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Fairview Area School District

Fairview Area School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (298 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Fairview Area School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,583
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$15,265
Per-pupil spending
298
Students enrolled
75th
Pct. in MI
$68,583

Fairview Area School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (298 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $68,583, near the national average of $70,245, serving 298 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Fairview Area School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (298 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 75th percentile for Michigan
  • 56th percentile nationally
  • 26% 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.
  • Fairview Area School District ranks #124 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #396 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
  • -13.9% 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, Fairview Area School District's instructional payroll puts 10.7% into other programs , 6.2 points above the state median of 4.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Fairview Area MI median Gap
Regular program 77.3% 81.7% -4.5 pp
Special education 12.0% 11.4% +0.6 pp
Other programs 10.7% 4.4% +6.2 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 2610560 · FY2023.

LEAID 2610560 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Fairview Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +9% vs state RANK-ST-MID P75 in state RANK-NAT-MID P56 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-TINY 298 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near NICE FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,583 estimated average teacher salary · P75 in Michigan · P56 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Midland (+$147est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Fairview Area

Salary neighbourhood · Fairview Area

Fairview Area 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 Fairview Area

Fairview Area School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,583 Top 44% higher than 56% 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

Fairview 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 Fairview Area School District ranks #124 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #396 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

Fairview Area School District 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 Fairview Area School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -13.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 31.1 points, a growth rate faster than 1% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (298 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$68,583.333

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
$72,732

+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 Fairview Area School District

What the Numbers Say About Fairview Area School District

Fairview Area School District is a small school district in Michigan, serving 298 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,265. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,583, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2610560 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Fairview Area School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 8.6% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 75% 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, Fairview Area School District reports $4.5M in total expenditure against $4.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $0.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Fairview Area School District compare?

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

Fairview Area School District $68,583
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Fairview Area School District pays -12.2% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $15,265 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, Fairview Area School District sits closest to NICE Community School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is LakeVille 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. NICE Community School District
  2. Mount Clemens Community School District
  3. East Jackson Community Schools
  4. Brown City Community Schools
  5. Bark River-Harris School District
  6. Glen Lake Community Schools
  7. East Jordan Public Schools
  8. Bellaire Public Schools
  9. Marion Public Schools
  10. Delton Kellogg Schools
  11. Forest Park School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. LakeVille Community School District
  2. Springport Public Schools
  3. Saranac Community Schools
  4. Bronson Community School District
  5. Laingsburg Community Schools
  6. New Lothrop Area Public Schools
  7. Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County
  8. Quincy Community Schools
  9. Reese Public Schools
  10. Leslie Public Schools
  11. Houghton Lake Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Fairview Area School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Fairview Area School District: closest on enrollment (298 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,583 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

$4.8M
Total Revenue
$4.5M
Total Expenditure
$1.2M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

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

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Fairview Area School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 68% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 32% 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. Fairview Area School District places 122 of 432 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.

Bear Lake Schools
$54,565
290 students
Covert Public Schools
$62,079
308 students
Baraga Area Schools
$62,360
317 students
Rapid River Public Schools
$57,305
278 students
North Huron School District
$46,601
318 students
Walkerville Public Schools
$52,252
276 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 Fairview Area School District
What is the average teacher salary in Fairview Area School District?

The average teacher salary in Fairview Area School District is $68,583 (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 Fairview Area School District teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Fairview Area School District pays 8.6% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $68,583.

How does Fairview Area School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Fairview Area School District pays 2.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,583.

What is the per-pupil spending in Fairview Area School District?

Fairview Area School District spends approximately $15,265 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Fairview Area School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Fairview Area School District's total expenditure of $4.5M (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. Fairview Area School District'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.