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Pinckney Community Schools

Pinckney Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (2,132 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Pinckney Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,369
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$23,961
Per-pupil spending
2,132
Students enrolled
37th
Pct. in MI
$60,369

Pinckney Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (2,132 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,369, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,132 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Pinckney Community Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (2,132 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 37th percentile for Michigan
  • 37th percentile nationally
  • 16% 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.
  • Pinckney Community Schools ranks #316 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #52 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
  • -1.9% 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, Pinckney Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 3.9% into vocational programs , 3.9 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Michigan peer.

Program Pinckney Community MI median Gap
Regular program 80.8% 81.7% -0.9 pp
Special education 14.4% 11.4% +2.9 pp
Vocational programs 3.9% 0.0% +3.9 pp
Other programs 0.9% 4.4% -3.6 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 2628140 · FY2023.

LEAID 2628140 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Pinckney Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P37 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P37 national PPE-HIGH $24K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,132 students INSTR-LOW 16% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Stockbridge FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,369 estimated average teacher salary · P37 in Michigan · P37 nationally · 16% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lansing ($283est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Pinckney Community

Salary neighbourhood · Pinckney Community

Pinckney Community sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Pinckney Community

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,369 37th percentile higher than 37% 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. Pinckney 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

Pinckney 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 Pinckney Community Schools ranks #316 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #52 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

Pinckney 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 Pinckney Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -1.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 19.0 points, a growth rate faster than 3% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • This is a contracting district: 2,602 students in FY2019 down to 2,132 in FY2023, a 18.1% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$60,369.155

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
$64,021

+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 Pinckney Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Pinckney Community Schools

Pinckney Community Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 2,132 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,961. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,369, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2628140 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Pinckney Community Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 37% 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, Pinckney Community Schools reports $51.1M in total expenditure against $45.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 16% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.9M, special-education teacher pay is $1.1M.

How does Pinckney 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.

Pinckney Community Schools $60,369
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Pinckney Community Schools pays -22.7% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $23,961 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, Pinckney Community Schools sits closest to Stockbridge Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Tri County Area 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. Stockbridge Community Schools
  2. Fruitport Community Schools
  3. Holly Area School District
  4. Alma Public Schools
  5. Clinton Community Schools
  6. Dowagiac Union School District
  7. Comstock Public Schools
  8. Mancelona Public Schools
  9. Millington Community Schools
  10. Kingsley Area Schools
  11. Sand Creek Community Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Tri County Area Schools
  2. Southfield Public School District
  3. Lake Orion Community Schools
  4. Battle Creek Public Schools
  5. Waterford School District
  6. Breckenridge Community Schools
  7. Van Dyke Public Schools
  8. Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District
  9. Chelsea School District
  10. Wyandotte School District of the City of
  11. Charlotte Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Pinckney Community Schools: closest on enrollment (2,132 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,369 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

$45.5M
Total Revenue
$51.1M
Total Expenditure
$8.3M
Instruction Salaries
16% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.9M
Regular Program
$1.1M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Pinckney 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 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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. Pinckney Community Schools places 299 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.

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Other Michigan Districts

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

Dowagiac Union School District
$60,446
1,890 students
Alma Public Schools
$60,407
1,873 students
West Branch-Rose City Area Schools
$52,055
1,871 students
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools
$67,745
1,868 students
Oakridge Public Schools
$57,304
1,863 students
Sparta Area Schools
$72,952
2,409 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 Pinckney Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Pinckney Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Pinckney Community Schools is $60,369 (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 Pinckney Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Pinckney Community Schools pays 4.4% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $60,369.

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

Pinckney Community Schools pays 14.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,369.

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

Pinckney Community Schools spends approximately $23,961 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 16% of Pinckney Community Schools's total expenditure of $51.1M (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. Pinckney 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.