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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2613090

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (936 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$62,884
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$18,444
Per-pupil spending
936
Students enrolled
52nd
Pct. in MI
$62,884

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (936 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $62,884, below the national average of $70,245, serving 936 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (936 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 52nd percentile for Michigan
  • 44th percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools ranks #241 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #196 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
  • +12.9% 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, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools's instructional payroll puts 16.2% into special education , 4.8 points above the state median of 11.4%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Michigan peer.

Program Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port MI median Gap
Regular program 79.4% 81.7% -2.4 pp
Special education 16.2% 11.4% +4.8 pp
Vocational programs 1.7% 0.0% +1.7 pp
Other programs 2.7% 4.4% -1.7 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 2613090 · FY2023.

LEAID 2613090 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P52 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P44 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 936 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Decatur FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $62,884 estimated average teacher salary · P52 in Michigan · P44 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Huron (+$41est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port

Salary neighbourhood · Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port 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 Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$62,884 44th percentile higher than 44% 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. This district $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

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port 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 Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools ranks #241 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #196 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

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker 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 Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +12.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 4.2 points, a growth rate faster than 35% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$62,884.321

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
$66,688

+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 Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools

What the Numbers Say About Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 936 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,444. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,884, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2613090 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (10.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 52% 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, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools reports $17.3M in total expenditure against $18.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools compare?

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

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools $62,884
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools pays -19.5% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $18,444 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, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools sits closest to Decatur Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Mt. Pleasant City 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. Decatur Public Schools
  2. Norway-Vulcan Area Schools
  3. St. Charles Community Schools
  4. Farwell Area Schools
  5. Saranac Community Schools
  6. Cedar Springs Public Schools
  7. Mesick Consolidated Schools
  8. Williamston Community Schools
  9. Watervliet School District
  10. Durand Area Schools
  11. Dearborn Heights School District #7
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Mt. Pleasant City School District
  2. Maple Valley Schools
  3. Thornapple Kellogg School District
  4. Fruitport Community Schools
  5. Meridian Public Schools
  6. Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland and Lapee
  7. Morenci Area Schools
  8. Alcona Community Schools
  9. Vandercook Lake Public Schools
  10. Lowell Area Schools
  11. Harrison Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools: closest on enrollment (936 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,884 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

$18.2M
Total Revenue
$17.3M
Total Expenditure
$4.3M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.9M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker 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. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools places 231 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.

Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Le
$52,091
806 students
Delton Kellogg Schools
$67,421
1,069 students
White Cloud Public Schools
$61,502
935 students
North Muskegon Public Schools
$61,370
934 students
Cass City Public Schools
$59,174
938 students
Beaverton Schools
$64,942
929 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 Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools?

The average teacher salary in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools is $62,884 (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 Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools pays 0.4% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $62,884.

How does Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools pays 10.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,884.

What is the per-pupil spending in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools?

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools spends approximately $18,444 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools's total expenditure of $17.3M (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. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker 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.