue
$211.5M
Total Expenditure
$46.8M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$33.6M
Regular Program
$5.1M
Special Education
$0.7M
Vocational
$1.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Birmingham Public 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. Birmingham Public Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 15 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.

Grand Ledge Public Schools
$61,214
5,065 students
Kentwood Public Schools
$66,781
9,260 students
Bloomfield Hills Schools
$82,673
4,946 students
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools
$74,469
9,289 students
Holt Public Schools
$64,988
4,906 students
Wayne-Westland Community School District
$76,513
9,334 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 Birmingham Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Birmingham Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Birmingham Public Schools is $81,351 (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 Birmingham Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Birmingham Public Schools pays 28.8% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $81,351.

How does Birmingham Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Birmingham Public Schools pays 15.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $81,351.

What is the per-pupil spending in Birmingham Public Schools?

Birmingham Public Schools spends approximately $29,744 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Birmingham Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Birmingham Public Schools's total expenditure of $211.5M (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. Birmingham Public 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.