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Kentwood Public Schools

Kentwood Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,781 (above only 67% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Kentwood Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,781
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$20,216
Per-pupil spending
9,260
Students enrolled
67th
Pct. in MI
$66,781

Kentwood Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,781 (above only 67% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,781, near the national average of $70,245, serving 9,260 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Kentwood Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,781 (above only 67% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 67th percentile for Michigan
  • 52nd percentile nationally
  • 24% 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.
  • Kentwood Public Schools ranks #166 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #127 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, Kentwood Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 1.1% into other programs , 3.4 points below the state median of 4.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Kentwood Public MI median Gap
Regular program 82.9% 81.7% +1.1 pp
Special education 13.8% 11.4% +2.4 pp
Vocational programs 2.2% 0.0% +2.2 pp
Other programs 1.1% 4.4% -3.4 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 2620340 · FY2023.

LEAID 2620340 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Kentwood Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +6% vs state RANK-ST-MID P67 in state RANK-NAT-MID P52 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-MID 9,260 students INSTR-LOW 24% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Port FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,781 estimated average teacher salary · P67 in Michigan · P52 nationally · 24% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Port (+$136est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Kentwood Public

Salary neighbourhood · Kentwood Public

Kentwood Public 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Kentwood Public

Kentwood Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,781 Top 48% higher than 52% 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. Kentwood Public 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

Kentwood Public 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 Kentwood Public Schools ranks #166 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #127 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

Kentwood 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 Kentwood Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +13.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 4.0 points, a growth rate faster than 36% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$66,781.305

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
$70,821

+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 Kentwood Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Kentwood Public Schools

Kentwood Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 9,260 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,216. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,781, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2620340 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Kentwood Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 5.7% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (4.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 67% 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, Kentwood Public Schools reports $187.2M in total expenditure against $177.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 24% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $30.6M, special-education teacher pay is $5.1M.

How does Kentwood 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.

Kentwood Public Schools $66,781
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Kentwood Public Schools pays -14.5% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $20,216 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, Kentwood Public Schools sits closest to Port Huron Area School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Taylor School District. 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. Port Huron Area School District
  2. Northview Public Schools
  3. Kenowa Hills Public Schools
  4. Garden City Public Schools
  5. Western School District
  6. Grand Haven Area Public Schools
  7. Hartland Consolidated Schools
  8. Sturgis Public Schools
  9. River Rouge School District of the City of
  10. Fenton Area Public Schools
  11. Farmington Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Taylor School District
  2. West Bloomfield School District
  3. Crestwood School District
  4. Dearborn City School District
  5. Royal Oak Schools
  6. Rockford Public Schools
  7. Saline Area Schools
  8. Grandville Public Schools
  9. Oxford Community Schools
  10. Cadillac Area Public Schools
  11. Woodhaven-Brownstown School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Kentwood Public Schools: closest on enrollment (9,260 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,781 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

$177.9M
Total Revenue
$187.2M
Total Expenditure
$44.5M
Instruction Salaries
24% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$30.6M
Regular Program
$5.1M
Special Education
$0.8M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Kentwood 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 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% 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. Kentwood Public Schools places 160 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 Kentwood Public). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Zeeland Public Schools
$70,630
5,995 students
Brighton Area Schools
$122,714
5,800 students
Oxford Community Schools
$68,354
5,625 students
Davison Community Schools
$57,890
5,566 students
Grandville Public Schools
$70,733
5,494 students
Livonia Public Schools School District
$75,733
13,045 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 Kentwood Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Kentwood Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Kentwood Public Schools is $66,781 (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 Kentwood Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Kentwood Public Schools pays 5.7% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $66,781.

How does Kentwood Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Kentwood Public Schools pays 4.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,781.

What is the per-pupil spending in Kentwood Public Schools?

Kentwood Public Schools spends approximately $20,216 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Kentwood Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 24% of Kentwood Public Schools's total expenditure of $187.2M (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. Kentwood 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.