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Harrison Community Schools

Harrison Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,260 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Harrison Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$61,183
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$18,606
Per-pupil spending
1,260
Students enrolled
42nd
Pct. in MI
$61,183

Harrison Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,260 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,183, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,260 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Harrison Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,260 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 42nd percentile for Michigan
  • 39th percentile nationally
  • 26% 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.
  • Harrison Community Schools ranks #293 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #190 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
  • +23.1% 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, Harrison Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 74.2% into regular program , 7.5 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 Harrison Community MI median Gap
Regular program 74.2% 81.7% -7.5 pp
Special education 16.0% 11.4% +4.5 pp
Other programs 9.8% 4.4% +5.4 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 2617820 · FY2023.

LEAID 2617820 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Harrison Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -3% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P42 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P39 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,260 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Allegan FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $61,183 estimated average teacher salary · P42 in Michigan · P39 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lansing ($1,097est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Harrison Community

Salary neighbourhood · Harrison Community

Harrison Community 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 Harrison Community

Harrison Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$61,183 39th percentile higher than 39% 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. Harrison 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

Harrison Community 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 Harrison Community Schools ranks #293 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #190 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

Harrison 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 Harrison Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +23.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 6.0 points, a growth rate faster than 76% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,418 to 1,260 students (11.1% 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
$61,183.432

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
$64,884

+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 Harrison Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Harrison Community Schools

Harrison Community Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 1,260 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,606. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,183, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2617820 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Harrison Community Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 42% 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, Harrison Community Schools reports $23.4M in total expenditure against $24.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.8M.

How does Harrison 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.

Harrison Community Schools $61,183
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Harrison Community Schools pays -21.6% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $18,606 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, Harrison Community Schools sits closest to Allegan Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is St. Louis 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. Allegan Public Schools
  2. Pine River Area Schools
  3. Corunna Public Schools
  4. Swan Valley School District
  5. Godfrey-Lee Public Schools
  6. Edwardsburg Public Schools
  7. Atherton Community Schools
  8. Hazel Park School District of the City of
  9. Northwest Community Schools
  10. Bendle Public Schools
  11. Centreville Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. St. Louis Public Schools
  2. Vandercook Lake Public Schools
  3. Coopersville Area Public School District
  4. Parchment School District
  5. Morenci Area Schools
  6. Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland and Lapee
  7. Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools
  8. Thornapple Kellogg School District
  9. Dundee Community Schools
  10. Orchard View Schools
  11. Mt. Pleasant City School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Harrison Community Schools: closest on enrollment (1,260 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,183 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

$24.2M
Total Revenue
$23.4M
Total Expenditure
$6.0M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.8M
Regular Program
$0.8M
Special Education
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Harrison Community Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% 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. Harrison Community Schools places 278 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.

Tawas Area Schools
$60,702
1,136 students
Blissfield Community Schools
$62,478
1,128 students
Reed City Area Public Schools
$63,435
1,394 students
Shelby Public Schools
$58,487
1,126 students
Almont Community Schools
$69,572
1,400 students
Ecorse Public Schools
$98,458
1,119 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 Harrison Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Harrison Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Harrison Community Schools is $61,183 (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 Harrison Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Harrison Community Schools pays 3.1% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $61,183.

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

Harrison Community Schools pays 12.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,183.

What is the per-pupil spending in Harrison Community Schools?

Harrison Community Schools spends approximately $18,606 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Harrison Community Schools's total expenditure of $23.4M (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. Harrison 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.