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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2627150

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,344 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Ovid-Elsie Area Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$75,000
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$17,643
Per-pupil spending
1,344
Students enrolled
93rd
Pct. in MI
$75,000

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,344 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $75,000, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,344 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Ovid-Elsie Area Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,344 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 93rd percentile for Michigan
  • 68th percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Ovid-Elsie Area Schools ranks #38 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #235 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
  • +40.4% 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, Ovid-Elsie Area Schools's instructional payroll puts 73.7% into regular program , 8.1 points below the state median of 81.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Ovid-Elsie Area MI median Gap
Regular program 73.7% 81.7% -8.1 pp
Special education 12.9% 11.4% +1.4 pp
Vocational programs 3.3% 0.0% +3.3 pp
Other programs 10.1% 4.4% +5.7 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 2627150 · FY2023.

LEAID 2627150 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Ovid-Elsie Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +19% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P93 in state RANK-NAT-MID P68 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,344 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mio-AuSable FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $75,000 estimated average teacher salary · P93 in Michigan · P68 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: L'Anse ($531est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Ovid-Elsie Area

Salary neighbourhood · Ovid-Elsie Area

Ovid-Elsie Area 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 Ovid-Elsie Area

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$75,000 Top 32% higher than 68% 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. Ovid-Elsie Area 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

Ovid-Elsie Area 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 Ovid-Elsie Area Schools ranks #38 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #235 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

Ovid-Elsie Area 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 Ovid-Elsie Area Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +40.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 23.3 points, a growth rate faster than 96% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,524 to 1,344 students (11.8% 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
$75,000

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
$79,537

+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 Ovid-Elsie Area Schools

What the Numbers Say About Ovid-Elsie Area Schools

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 1,344 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,643. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $75,000, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2627150 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 18.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 93% 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, Ovid-Elsie Area Schools reports $23.7M in total expenditure against $24.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.8M.

How does Ovid-Elsie Area Schools compare?

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

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools $75,000
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools pays -3.9% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $17,643 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, Ovid-Elsie Area Schools sits closest to Mio-AuSable Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hemlock 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. Mio-AuSable Schools
  2. Wyandotte School District of the City of
  3. Avondale School District
  4. Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
  5. New Buffalo Area Schools
  6. Spring Lake Public Schools
  7. Allen Park Public Schools
  8. Gibraltar School District
  9. Byron Center Public Schools
  10. Flushing Community Schools
  11. Godwin Heights Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hemlock Public School District
  2. Frankenmuth School District
  3. Deckerville Community School District
  4. Three Rivers Community Schools
  5. Coleman Community Schools
  6. Manistee Area Public Schools
  7. Mancelona Public Schools
  8. Pennfield Schools
  9. Fowlerville Community Schools
  10. Marcellus Community Schools
  11. Suttons Bay Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Ovid-Elsie Area Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Ovid-Elsie Area Schools: closest on enrollment (1,344 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($75,000 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

$24.0M
Total Revenue
$23.7M
Total Expenditure
$6.5M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.4M
Regular Program
$0.8M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Ovid-Elsie Area 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 92% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 8% 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. Ovid-Elsie Area Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 37 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.

Olivet Community Schools
$62,486
1,265 students
Benton Harbor Area Schools
$65,590
1,424 students
Mason County Central Schools
$63,327
1,260 students
Harrison Community Schools
$61,183
1,260 students
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District
$62,016
1,434 students
Hart Public School District
$58,492
1,246 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 Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools?

The average teacher salary in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools is $75,000 (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 Ovid-Elsie Area Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools pays 18.8% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $75,000.

How does Ovid-Elsie Area Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools pays 6.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $75,000.

What is the per-pupil spending in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools?

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools spends approximately $17,643 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Ovid-Elsie Area Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Ovid-Elsie Area Schools's total expenditure of $23.7M (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. Ovid-Elsie Area 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.