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Glen Lake Community Schools

Glen Lake Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (711 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Glen Lake Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$67,665
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$25,155
Per-pupil spending
711
Students enrolled
71st
Pct. in MI
$67,665

Glen Lake Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (711 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $67,665, near the national average of $70,245, serving 711 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Glen Lake Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (711 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 71st percentile for Michigan
  • 54th 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.
  • Glen Lake Community Schools ranks #144 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #37 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
  • +8.0% 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, Glen Lake Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 87.9% into regular program , 6.2 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 Glen Lake MI median Gap
Regular program 87.9% 81.7% +6.2 pp
Special education 7.9% 11.4% -3.5 pp
Other programs 4.2% 4.4% -0.3 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 2616020 · FY2023.

LEAID 2616020 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Glen Lake F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +7% vs state RANK-ST-MID P71 in state RANK-NAT-MID P54 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-SMALL 711 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Montrose FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $67,665 estimated average teacher salary · P71 in Michigan · P54 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Farmington ($235est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Glen Lake

Salary neighbourhood · Glen Lake

Glen Lake 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 Glen Lake

Glen Lake Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$67,665 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. Glen Lake Community 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

Glen Lake 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 Glen Lake Community Schools ranks #144 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #37 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

Glen Lake Community 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 Glen Lake Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +8.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 9.1 points, a growth rate faster than 18% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 7.9% here, from 659 students in FY2019 to 711 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,155 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$67,664.671

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
$71,758

+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 Glen Lake Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Glen Lake Community Schools

Glen Lake Community Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 711 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,155. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $67,665, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2616020 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Glen Lake Community Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 7.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (3.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 71% 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, Glen Lake Community Schools reports $17.9M in total expenditure against $18.8M 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 $3.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Glen Lake Community Schools compare?

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

Glen Lake Community Schools $67,665
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Glen Lake Community Schools pays -13.3% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $25,155 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, Glen Lake Community Schools sits closest to Montrose Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Fulton 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. Montrose Community Schools
  2. Bellaire Public Schools
  3. Croswell-Lexington Community Schools
  4. Westwood Heights Schools
  5. Brown City Community Schools
  6. Pennfield Schools
  7. Marion Public Schools
  8. Delton Kellogg Schools
  9. Freeland Community School District
  10. Imlay City Community Schools
  11. Forest Park School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Fulton Schools
  2. Westwood Community School District
  3. Menominee Area Public Schools
  4. Bellaire Public Schools
  5. Beecher Community School District
  6. Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools
  7. South Redford School District
  8. Ecorse Public Schools
  9. Charlotte Public Schools
  10. Wolverine Community School District
  11. Mount Clemens Community School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Glen Lake Community Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Glen Lake Community Schools: closest on enrollment (711 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($67,665 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

$18.8M
Total Revenue
$17.9M
Total Expenditure
$4.6M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.3M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Glen Lake Community Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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. Glen Lake Community Schools places 141 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.

Inland Lakes Schools
$59,787
621 students
Saugatuck Public Schools
$64,596
802 students
Breckenridge Community Schools
$58,998
617 students
Charlevoix Public Schools
$72,209
806 students
Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Le
$52,091
806 students
Martin Public Schools
$51,356
610 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 Glen Lake Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Glen Lake Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Glen Lake Community Schools is $67,665 (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 Glen Lake Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Glen Lake Community Schools pays 7.1% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $67,665.

How does Glen Lake Community Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Glen Lake Community Schools pays 3.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $67,665.

What is the per-pupil spending in Glen Lake Community Schools?

Glen Lake Community Schools spends approximately $25,155 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Glen Lake Community Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Glen Lake Community Schools's total expenditure of $17.9M (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. Glen Lake Community 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.