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Onsted Community Schools

Onsted Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,200 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Onsted Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,993
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$16,339
Per-pupil spending
1,200
Students enrolled
78th
Pct. in MI
$68,993

Onsted Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,200 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $68,993, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,200 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Onsted Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,200 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 78th percentile for Michigan
  • 57th percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Onsted Community Schools ranks #111 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #328 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
  • +34.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2626520 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Onsted Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +9% vs state RANK-ST-MID P78 in state RANK-NAT-MID P57 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,200 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mona FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,993 estimated average teacher salary · P78 in Michigan · P57 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Waterford ($84est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Onsted Community

Salary neighbourhood · Onsted Community

Onsted Community 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
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National salary distribution for Onsted Community

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,993 Top 43% higher than 57% 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. Onsted 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

Onsted 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 Onsted Community Schools ranks #111 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #328 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

Onsted 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 Onsted Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +34.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 17.3 points, a growth rate faster than 94% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,276 to 1,200 students (6.0% 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
$68,993.289

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
$73,167

+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 Onsted Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Onsted Community Schools

Onsted Community Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 1,200 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,339. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,993, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2626520 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Onsted Community Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.2% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 78% 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, Onsted Community Schools reports $19.6M in total expenditure against $21.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Onsted 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.

Onsted Community Schools $68,993
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Onsted Community Schools pays -11.6% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $16,339 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, Onsted Community Schools sits closest to Mona Shores Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Paw Paw Public School District. 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. Mona Shores Public School District
  2. Fremont Public School District
  3. East Grand Rapids Public Schools
  4. Boyne City Public Schools
  5. St. Joseph Public Schools
  6. East Jackson Community Schools
  7. Benzie County Central Schools
  8. Lakeshore School District (Berrien)
  9. Swartz Creek Community Schools
  10. Airport Community Schools
  11. Chelsea School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Paw Paw Public School District
  2. Manistique Area Schools
  3. West Branch-Rose City Area Schools
  4. Marshall Public Schools
  5. Hancock Public Schools
  6. Williamston Community Schools
  7. Rogers City Area Schools
  8. Hale Area Schools
  9. Public Schools of Petoskey
  10. Homer Community School District
  11. Gibraltar School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Onsted Community Schools: closest on enrollment (1,200 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,993 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

$21.6M
Total Revenue
$19.6M
Total Expenditure
$6.0M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.3M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Onsted 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 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. Onsted Community Schools places 109 of 431 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.

View all Michigan districts →

Other Michigan Districts

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

Oscoda Area Schools
$63,413
1,149 students
Quincy Community Schools
$58,200
1,149 students
Menominee Area Public Schools
$55,062
1,147 students
Mason County Central Schools
$63,327
1,260 students
Harrison Community Schools
$61,183
1,260 students
Laingsburg Community Schools
$56,225
1,139 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 Onsted Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Onsted Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Onsted Community Schools is $68,993 (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 Onsted Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Onsted Community Schools pays 9.2% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $68,993.

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

Onsted Community Schools pays 1.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,993.

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

Onsted Community Schools spends approximately $16,339 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Onsted Community Schools's total expenditure of $19.6M (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. Onsted 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.