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Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)

Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,503 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$53,503
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$17,009
Per-pupil spending
1,030
Students enrolled
13th
Pct. in MI
$53,503

Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,503 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $53,503, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,030 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,503 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 13th percentile for Michigan
  • 23rd percentile nationally
  • 21% 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.
  • Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) ranks #431 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #275 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
  • -3.4% 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, Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)'s instructional payroll puts 13.5% into other programs , 9.0 points above 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 Lakeview Community MI median Gap
Regular program 75.8% 81.7% -5.9 pp
Special education 10.7% 11.4% -0.7 pp
Other programs 13.5% 4.4% +9.0 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 2620910 · FY2023.

LEAID 2620910 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lakeview Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -15% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P13 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P23 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,030 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Montabella FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $53,503 estimated average teacher salary · P13 in Michigan · P23 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Rockford (+$2,804est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lakeview Community

Salary neighbourhood · Lakeview Community

Lakeview Community trails 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 Lakeview Community

Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$53,503 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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. 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

Lakeview 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 Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) ranks #431 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #275 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

Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) 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 Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -3.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 20.5 points, a growth rate faster than 2% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • This is a contracting district: 1,116 students in FY2019 down to 1,030 in FY2023, a 7.7% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$53,503.185

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
$56,740

+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 Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)

What the Numbers Say About Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)

Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) is a small school district in Michigan, serving 1,030 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,009. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $53,503, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2620910 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) runs materially below the state benchmark, a 15.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (23.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 13% 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, Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) reports $17.5M in total expenditure against $19.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Michigan average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) $53,503
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) pays -31.5% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $17,009 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, Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) sits closest to Montabella Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Evart 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. Montabella Community Schools
  2. Potterville Public Schools
  3. Evart Public Schools
  4. Engadine Consolidated Schools
  5. Memphis Community Schools
  6. Pellston Public Schools
  7. Pickford Public Schools
  8. Tahquamenon Area Schools
  9. Deckerville Community School District
  10. North Adams-Jerome Public Schools
  11. Hemlock Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Evart Public Schools
  2. Alma Public Schools
  3. Bellevue Community Schools
  4. Allendale Public Schools
  5. Dearborn Heights School District #7
  6. Greenville Public Schools
  7. Memphis Community Schools
  8. Coloma Community Schools
  9. Ubly Community Schools
  10. Algonac Community School District
  11. Ontonagon Area School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)'s smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm): closest on enrollment (1,030 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($53,503 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

$19.2M
Total Revenue
$17.5M
Total Expenditure
$3.7M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.5M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm): the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% 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. Placed 390 of 431, Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Shelby Public Schools
$58,487
1,126 students
Blissfield Community Schools
$62,478
1,128 students
Beaverton Schools
$64,942
929 students
Tawas Area Schools
$60,702
1,136 students
NICE Community School District
$68,619
1,138 students
Union City Community Schools
$64,898
922 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 Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)
What is the average teacher salary in Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)?

The average teacher salary in Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) is $53,503 (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 Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) pays 15.3% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $53,503.

How does Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) pays 23.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $53,503.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)?

Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm) spends approximately $17,009 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)'s total expenditure of $17.5M (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. Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)'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.