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Gull Lake Community Schools

Gull Lake Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (3,242 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Gull Lake Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,751
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$17,388
Per-pupil spending
3,242
Students enrolled
34th
Pct. in MI
$59,751

Gull Lake Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (3,242 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $59,751, below the national average of $70,245, serving 3,242 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Gull Lake Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (3,242 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 34th percentile for Michigan
  • 36th 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.
  • Gull Lake Community Schools ranks #334 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #258 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
  • +17.2% 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, Gull Lake Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 90.7% into regular program , 9.0 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 Gull Lake MI median Gap
Regular program 90.7% 81.7% +9.0 pp
Special education 6.6% 11.4% -4.9 pp
Vocational programs 1.1% 0.0% +1.1 pp
Other programs 1.6% 4.4% -2.9 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 2617250 · FY2023.

LEAID 2617250 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Gull Lake F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P34 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P36 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-MID 3,242 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Vassar FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,751 estimated average teacher salary · P34 in Michigan · P36 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lansing (+$335est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Gull Lake

Salary neighbourhood · Gull Lake

Gull Lake 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 Gull Lake

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,751 36th percentile higher than 36% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Gull 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

Gull 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 Gull Lake Community Schools ranks #334 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #258 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

Gull 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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$59,750.668

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
$63,365

+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 Gull Lake Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Gull Lake Community Schools

Gull Lake Community Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 3,242 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,388. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,751, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2617250 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Gull Lake Community Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 34% 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, Gull Lake Community Schools reports $56.4M in total expenditure against $58.6M 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 $11.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.8M.

How does Gull 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.

Gull Lake Community Schools $59,751
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Gull Lake Community Schools pays -23.5% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $17,388 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, Gull Lake Community Schools sits closest to Vassar Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Vicksburg 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. Vassar Public Schools
  2. Gladstone Area Schools
  3. Constantine Public School District
  4. Central Montcalm Public Schools
  5. Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools
  6. Bad Axe Public Schools
  7. Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw
  8. Clare Public Schools
  9. Holton Public Schools
  10. Tri County Area Schools
  11. Montague Area Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Vicksburg Community Schools
  2. Yale Public Schools
  3. Fremont Public School District
  4. Chippewa Hills School District
  5. Dowagiac Union School District
  6. Mason Public Schools (Ingham)
  7. Bay City School District
  8. Harper Woods The School District of the City of
  9. Grand Haven Area Public Schools
  10. Richmond Community Schools
  11. Bendle Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Gull Lake Community Schools: closest on enrollment (3,242 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,751 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

$58.6M
Total Revenue
$56.4M
Total Expenditure
$13.8M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$11.6M
Regular Program
$0.8M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Gull Lake 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 92% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 8% 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. Gull Lake Community Schools places 313 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.

Ionia Public Schools
$57,535
2,812 students
Alpena Public Schools
$55,214
3,672 students
Lincoln Consolidated School District
$72,971
3,244 students
Mason Public Schools (Ingham)
$64,781
3,239 students
Niles Community Schools
$60,954
3,275 students
Garden City Public Schools
$66,440
3,207 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 Gull Lake Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Gull Lake Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Gull Lake Community Schools is $59,751 (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 Gull Lake Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Gull Lake Community Schools pays 5.4% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $59,751.

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

Gull Lake Community Schools pays 14.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,751.

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

Gull Lake Community Schools spends approximately $17,388 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Gull Lake Community Schools's total expenditure of $56.4M (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. Gull 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.