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Davison Community Schools

Davison Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (5,566 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Davison Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,890
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$18,374
Per-pupil spending
5,566
Students enrolled
25th
Pct. in MI
$57,890

Davison Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (5,566 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,890, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,566 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Davison Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (5,566 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 25th percentile for Michigan
  • 32nd 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.
  • Davison Community Schools ranks #375 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #200 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
  • +17.6% 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, Davison Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 3.6% into vocational programs , 3.5 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 Davison Community MI median Gap
Regular program 81.5% 81.7% -0.3 pp
Special education 12.4% 11.4% +1.0 pp
Vocational programs 3.6% 0.0% +3.5 pp
Other programs 2.5% 4.4% -1.9 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 2611430 · FY2023.

LEAID 2611430 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Davison Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -8% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P25 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P32 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-MID 5,566 students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Cadillac FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,890 estimated average teacher salary · P25 in Michigan · P32 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Rockford ($1,583est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Davison Community

Salary neighbourhood · Davison Community

Davison 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 Davison Community

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,890 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Davison 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

Davison 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 Davison Community Schools ranks #375 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #200 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

Davison 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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$57,889.75

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
$61,392

+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 Davison Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Davison Community Schools

Davison Community Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 5,566 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,374. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,890, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2611430 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Davison Community Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (17.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 25% 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, Davison Community Schools reports $102.3M in total expenditure against $89.7M 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 $16.4M, special-education teacher pay is $2.5M.

How does Davison 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.

Davison Community Schools $57,890
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Davison Community Schools pays -25.9% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $18,374 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, Davison Community Schools sits closest to Cadillac Area Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Fruitport 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. Cadillac Area Public Schools
  2. Mt. Pleasant City School District
  3. Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools
  4. Ionia Public Schools
  5. Comstock Park Public Schools
  6. Ida Public School District
  7. Oakridge Public Schools
  8. Lapeer Community Schools
  9. Belding Area School District
  10. Monroe Public Schools
  11. Adrian Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Fruitport Community Schools
  2. Traverse City Area Public Schools
  3. Mt. Pleasant City School District
  4. Lowell Area Schools
  5. Thornapple Kellogg School District
  6. Roseville Community Schools
  7. River Rouge School District of the City of
  8. Warren Woods Public Schools
  9. Clio Area School District
  10. Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland and Lapee
  11. Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Davison Community Schools: closest on enrollment (5,566 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,890 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

$89.7M
Total Revenue
$102.3M
Total Expenditure
$22.6M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$16.4M
Regular Program
$2.5M
Special Education
$0.7M
Vocational
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Davison 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 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% 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 350 of 431, Davison 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.

Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun)
$63,132
3,971 students
Port Huron Area School District
$66,917
7,206 students
Wyoming Public Schools
$72,496
3,859 students
Oxford Community Schools
$68,354
5,625 students
Grandville Public Schools
$70,733
5,494 students
Taylor School District
$73,285
5,385 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 Davison Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Davison Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Davison Community Schools is $57,890 (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 Davison Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Davison Community Schools pays 8.3% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $57,890.

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

Davison Community Schools pays 17.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,890.

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

Davison Community Schools spends approximately $18,374 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Davison Community Schools's total expenditure of $102.3M (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. Davison 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.