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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2627720

Pellston Public Schools

Pellston Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,122 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Pellston Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$53,122
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$19,360
Per-pupil spending
458
Students enrolled
13th
Pct. in MI
$53,122

Pellston Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,122 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $53,122, below the national average of $70,245, serving 458 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Pellston Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,122 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 13th percentile for Michigan
  • 22nd 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.
  • Pellston Public Schools ranks #435 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #153 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
  • +24.8% 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, Pellston Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 0.5% into other programs , 4.0 points below 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 Pellston Public MI median Gap
Regular program 83.5% 81.7% +1.7 pp
Special education 13.6% 11.4% +2.1 pp
Vocational programs 2.4% 0.0% +2.4 pp
Other programs 0.5% 4.4% -4.0 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 2627720 · FY2023.

LEAID 2627720 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Pellston Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -16% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P13 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P22 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-TINY 458 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Memphis FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $53,122 estimated average teacher salary · P13 in Michigan · P22 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Rockford (+$3,185est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Pellston Public

Salary neighbourhood · Pellston Public

Pellston Public 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 Pellston Public

Pellston Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$53,122 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. Pellston Public 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

Pellston Public 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 Pellston Public Schools ranks #435 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #153 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

Pellston Public 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 Pellston Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +24.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 7.6 points, a growth rate faster than 81% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 493 to 458 students (7.1% 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.
  • It is a very small district (458 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
$53,121.693

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
$56,335

+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 Pellston Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Pellston Public Schools

Pellston Public Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 458 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,360. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $53,122, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2627720 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Pellston Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 15.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.4% 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, Pellston Public Schools reports $8.9M in total expenditure against $10.0M 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 $1.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Pellston Public Schools compare?

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

Pellston Public Schools $53,122
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Pellston Public Schools pays -32.0% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $19,360 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, Pellston Public Schools sits closest to Memphis Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Ishpeming Public School District No. 1. 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. Memphis Community Schools
  2. Engadine Consolidated Schools
  3. Potterville Public Schools
  4. Deckerville Community School District
  5. North Adams-Jerome Public Schools
  6. Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)
  7. Vestaburg Community Schools
  8. Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)
  9. Ravenna Public Schools
  10. Montabella Community Schools
  11. Munising Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Ishpeming Public School District No. 1
  2. Manchester Community Schools
  3. Engadine Consolidated Schools
  4. Ellsworth Community School
  5. Morley Stanwood Community Schools
  6. Caseville Public Schools
  7. Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)
  8. Carson City-Crystal Area Schools
  9. Belding Area School District
  10. East Jackson Community Schools
  11. Rudyard Area Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Pellston Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Pellston Public Schools: closest on enrollment (458 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($53,122 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

$10.0M
Total Revenue
$8.9M
Total Expenditure
$2.4M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.7M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Pellston Public 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 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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 393 of 432, Pellston Public 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.

Deckerville Community School District
$52,874
545 students
Kent ISD
$72,170
552 students
Brimley Area Schools
$63,509
460 students
Mendon Community School District
$41,841
455 students
Pickford Public Schools
$53,952
463 students
Webberville Community Schools
$51,399
453 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 Pellston Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Pellston Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Pellston Public Schools is $53,122 (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 Pellston Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Pellston Public Schools pays 15.9% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $53,122.

How does Pellston Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Pellston Public Schools pays 24.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $53,122.

What is the per-pupil spending in Pellston Public Schools?

Pellston Public Schools spends approximately $19,360 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Pellston Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Pellston Public Schools's total expenditure of $8.9M (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. Pellston Public 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.