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Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (2,943 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$84,362
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$18,710
Per-pupil spending
2,943
Students enrolled
98th
Pct. in MI
$84,362

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (2,943 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $84,362, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,943 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (2,943 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 98th percentile for Michigan
  • 79th 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.
  • Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools ranks #8 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #186 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
  • +26.1% 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, Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools's instructional payroll puts 9.3% into other programs , 4.8 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 Melvindale-Northern Allen MI median Gap
Regular program 79.5% 81.7% -2.3 pp
Special education 8.3% 11.4% -3.1 pp
Vocational programs 3.0% 0.0% +3.0 pp
Other programs 9.3% 4.4% +4.8 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 2623460 · FY2023.

LEAID 2623460 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Melvindale-Northern Allen F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +34% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P98 in state RANK-NAT-MID P79 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-MID 2,943 students INSTR-LOW 24% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Northville FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $84,362 estimated average teacher salary · P98 in Michigan · P79 nationally · 24% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Northville ($440est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Melvindale-Northern Allen

Salary neighbourhood · Melvindale-Northern Allen

Melvindale-Northern Allen 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 Melvindale-Northern Allen

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$84,362 Top 21% higher than 79% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Melvindale-Northern Allen in Michigan's upper-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 Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools ranks #8 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #186 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

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park 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 Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +26.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 8.9 points, a growth rate faster than 85% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 3,119 to 2,943 students (5.6% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$84,362.416

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
$89,466

+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 Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools

What the Numbers Say About Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 2,943 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,710. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $84,362, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2623460 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 33.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 98% 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, Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools reports $55.1M in total expenditure against $48.1M 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 $10.0M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools compare?

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

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools $84,362
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools pays +8.0% more than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $18,710 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, Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools sits closest to Northville Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Dundee 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. Northville Public Schools
  2. Harper Woods The School District of the City of
  3. Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)
  4. Bloomfield Hills Schools
  5. Birmingham Public Schools
  6. South Redford School District
  7. Southfield Public School District
  8. Lincoln Park School District of the City of
  9. Crestwood School District
  10. Harbor Springs School District
  11. Southgate Community School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Dundee Community Schools
  2. Orchard View Schools
  3. Parchment School District
  4. Coopersville Area Public School District
  5. St. Louis Public Schools
  6. Harrison Community Schools
  7. Corunna Public Schools
  8. Plainwell Community Schools
  9. Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)
  10. Roscommon Area Public Schools
  11. Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland and Lapee

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools: closest on enrollment (2,943 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($84,362 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

$48.1M
Total Revenue
$55.1M
Total Expenditure
$13.4M
Instruction Salaries
24% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$10.0M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$1.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Melvindale-Northern Allen Park 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 94% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 6% 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. Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 8 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.

St. Johns Public Schools
$61,505
2,603 students
East Grand Rapids Public Schools
$68,906
2,938 students
Sturgis Public Schools
$66,219
2,952 students
St. Joseph Public Schools
$68,806
2,955 students
Hazel Park School District of the City of
$61,102
2,920 students
Kenowa Hills Public Schools
$67,066
2,972 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 Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools?

The average teacher salary in Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools is $84,362 (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 Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools pays 33.6% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $84,362.

How does Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools pays 20.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $84,362.

What is the per-pupil spending in Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools?

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools spends approximately $18,710 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 24% of Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools's total expenditure of $55.1M (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. Melvindale-Northern Allen Park 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.