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Grand Blanc Community Schools

Grand Blanc Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $68,361 (above only 74% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Grand Blanc Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,361
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$18,073
Per-pupil spending
7,772
Students enrolled
74th
Pct. in MI
$68,361

Grand Blanc Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $68,361 (above only 74% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $68,361, near the national average of $70,245, serving 7,772 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Grand Blanc Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $68,361 (above only 74% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 74th percentile for Michigan
  • 56th percentile nationally
  • 22% 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.
  • Grand Blanc Community Schools ranks #129 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #215 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
  • +20.4% 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, Grand Blanc Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 78.8% into regular program , 3.0 points below the state median of 81.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Grand Blanc MI median Gap
Regular program 78.8% 81.7% -3.0 pp
Special education 12.6% 11.4% +1.1 pp
Vocational programs 2.5% 0.0% +2.5 pp
Other programs 6.1% 4.4% +1.7 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 2616350 · FY2023.

LEAID 2616350 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Grand Blanc F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +8% vs state RANK-ST-MID P74 in state RANK-NAT-MID P56 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-MID 7,772 students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Oxford FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,361 estimated average teacher salary · P74 in Michigan · P56 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Oxford ($7est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Grand Blanc

Salary neighbourhood · Grand Blanc

Grand Blanc 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 Grand Blanc

Grand Blanc Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,361 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

Grand Blanc 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 Grand Blanc Community Schools ranks #129 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #215 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

Grand Blanc 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 Grand Blanc Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +20.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 3.2 points, a growth rate faster than 68% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 8,246 to 7,772 students (5.7% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$68,361.233

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
$72,496

+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 Grand Blanc Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Grand Blanc Community Schools

Grand Blanc Community Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 7,772 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,073. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,361, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2616350 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Grand Blanc Community Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 8.2% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 74% 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, Grand Blanc Community Schools reports $140.5M in total expenditure against $125.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 22% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $23.6M, special-education teacher pay is $3.8M.

How does Grand Blanc 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.

Grand Blanc Community Schools $68,361
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Grand Blanc Community Schools pays -12.4% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $18,073 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, Grand Blanc Community Schools sits closest to Oxford Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Berrien Springs 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. Oxford Community Schools
  2. Romulus Community Schools
  3. Roseville Community Schools
  4. Muskegon Public Schools of the City of
  5. Romeo Community Schools
  6. Riverview Community School District
  7. Okemos Public Schools
  8. Center Line Public Schools
  9. Trenton Public Schools
  10. Airport Community Schools
  11. Lakeshore School District (Berrien)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Berrien Springs Public Schools
  2. Sparta Area Schools
  3. East Lansing School District
  4. Haslett Public Schools
  5. Spring Lake Public Schools
  6. Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
  7. Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)
  8. Clio Area School District
  9. Clarkston Community School District
  10. Warren Woods Public Schools
  11. River Rouge School District of the City of

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Grand Blanc Community Schools: closest on enrollment (7,772 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,361 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

$125.6M
Total Revenue
$140.5M
Total Expenditure
$31.4M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$23.6M
Regular Program
$3.8M
Special Education
$0.8M
Vocational
$1.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Grand Blanc Community Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 95% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 5% 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. Grand Blanc Community Schools places 126 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 Grand Blanc). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Novi Community School District
$72,087
6,603 students
West Ottawa Public School District
$70,054
6,558 students
Grosse Pointe Public Schools
$77,654
6,421 students
Forest Hills Public Schools
$76,389
9,156 students
Bay City School District
$73,740
6,385 students
Kentwood Public Schools
$66,781
9,260 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 Grand Blanc Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Grand Blanc Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Grand Blanc Community Schools is $68,361 (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 Grand Blanc Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Grand Blanc Community Schools pays 8.2% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $68,361.

How does Grand Blanc Community Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Grand Blanc Community Schools pays 2.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,361.

What is the per-pupil spending in Grand Blanc Community Schools?

Grand Blanc Community Schools spends approximately $18,073 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Grand Blanc Community Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Grand Blanc Community Schools's total expenditure of $140.5M (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. Grand Blanc 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.