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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2616380

Grand Haven Area Public Schools

Grand Haven Area Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (5,378 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Grand Haven Area Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$67,266
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$17,241
Per-pupil spending
5,378
Students enrolled
68th
Pct. in MI
$67,266

Grand Haven Area Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (5,378 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $67,266, near the national average of $70,245, serving 5,378 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Grand Haven Area Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (5,378 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 68th percentile for Michigan
  • 53rd percentile nationally
  • 31% 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 Haven Area Public Schools ranks #159 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #263 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
  • +13.2% 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, Grand Haven Area Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 17.1% into special education , 5.6 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 Grand Haven MI median Gap
Regular program 82.2% 81.7% +0.5 pp
Special education 17.1% 11.4% +5.6 pp
Other programs 0.7% 4.4% -3.8 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 2616380 · FY2023.

LEAID 2616380 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Grand Haven F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +7% vs state RANK-ST-MID P68 in state RANK-NAT-MID P53 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-MID 5,378 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Yale FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $67,266 estimated average teacher salary · P68 in Michigan · P53 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Farmington (+$163est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Grand Haven

Salary neighbourhood · Grand Haven

Grand Haven 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 Haven

Grand Haven Area Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$67,266 Top 47% higher than 53% 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 Haven 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 Haven Area Public Schools ranks #159 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #263 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 Haven Area 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 Grand Haven Area Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +13.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 3.9 points, a growth rate faster than 36% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 6,029 to 5,378 students (10.8% 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
$67,266.49

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
$71,335

+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 Haven Area Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Grand Haven Area Public Schools

Grand Haven Area Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 5,378 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,241. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $67,266, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2616380 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 Haven Area Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.5% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (4.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 68% 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 Haven Area Public Schools reports $92.7M in total expenditure against $104.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $19.0M, special-education teacher pay is $4.0M.

How does Grand Haven Area 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.

Grand Haven Area Public Schools $67,266
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Grand Haven Area Public Schools pays -13.9% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $17,241 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 Haven Area Public Schools sits closest to Yale Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Richmond 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. Yale Public Schools
  2. Western School District
  3. Imlay City Community Schools
  4. Freeland Community School District
  5. Farmington Public School District
  6. Saline Area Schools
  7. Kenowa Hills Public Schools
  8. Northview Public Schools
  9. Caledonia Community Schools
  10. Westwood Heights Schools
  11. Port Huron Area School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Richmond Community Schools
  2. Oakridge Public Schools
  3. Fremont Public School District
  4. Gull Lake Community Schools
  5. Vicksburg Community Schools
  6. Yale Public Schools
  7. Goodrich Area Schools
  8. Chippewa Hills School District
  9. Dowagiac Union School District
  10. Greenville Public Schools
  11. Mason Public Schools (Ingham)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Grand Haven Area Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Grand Haven Area Public Schools: closest on enrollment (5,378 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($67,266 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

$104.7M
Total Revenue
$92.7M
Total Expenditure
$28.3M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$19.0M
Regular Program
$4.0M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Grand Haven Area Public 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 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. Grand Haven Area Public Schools places 153 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

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

Howell Public Schools
$73,760
6,868 students
Wyoming Public Schools
$72,496
3,859 students
Mona Shores Public School District
$68,985
3,847 students
Berkley School District
$98,030
3,834 students
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools
$70,114
3,831 students
Waterford School District
$68,910
6,948 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 Haven Area Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Grand Haven Area Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Grand Haven Area Public Schools is $67,266 (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 Haven Area Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Grand Haven Area Public Schools pays 6.5% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $67,266.

How does Grand Haven Area Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Grand Haven Area Public Schools pays 4.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $67,266.

What is the per-pupil spending in Grand Haven Area Public Schools?

Grand Haven Area Public Schools spends approximately $17,241 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Grand Haven Area Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Grand Haven Area Public Schools's total expenditure of $92.7M (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 Haven Area 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.