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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2621570

Lincoln Consolidated School District

Lincoln Consolidated School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (3,244 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lincoln Consolidated School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$72,971
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$20,586
Per-pupil spending
3,244
Students enrolled
88th
Pct. in MI
$72,971

Lincoln Consolidated School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (3,244 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $72,971, near the national average of $70,245, serving 3,244 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Lincoln Consolidated School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (3,244 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 88th percentile for Michigan
  • 64th percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Lincoln Consolidated School District ranks #59 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #119 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
  • +11.6% 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, Lincoln Consolidated School District's instructional payroll puts 14.3% into special education , 2.9 points above the state median of 11.4%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Michigan peer.

Program Lincoln Consolidated MI median Gap
Regular program 79.6% 81.7% -2.1 pp
Special education 14.3% 11.4% +2.9 pp
Other programs 6.1% 4.4% +1.6 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 2621570 · FY2023.

LEAID 2621570 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lincoln Consolidated F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +16% vs state RANK-ST-MID P88 in state RANK-NAT-MID P64 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-MID 3,244 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Sparta FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $72,971 estimated average teacher salary · P88 in Michigan · P64 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Plymouth-Canton ($75est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lincoln Consolidated

Salary neighbourhood · Lincoln Consolidated

Lincoln Consolidated 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 Lincoln Consolidated

Lincoln Consolidated School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$72,971 Top 36% higher than 64% 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

What stands out about Lincoln Consolidated School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +11.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 5.6 points, a growth rate faster than 29% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$72,971.273

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
$77,385

+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 Lincoln Consolidated School District

What the Numbers Say About Lincoln Consolidated School District

Lincoln Consolidated School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 3,244 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,586. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $72,971, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2621570 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Lincoln Consolidated School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 15.5% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (3.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 88% 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, Lincoln Consolidated School District reports $66.8M in total expenditure against $71.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $11.1M, special-education teacher pay is $2.0M.

How does Lincoln Consolidated 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.

Lincoln Consolidated School District $72,971
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Lincoln Consolidated School District pays -6.5% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $20,586 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, Lincoln Consolidated School District sits closest to Sparta Area Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is South Haven 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. Sparta Area Schools
  2. Elk Rapids Schools
  3. Oak Park School District of the City of
  4. Goodrich Area Schools
  5. Grosse Ile Township Schools
  6. Clintondale Community Schools
  7. Taylor School District
  8. DeWitt Public Schools
  9. East China School District
  10. Wyoming Public Schools
  11. South Lake Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. South Haven Public Schools
  2. Bridgman Public Schools
  3. Grandville Public Schools
  4. Kenowa Hills Public Schools
  5. Avondale School District
  6. Godwin Heights Public Schools
  7. Crestwood School District
  8. Kentwood Public Schools
  9. Taylor School District
  10. Cedar Springs Public Schools
  11. West Bloomfield School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lincoln Consolidated School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lincoln Consolidated School District: closest on enrollment (3,244 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($72,971 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

$71.7M
Total Revenue
$66.8M
Total Expenditure
$16.5M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$11.1M
Regular Program
$2.0M
Special Education
$0.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Lincoln Consolidated School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. Lincoln Consolidated School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 57 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.

View all Michigan districts →

Other Michigan Districts

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

Sturgis Public Schools
$66,219
2,952 students
Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools
$84,362
2,943 students
East Grand Rapids Public Schools
$68,906
2,938 students
Greenville Public Schools
$65,853
3,554 students
Northwest Community Schools
$61,278
3,560 students
Hazel Park School District of the City of
$61,102
2,920 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 Lincoln Consolidated School District
What is the average teacher salary in Lincoln Consolidated School District?

The average teacher salary in Lincoln Consolidated School District is $72,971 (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 Lincoln Consolidated School District teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Lincoln Consolidated School District pays 15.5% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $72,971.

How does Lincoln Consolidated School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lincoln Consolidated School District pays 3.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $72,971.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lincoln Consolidated School District?

Lincoln Consolidated School District spends approximately $20,586 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Lincoln Consolidated School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Lincoln Consolidated School District's total expenditure of $66.8M (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. Lincoln Consolidated 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.