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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2621420

Les Cheneaux Community Schools

Les Cheneaux Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (227 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Les Cheneaux Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,789
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$21,251
Per-pupil spending
227
Students enrolled
39th
Pct. in MI
$60,789

Les Cheneaux Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (227 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,789, below the national average of $70,245, serving 227 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Les Cheneaux Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (227 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 39th percentile for Michigan
  • 38th 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.
  • Les Cheneaux Community Schools ranks #308 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #103 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
  • +2.6% 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, Les Cheneaux Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 6.7% into special education , 4.8 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 Les Cheneaux MI median Gap
Regular program 84.7% 81.7% +2.9 pp
Special education 6.7% 11.4% -4.8 pp
Vocational programs 3.2% 0.0% +3.2 pp
Other programs 5.4% 4.4% +0.9 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 2621420 · FY2023.

LEAID 2621420 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Les Cheneaux F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P39 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P38 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-TINY 227 students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Marcellus FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,789 estimated average teacher salary · P39 in Michigan · P38 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lansing ($703est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Les Cheneaux

Salary neighbourhood · Les Cheneaux

Les Cheneaux 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 Les Cheneaux

Les Cheneaux Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,789 38th percentile higher than 38% 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. 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

Les Cheneaux 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 Les Cheneaux Community Schools ranks #308 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #103 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

Les Cheneaux 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 Les Cheneaux Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +2.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 14.5 points, a growth rate faster than 7% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (227 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$60,789.149

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
$64,466

+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 Les Cheneaux Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Les Cheneaux Community Schools

Les Cheneaux Community Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 227 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,251. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,789, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2621420 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Les Cheneaux Community Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (13.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 39% 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, Les Cheneaux Community Schools reports $4.8M in total expenditure against $5.2M 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 $0.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Les Cheneaux 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.

Les Cheneaux Community Schools $60,789
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Les Cheneaux Community Schools pays -22.1% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $21,251 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, Les Cheneaux Community Schools sits closest to Marcellus Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Reading 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. Marcellus Community Schools
  2. Byron Area Schools
  3. Onekama Consolidated Schools
  4. Mancelona Public Schools
  5. Centreville Public Schools
  6. Wakefield-Marenisco School District
  7. Atherton Community Schools
  8. Pittsford Area Schools
  9. Sand Creek Community Schools
  10. Addison Community Schools
  11. Stephenson Area Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Reading Community Schools
  2. Leland Public School District
  3. Brimley Area Schools
  4. Charlevoix Public Schools
  5. Covert Public Schools
  6. Akron-Fairgrove Schools
  7. Vassar Public Schools
  8. Montabella Community Schools
  9. Onekama Consolidated Schools
  10. Bridgman Public Schools
  11. Atherton Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Les Cheneaux Community Schools: closest on enrollment (227 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,789 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

$5.2M
Total Revenue
$4.8M
Total Expenditure
$1.1M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.8M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Les Cheneaux 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 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% 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. Les Cheneaux Community Schools places 292 of 432 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

Smaller-district sample from 508 Michigan peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Britton Deerfield Schools
$56,310
388 students
Saginaw ISD
$37,408
392 students
Kalamazoo RESA
$59,639
406 students
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District
$50,795
408 students
Ottawa Area ISD
$54,934
228 students
Alanson Public Schools
$44,497
226 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 Les Cheneaux Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Les Cheneaux Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Les Cheneaux Community Schools is $60,789 (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 Les Cheneaux Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Les Cheneaux Community Schools pays 3.7% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $60,789.

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

Les Cheneaux Community Schools pays 13.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,789.

What is the per-pupil spending in Les Cheneaux Community Schools?

Les Cheneaux Community Schools spends approximately $21,251 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Les Cheneaux Community Schools's total expenditure of $4.8M (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. Les Cheneaux 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.