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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2612330

Durand Area Schools

Durand Area Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,234 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Durand Area Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$62,646
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$23,130
Per-pupil spending
1,234
Students enrolled
51st
Pct. in MI
$62,646

Durand Area Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,234 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $62,646, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,234 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Durand Area Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,234 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 51st percentile for Michigan
  • 43rd percentile nationally
  • 19% 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.
  • Durand Area Schools ranks #248 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #62 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
  • +16.3% 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, Durand Area Schools's instructional payroll puts 72.7% into regular program , 9.1 points below the state median of 81.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Durand Area MI median Gap
Regular program 72.7% 81.7% -9.1 pp
Special education 12.0% 11.4% +0.5 pp
Vocational programs 6.0% 0.0% +5.9 pp
Other programs 9.3% 4.4% +4.9 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 2612330 · FY2023.

LEAID 2612330 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Durand Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P51 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P43 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,234 students INSTR-LOW 19% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Watervliet FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $62,646 estimated average teacher salary · P51 in Michigan · P43 nationally · 19% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Grand ($97est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Durand Area

Salary neighbourhood · Durand Area

Durand Area sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Durand Area

Durand Area Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$62,646 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Durand Area 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

Durand Area 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 Durand Area Schools ranks #248 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #62 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

Durand Area 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 Durand Area Schools

  • Enrolment fell from 1,306 to 1,234 students (5.5% 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
$62,645.703

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
$66,435

+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 Durand Area Schools

What the Numbers Say About Durand Area Schools

Durand Area Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 1,234 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,130. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,646, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2612330 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Durand Area Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (10.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 51% 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, Durand Area Schools reports $28.5M in total expenditure against $20.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 19% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Durand Area Schools compare?

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

Durand Area Schools $62,646
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Durand Area Schools pays -19.8% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $23,130 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, Durand Area Schools sits closest to Watervliet School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Southgate 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. Watervliet School District
  2. Mesick Consolidated Schools
  3. Cedar Springs Public Schools
  4. Vandercook Lake Public Schools
  5. Farwell Area Schools
  6. Olivet Community Schools
  7. Reeths-Puffer Schools
  8. Blissfield Community Schools
  9. Eaton Rapids Public Schools
  10. Akron-Fairgrove Schools
  11. Clarenceville School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Southgate Community School District
  2. Tahquamenon Area Schools
  3. Ravenna Public Schools
  4. Marion Public Schools
  5. South Lake Schools
  6. Holland City School District
  7. Hazel Park School District of the City of
  8. Fitzgerald Public Schools
  9. Wyandotte School District of the City of
  10. Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District
  11. Wyoming Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Durand Area Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Durand Area Schools: closest on enrollment (1,234 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,646 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

$20.3M
Total Revenue
$28.5M
Total Expenditure
$5.4M
Instruction Salaries
19% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.4M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Durand Area 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 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% 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. Durand Area Schools places 238 of 431 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

Harrison Community Schools
$61,183
1,260 students
Olivet Community Schools
$62,486
1,265 students
Onsted Community Schools
$68,993
1,200 students
Hillsdale Community Schools
$58,547
1,268 students
Jonesville Community Schools
$65,375
1,273 students
Kent City Community Schools
$63,995
1,277 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 Durand Area Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Durand Area Schools?

The average teacher salary in Durand Area Schools is $62,646 (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 Durand Area Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Durand Area Schools pays 0.8% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $62,646.

How does Durand Area Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Durand Area Schools pays 10.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,646.

What is the per-pupil spending in Durand Area Schools?

Durand Area Schools spends approximately $23,130 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Durand Area Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 19% of Durand Area Schools's total expenditure of $28.5M (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. Durand Area 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.