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Memphis Community Schools

Memphis Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,185 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Memphis Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$53,185
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$17,056
Per-pupil spending
734
Students enrolled
13th
Pct. in MI
$53,185

Memphis Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,185 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $53,185, below the national average of $70,245, serving 734 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Memphis Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,185 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 13th percentile for Michigan
  • 22nd 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.
  • Memphis Community Schools ranks #434 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #271 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
  • +13.9% 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, Memphis Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 85.6% into regular program , 3.9 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 Memphis Community MI median Gap
Regular program 85.6% 81.7% +3.9 pp
Special education 12.5% 11.4% +1.1 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 2623490 · FY2023.

LEAID 2623490 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Memphis Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -16% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P13 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P22 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 734 students INSTR-LOW 24% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Engadine FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $53,185 estimated average teacher salary · P13 in Michigan · P22 nationally · 24% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Rockford (+$3,122est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Memphis Community

Salary neighbourhood · Memphis Community

Memphis 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 Memphis Community

Memphis Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$53,185 22nd percentile higher than 22% 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. Memphis Community Schools $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

Memphis 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 Memphis Community Schools ranks #434 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #271 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

Memphis 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 Memphis Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +13.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 3.3 points, a growth rate faster than 38% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 828 to 734 students (11.4% 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
$53,184.973

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
$56,402

+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 Memphis Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Memphis Community Schools

Memphis Community Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 734 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,056. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $53,185, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2623490 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Memphis Community Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 15.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.3% 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, Memphis Community Schools reports $12.5M in total expenditure against $13.3M 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 $2.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Memphis 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.

Memphis Community Schools $53,185
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Memphis Community Schools pays -31.9% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $17,056 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, Memphis Community Schools sits closest to Engadine Consolidated Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Ubly 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. Engadine Consolidated Schools
  2. Pellston Public Schools
  3. Potterville Public Schools
  4. Deckerville Community School District
  5. Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)
  6. North Adams-Jerome Public Schools
  7. Vestaburg Community Schools
  8. Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)
  9. Montabella Community Schools
  10. Evart Public Schools
  11. Ravenna Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Ubly Community Schools
  2. Ashley Community Schools
  3. Ontonagon Area School District
  4. Goodrich Area Schools
  5. Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)
  6. Evart Public Schools
  7. NICE Community School District
  8. Alma Public Schools
  9. Bellevue Community Schools
  10. Allendale Public Schools
  11. Dearborn Heights School District #7

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Memphis Community Schools: closest on enrollment (734 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($53,185 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

$13.3M
Total Revenue
$12.5M
Total Expenditure
$3.0M
Instruction Salaries
24% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.2M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Memphis Community Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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 392 of 431, Memphis Community Schools 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.

Charlevoix Public Schools
$72,209
806 students
Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Le
$52,091
806 students
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools
$71,109
658 students
Eau Claire Public Schools
$62,191
654 students
Beal City Public Schools
$58,292
654 students
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1
$47,683
651 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 Memphis Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Memphis Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Memphis Community Schools is $53,185 (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 Memphis Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Memphis Community Schools pays 15.8% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $53,185.

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

Memphis Community Schools pays 24.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $53,185.

What is the per-pupil spending in Memphis Community Schools?

Memphis Community Schools spends approximately $17,056 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 24% of Memphis Community Schools's total expenditure of $12.5M (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. Memphis 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.