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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2627960

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (658 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$71,109
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$17,305
Per-pupil spending
658
Students enrolled
83rd
Pct. in MI
$71,109

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (658 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $71,109, near the national average of $70,245, serving 658 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (658 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 83rd percentile for Michigan
  • 61st 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.
  • Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools ranks #85 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #261 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
  • +39.3% 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, Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 5.4% into special education , 6.1 points below the state median of 11.4%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Michigan district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Pewamo-Westphalia Community MI median Gap
Regular program 87.2% 81.7% +5.5 pp
Special education 5.4% 11.4% -6.1 pp
Vocational programs 2.2% 0.0% +2.1 pp
Other programs 5.2% 4.4% +0.8 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 2627960 · FY2023.

LEAID 2627960 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Pewamo-Westphalia Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +13% vs state RANK-ST-MID P83 in state RANK-NAT-MID P61 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 658 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Kelloggsville FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $71,109 estimated average teacher salary · P83 in Michigan · P61 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Walled (+$345est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Pewamo-Westphalia Community

Salary neighbourhood · Pewamo-Westphalia Community

Pewamo-Westphalia 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 Pewamo-Westphalia Community

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$71,109 Top 39% higher than 61% 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. 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

What stands out about Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +39.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 22.1 points, a growth rate faster than 96% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$71,109.338

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
$75,411

+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 Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 658 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,305. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $71,109, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2627960 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 12.6% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 83% 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, Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools reports $11.4M in total expenditure against $11.6M 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 $2.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Pewamo-Westphalia 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.

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools $71,109
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools pays -8.9% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $17,305 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, Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools sits closest to Kelloggsville Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Marlette 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. Kelloggsville Public Schools
  2. Mason County Eastern Schools
  3. Dundee Community Schools
  4. Westwood Community School District
  5. Clio Area School District
  6. Napoleon Community Schools
  7. Hanover-Horton School District
  8. Frankenmuth School District
  9. Public Schools of Petoskey
  10. Huron School District
  11. Charlevoix Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Marlette Community Schools
  2. Kingston Community School District
  3. Fremont Public School District
  4. Richmond Community Schools
  5. Oakridge Public Schools
  6. Vicksburg Community Schools
  7. Yale Public Schools
  8. Climax-Scotts Community Schools
  9. Chippewa Hills School District
  10. Dowagiac Union School District
  11. Stockbridge Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools: closest on enrollment (658 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($71,109 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

$11.6M
Total Revenue
$11.4M
Total Expenditure
$3.0M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.3M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Pewamo-Westphalia 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 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% 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. Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 84 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.

Suttons Bay Public Schools
$58,175
578 students
Manchester Community Schools
$58,239
739 students
Potterville Public Schools
$53,348
741 students
East Jordan Public Schools
$69,521
742 students
Montabella Community Schools
$53,654
745 students
Reese Public Schools
$58,747
747 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 Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools is $71,109 (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 Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools pays 12.6% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $71,109.

How does Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools pays 1.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $71,109.

What is the per-pupil spending in Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools?

Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools spends approximately $17,305 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools's total expenditure of $11.4M (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. Pewamo-Westphalia 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.