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Harbor Springs School District

Harbor Springs School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (736 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Harbor Springs School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$79,000
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$28,952
Per-pupil spending
736
Students enrolled
96th
Pct. in MI
$79,000

Harbor Springs School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (736 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $79,000, above the national average of $70,245, serving 736 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Harbor Springs School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (736 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 96th percentile for Michigan
  • 73rd 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.
  • Harbor Springs School District ranks #20 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #15 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
  • +14.9% 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, Harbor Springs School District's instructional payroll puts 5.1% into special education , 6.4 points below the state median of 11.4%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Michigan district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Harbor Springs MI median Gap
Regular program 83.7% 81.7% +1.9 pp
Special education 5.1% 11.4% -6.4 pp
Vocational programs 3.3% 0.0% +3.3 pp
Other programs 7.9% 4.4% +3.5 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 2617700 · FY2023.

LEAID 2617700 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Harbor Springs F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +25% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P96 in state RANK-NAT-MID P73 national PPE-HIGH $29K/pupil ENR-SMALL 736 students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Frankfort-Elberta FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $79,000 estimated average teacher salary · P96 in Michigan · P73 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Rochester (+$843est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Harbor Springs

Salary neighbourhood · Harbor Springs

Harbor Springs 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 Harbor Springs

Harbor Springs School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$79,000 Top 27% higher than 73% 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. 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

Harbor Springs in Michigan's upper-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 Harbor Springs School District ranks #20 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #15 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

Harbor Springs School District 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 Harbor Springs School District

  • Enrolment fell from 796 to 736 students (7.5% 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.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $28,952 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$79,000.36

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
$83,779

+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 Harbor Springs School District

What the Numbers Say About Harbor Springs School District

Harbor Springs School District is a small school district in Michigan, serving 736 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $28,952. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $79,000, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2617700 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Harbor Springs School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 25.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 96% 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, Harbor Springs School District reports $21.3M in total expenditure against $23.6M 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 $3.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Harbor Springs 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.

Harbor Springs School District $79,000
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Harbor Springs School District pays +1.2% more than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $28,952 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, Harbor Springs School District sits closest to Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Schoolcraft 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. Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools
  2. Ludington Area School District
  3. Hesperia Community Schools
  4. Newaygo Public School District
  5. Godwin Heights Public Schools
  6. Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
  7. Mio-AuSable Schools
  8. New Buffalo Area Schools
  9. Spring Lake Public Schools
  10. Harper Woods The School District of the City of
  11. Chippewa Hills School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Schoolcraft Community Schools
  2. Whitmore Lake Public School District
  3. Madison District Public Schools
  4. Pickford Public Schools
  5. Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools
  6. Potterville Public Schools
  7. Shelby Public Schools
  8. Ludington Area School District
  9. Flint School District of the City of
  10. Baldwin Community Schools
  11. Godfrey-Lee Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Harbor Springs School District: closest on enrollment (736 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($79,000 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

$23.6M
Total Revenue
$21.3M
Total Expenditure
$4.7M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.7M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Harbor Springs School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 94% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 6% 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. Harbor Springs School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 20 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.

Alcona Community Schools
$32,692
677 students
Byron Area Schools
$60,948
674 students
Saugatuck Public Schools
$64,596
802 students
Charlevoix Public Schools
$72,209
806 students
Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Le
$52,091
806 students
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools
$71,109
658 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 Harbor Springs School District
What is the average teacher salary in Harbor Springs School District?

The average teacher salary in Harbor Springs School District is $79,000 (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 Harbor Springs School District teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Harbor Springs School District pays 25.1% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $79,000.

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

Harbor Springs School District pays 12.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $79,000.

What is the per-pupil spending in Harbor Springs School District?

Harbor Springs School District spends approximately $28,952 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Harbor Springs School District's total expenditure of $21.3M (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. Harbor Springs 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.