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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2614760

Frankenmuth School District

Frankenmuth School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,368 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Frankenmuth School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,281
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$17,626
Per-pupil spending
1,368
Students enrolled
82nd
Pct. in MI
$70,281

Frankenmuth School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,368 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $70,281, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,368 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Frankenmuth School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,368 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 82nd percentile for Michigan
  • 59th percentile nationally
  • 21% 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.
  • Frankenmuth School District ranks #93 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #237 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
  • +7.7% 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, Frankenmuth School District's instructional payroll puts 93.3% into regular program , 11.5 points above the state median of 81.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Michigan district.

Program Frankenmuth School MI median Gap
Regular program 93.3% 81.7% +11.5 pp
Special education 6.7% 11.4% -4.7 pp
Other programs 0.0% 4.4% -4.4 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 2614760 · FY2023.

LEAID 2614760 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Frankenmuth School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +11% vs state RANK-ST-MID P82 in state RANK-NAT-MID P59 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,368 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Napoleon FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,281 estimated average teacher salary · P82 in Michigan · P59 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: West ($227est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Frankenmuth School

Salary neighbourhood · Frankenmuth School

Frankenmuth School 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 Frankenmuth School

Frankenmuth School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,281 Top 41% higher than 59% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Frankenmuth School 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

What stands out about Frankenmuth School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +7.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 9.5 points, a growth rate faster than 17% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$70,280.552

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
$74,532

+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 Frankenmuth School District

What the Numbers Say About Frankenmuth School District

Frankenmuth School District is a small school district in Michigan, serving 1,368 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,626. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,281, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2614760 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Frankenmuth School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 11.3% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 82% 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, Frankenmuth School District reports $24.1M in total expenditure against $22.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Frankenmuth 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.

Frankenmuth School District $70,281
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Frankenmuth School District pays -10.0% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $17,626 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, Frankenmuth School District sits closest to Napoleon Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hemlock Public 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. Napoleon Community Schools
  2. Westwood Community School District
  3. Lowell Area Schools
  4. Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools
  5. Orchard View Schools
  6. Lamphere Public Schools
  7. Harper Creek Community Schools
  8. Fowlerville Community Schools
  9. Almont Community Schools
  10. Mason County Eastern Schools
  11. Wayland Union Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hemlock Public School District
  2. Deckerville Community School District
  3. Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
  4. Three Rivers Community Schools
  5. Mancelona Public Schools
  6. Pennfield Schools
  7. Coleman Community Schools
  8. Fowlerville Community Schools
  9. Marcellus Community Schools
  10. Manistee Area Public Schools
  11. Bendle Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Frankenmuth School District: closest on enrollment (1,368 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,281 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

$22.3M
Total Revenue
$24.1M
Total Expenditure
$5.1M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.1M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Frankenmuth School District: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% 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. Frankenmuth School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 91 of 431, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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

Smaller-district sample from 508 Michigan peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Gladstone Area Schools
$59,650
1,490 students
Hart Public School District
$58,492
1,246 students
Hudson Area Schools
$66,870
1,243 students
Fennville Public Schools
$62,085
1,243 students
Clinton Community Schools
$60,309
1,243 students
Clawson Public Schools
$65,475
1,238 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 Frankenmuth School District
What is the average teacher salary in Frankenmuth School District?

The average teacher salary in Frankenmuth School District is $70,281 (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 Frankenmuth School District teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Frankenmuth School District pays 11.3% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $70,281.

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

Frankenmuth School District pays 0.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,281.

What is the per-pupil spending in Frankenmuth School District?

Frankenmuth School District spends approximately $17,626 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Frankenmuth School District's total expenditure of $24.1M (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. Frankenmuth 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.