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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2614070

Farmington Public School District

Farmington Public School District sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $67,430 (above only 70% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Farmington Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$67,430
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$22,718
Per-pupil spending
8,895
Students enrolled
70th
Pct. in MI
$67,430

Farmington Public School District sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $67,430 (above only 70% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $67,430, near the national average of $70,245, serving 8,895 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Farmington Public School District sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $67,430 (above only 70% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 70th percentile for Michigan
  • 54th percentile nationally
  • 24% 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.
  • Farmington Public School District ranks #152 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #70 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
  • +2.3% 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, Farmington Public School District's instructional payroll puts 15.6% into special education , 4.1 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 Farmington Public MI median Gap
Regular program 81.0% 81.7% -0.7 pp
Special education 15.6% 11.4% +4.1 pp
Vocational programs 2.3% 0.0% +2.3 pp
Other programs 1.1% 4.4% -3.3 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 2614070 · FY2023.

LEAID 2614070 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Farmington Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +7% vs state RANK-ST-MID P70 in state RANK-NAT-MID P54 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-MID 8,895 students INSTR-LOW 24% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Saline FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $67,430 estimated average teacher salary · P70 in Michigan · P54 nationally · 24% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Port ($513est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Farmington Public

Salary neighbourhood · Farmington Public

Farmington Public 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Farmington Public

Farmington Public School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$67,430 Top 46% higher than 54% 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

Farmington Public 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 Farmington Public School District ranks #152 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #70 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

Farmington Public 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 Farmington Public School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +2.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 14.8 points, a growth rate faster than 7% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$67,429.62

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
$71,508

+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 Farmington Public School District

What the Numbers Say About Farmington Public School District

Farmington Public School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 8,895 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,718. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $67,430, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2614070 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Farmington Public School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.8% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (4.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 70% 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, Farmington Public School District reports $202.1M in total expenditure against $186.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 24% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $34.2M, special-education teacher pay is $6.6M.

How does Farmington Public 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.

Farmington Public School District $67,430
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Farmington Public School District pays -13.6% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $22,718 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, Farmington Public School District sits closest to Saline Area Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Wyoming Public 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. Saline Area Schools
  2. Caledonia Community Schools
  3. Grand Haven Area Public Schools
  4. Hamilton Community Schools
  5. Western School District
  6. Kenowa Hills Public Schools
  7. West Bloomfield School District
  8. Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)
  9. Northview Public Schools
  10. Port Huron Area School District
  11. Kentwood Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Wyoming Public Schools
  2. Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
  3. Berkley School District
  4. Lansing Public School District
  5. Northview Public Schools
  6. Novi Community School District
  7. Hazel Park School District of the City of
  8. Holland City School District
  9. Livonia Public Schools School District
  10. East China School District
  11. Grand Rapids Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Farmington Public School District: closest on enrollment (8,895 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($67,430 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

$186.9M
Total Revenue
$202.1M
Total Expenditure
$49.5M
Instruction Salaries
24% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$34.2M
Regular Program
$6.6M
Special Education
$1.0M
Vocational
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Farmington Public School District: 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. Farmington Public School District places 147 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.

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Other Michigan Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Michigan sample (including Farmington Public). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Jenison Public Schools
$61,549
5,176 students
Hartland Consolidated Schools
$66,252
5,162 students
Romeo Community Schools
$68,272
5,118 students
Grand Ledge Public Schools
$61,214
5,065 students
Bloomfield Hills Schools
$82,673
4,946 students
Holt Public Schools
$64,988
4,906 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 Farmington Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in Farmington Public School District?

The average teacher salary in Farmington Public School District is $67,430 (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 Farmington Public School District teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Farmington Public School District pays 6.8% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $67,430.

How does Farmington Public School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Farmington Public School District pays 4.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $67,430.

What is the per-pupil spending in Farmington Public School District?

Farmington Public School District spends approximately $22,718 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Farmington Public School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 24% of Farmington Public School District's total expenditure of $202.1M (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. Farmington Public 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.