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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2607560

Byron Center Public Schools

Byron Center Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (4,409 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Byron Center Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,172
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$21,619
Per-pupil spending
4,409
Students enrolled
91st
Pct. in MI
$74,172

Byron Center Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (4,409 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,172, above the national average of $70,245, serving 4,409 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Byron Center Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (4,409 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 91st percentile for Michigan
  • 66th percentile nationally
  • 20% 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.
  • Byron Center Public Schools ranks #45 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #98 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
  • +11.2% 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, Byron Center Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 89.2% into regular program , 7.4 points above the state median of 81.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Michigan district.

Program Byron Center MI median Gap
Regular program 89.2% 81.7% +7.4 pp
Special education 8.6% 11.4% -2.8 pp
Other programs 1.7% 4.4% -2.7 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 2607560 · FY2023.

LEAID 2607560 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Byron Center F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +17% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P91 in state RANK-NAT-MID P66 national PPE-MID $22K/pupil ENR-MID 4,409 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Flushing FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,172 estimated average teacher salary · P91 in Michigan · P66 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: L'Anse (+$297est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Byron Center

Salary neighbourhood · Byron Center

Byron Center 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 Byron Center

Byron Center Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,172 Top 34% higher than 66% 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. Byron Center 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

What stands out about Byron Center Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +11.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 5.9 points, a growth rate faster than 27% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 7.2% here, from 4,111 students in FY2019 to 4,409 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
$74,171.941

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
$78,659

+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 Byron Center Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Byron Center Public Schools

Byron Center Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 4,409 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,619. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,172, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2607560 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Byron Center Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 17.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 91% 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, Byron Center Public Schools reports $95.3M in total expenditure against $82.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $14.3M, special-education teacher pay is $1.4M.

How does Byron Center 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.

Byron Center Public Schools $74,172
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Byron Center Public Schools pays -5.0% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $21,619 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, Byron Center Public Schools sits closest to Flushing Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Caledonia Community 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. Flushing Community Schools
  2. Spring Lake Public Schools
  3. L'Anse Creuse Public Schools
  4. Avondale School District
  5. Wyandotte School District of the City of
  6. Chippewa Hills School District
  7. Howell Public Schools
  8. Bay City School District
  9. Clarkston Community School District
  10. Lakewood Public Schools
  11. Linden Community Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Caledonia Community Schools
  2. Jenison Public Schools
  3. Comstock Public Schools
  4. Imlay City Community Schools
  5. Lamphere Public Schools
  6. Oak Park School District of the City of
  7. Romulus Community Schools
  8. Holt Public Schools
  9. Hudsonville Public School District
  10. Huron School District
  11. Benton Harbor Area Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Byron Center Public Schools: closest on enrollment (4,409 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,172 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

$82.2M
Total Revenue
$95.3M
Total Expenditure
$18.8M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$14.3M
Regular Program
$1.4M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Byron Center 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 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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. Byron Center Public Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 43 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.

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Other Michigan Districts

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

Mattawan Consolidated School
$64,041
3,610 students
Gibraltar School District
$75,742
3,605 students
Northwest Community Schools
$61,278
3,560 students
Greenville Public Schools
$65,853
3,554 students
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
$75,523
5,294 students
Swartz Creek Community Schools
$69,284
3,509 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 Byron Center Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Byron Center Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Byron Center Public Schools is $74,172 (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 Byron Center Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Byron Center Public Schools pays 17.4% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $74,172.

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

Byron Center Public Schools pays 5.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,172.

What is the per-pupil spending in Byron Center Public Schools?

Byron Center Public Schools spends approximately $21,619 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Byron Center Public Schools's total expenditure of $95.3M (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. Byron Center 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.