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Mar Lee School District

Mar Lee School District sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $55,760 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Mar Lee School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$55,760
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$15,751
Per-pupil spending
305
Students enrolled
19th
Pct. in MI
$55,760

Mar Lee School District sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $55,760 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $55,760, below the national average of $70,245, serving 305 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Mar Lee School District sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $55,760 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 19th percentile for Michigan
  • 27th percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Mar Lee School District ranks #405 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #366 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
  • +12.4% 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, Mar Lee School District's instructional payroll puts 84.9% into regular program , 3.2 points above the state median of 81.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Michigan district.

Program Mar Lee MI median Gap
Regular program 84.9% 81.7% +3.2 pp
Special education 13.2% 11.4% +1.7 pp
Other programs 1.9% 4.4% -2.6 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 2622830 · FY2023.

LEAID 2622830 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Mar Lee F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -12% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P19 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P27 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-TINY 305 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Hale FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $55,760 estimated average teacher salary · P19 in Michigan · P27 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Rockford (+$548est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Mar Lee

Salary neighbourhood · Mar Lee

Mar Lee 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 Mar Lee

Mar Lee School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$55,760 27th percentile higher than 27% 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. Mar Lee School 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

Mar Lee 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 Mar Lee School District ranks #405 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #366 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

Mar Lee School District 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 Mar Lee School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +12.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 4.8 points, a growth rate faster than 33% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (305 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
$55,759.523

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
$59,132

+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 Mar Lee School District

What the Numbers Say About Mar Lee School District

Mar Lee School District is a small school district in Michigan, serving 305 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,751. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $55,760, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2622830 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Mar Lee School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 19% 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, Mar Lee School District reports $4.8M in total expenditure against $4.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Mar Lee 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.

Mar Lee School District $55,760
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Mar Lee School District pays -28.6% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $15,751 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, Mar Lee School District sits closest to Hale Area Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is White Cloud 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. Hale Area Schools
  2. St. Louis Public Schools
  3. Hancock Public Schools
  4. Au Gres-Sims School District
  5. Rudyard Area Schools
  6. Morenci Area Schools
  7. Central Lake Public Schools
  8. Laingsburg Community Schools
  9. Bentley Community School District
  10. Britton Deerfield Schools
  11. Lake Linden-Hubbell School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. White Cloud Public Schools
  2. Addison Community Schools
  3. Inland Lakes Schools
  4. Hanover-Horton School District
  5. Peck Community School District
  6. Oscoda Area Schools
  7. Harbor Beach Community Schools
  8. Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools
  9. Unionville-Sebewaing Area S.D.
  10. Decatur Public Schools
  11. Bath Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Mar Lee School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Mar Lee School District: closest on enrollment (305 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($55,760 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

$4.8M
Total Revenue
$4.8M
Total Expenditure
$1.4M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.0M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Mar Lee School District: 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. Placed 372 of 432, Mar Lee School District 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.

Kalamazoo RESA
$59,639
406 students
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District
$50,795
408 students
Lenawee ISD
$50,078
200 students
Onekama Consolidated Schools
$60,982
304 students
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools
$57,368
306 students
Covert Public Schools
$62,079
308 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 Mar Lee School District
What is the average teacher salary in Mar Lee School District?

The average teacher salary in Mar Lee School District is $55,760 (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 Mar Lee School District teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Mar Lee School District pays 11.7% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $55,760.

How does Mar Lee School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Mar Lee School District pays 20.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $55,760.

What is the per-pupil spending in Mar Lee School District?

Mar Lee School District spends approximately $15,751 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Mar Lee School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Mar Lee School District'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. Mar Lee 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.