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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2614230

Fennville Public Schools

Fennville Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,243 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Fennville Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$62,085
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$17,957
Per-pupil spending
1,243
Students enrolled
48th
Pct. in MI
$62,085

Fennville Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,243 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $62,085, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,243 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Fennville Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,243 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 48th percentile for Michigan
  • 42nd 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.
  • Fennville Public Schools ranks #264 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #224 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
  • +20.2% 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, Fennville Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 14.9% into other programs , 10.5 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 Fennville Public MI median Gap
Regular program 77.1% 81.7% -4.6 pp
Special education 8.0% 11.4% -3.5 pp
Other programs 14.9% 4.4% +10.5 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 2614230 · FY2023.

LEAID 2614230 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Fennville Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P48 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P42 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,243 students INSTR-LOW 24% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Sandusky FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $62,085 estimated average teacher salary · P48 in Michigan · P42 nationally · 24% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Grand (+$464est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Fennville Public

Salary neighbourhood · Fennville Public

Fennville Public 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 Fennville Public

Fennville Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$62,085 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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. Fennville Public 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

Fennville 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 Fennville Public Schools ranks #264 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #224 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

Fennville Public 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 Fennville Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +20.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 3.1 points, a growth rate faster than 67% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$62,084.691

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
$65,840

+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 Fennville Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Fennville Public Schools

Fennville Public Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 1,243 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,957. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,085, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2614230 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Fennville Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 48% 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, Fennville Public Schools reports $22.3M in total expenditure against $23.0M 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 $3.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Fennville Public Schools compare?

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

Fennville Public Schools $62,085
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Fennville Public Schools pays -20.5% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $17,957 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, Fennville Public Schools sits closest to Sandusky Community School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Brown City 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. Sandusky Community School District
  2. L'Anse Area Schools
  3. Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District
  4. Madison District Public Schools
  5. McBain Rural Agricultural Schools
  6. Whitehall District Schools
  7. Springport Public Schools
  8. Bath Community Schools
  9. Eau Claire Public Schools
  10. Manistee Area Public Schools
  11. Mayville Community School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Brown City Community Schools
  2. Capac Community Schools
  3. Clinton Community Schools
  4. Spring Lake Public Schools
  5. Swan Valley School District
  6. Haslett Public Schools
  7. East Lansing School District
  8. Bentley Community School District
  9. Sparta Area Schools
  10. Kaleva Norman Dickson School District
  11. Mesick Consolidated Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Fennville Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Fennville Public Schools: closest on enrollment (1,243 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,085 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

$23.0M
Total Revenue
$22.3M
Total Expenditure
$5.4M
Instruction Salaries
24% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.7M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Fennville Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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. Fennville Public Schools places 252 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.

Quincy Community Schools
$58,200
1,149 students
Menominee Area Public Schools
$55,062
1,147 students
Jefferson Schools (Monroe)
$65,441
1,340 students
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
$75,000
1,344 students
Meridian Public Schools
$57,028
1,347 students
Laingsburg Community Schools
$56,225
1,139 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 Fennville Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Fennville Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Fennville Public Schools is $62,085 (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 Fennville Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Fennville Public Schools pays 1.7% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $62,085.

How does Fennville Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Fennville Public Schools pays 11.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,085.

What is the per-pupil spending in Fennville Public Schools?

Fennville Public Schools spends approximately $17,957 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Fennville Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 24% of Fennville Public Schools's total expenditure of $22.3M (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. Fennville Public 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.