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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2629340

Rapid River Public Schools

Rapid River Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (278 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Rapid River Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,305
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$16,626
Per-pupil spending
278
Students enrolled
23rd
Pct. in MI
$57,305

Rapid River Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (278 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,305, below the national average of $70,245, serving 278 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Rapid River Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (278 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 23rd percentile for Michigan
  • 31st 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.
  • Rapid River Public Schools ranks #385 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #307 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
  • +9.6% 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, Rapid River Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 87.3% into regular program , 5.6 points above the state median of 81.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Michigan district.

Program Rapid River MI median Gap
Regular program 87.3% 81.7% +5.6 pp
Special education 8.7% 11.4% -2.7 pp
Other programs 4.0% 4.4% -0.5 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 2629340 · FY2023.

LEAID 2629340 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Rapid River F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P23 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P31 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-TINY 278 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Bellevue FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,305 estimated average teacher salary · P23 in Michigan · P31 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Rockford ($998est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Rapid River

Salary neighbourhood · Rapid River

Rapid River 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 Rapid River

Rapid River Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,305 31st percentile higher than 31% 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. Rapid River 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

Rapid River 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 Rapid River Public Schools ranks #385 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #307 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

Rapid River 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 Rapid River Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +9.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 7.5 points, a growth rate faster than 24% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 328 to 278 students (15.2% 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 (278 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
$57,304.582

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
$60,771

+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 Rapid River Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Rapid River Public Schools

Rapid River Public Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 278 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,626. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,305, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2629340 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Rapid River Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 23% 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, Rapid River Public Schools reports $4.6M in total expenditure against $5.6M 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 $0.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Rapid River 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.

Rapid River Public Schools $57,305
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Rapid River Public Schools pays -26.6% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $16,626 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, Rapid River Public Schools sits closest to Bellevue Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Gobles 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. Bellevue Community Schools
  2. Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools
  3. Summerfield Schools
  4. Pentwater Public School District
  5. Perry Public Schools
  6. Fulton Schools
  7. Kingston Community School District
  8. LakeVille Community School District
  9. Bloomingdale Public School District
  10. Suttons Bay Public Schools
  11. Gwinn Area Community Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Gobles Public School District
  2. Mio-AuSable Schools
  3. Lake Linden-Hubbell School District
  4. Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools
  5. Colon Community School District
  6. Union City Community Schools
  7. Beal City Public Schools
  8. Mayville Community School District
  9. Au Gres-Sims School District
  10. Dryden Community Schools
  11. Bear Lake Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Rapid River Public Schools: closest on enrollment (278 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,305 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

$5.6M
Total Revenue
$4.6M
Total Expenditure
$1.2M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.9M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Rapid River Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. 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. Placed 359 of 432, Rapid River 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.

Lenawee ISD
$50,078
200 students
Bessemer Area School District
$49,783
359 students
Peck Community School District
$47,390
375 students
Lake Linden-Hubbell School District
$56,328
376 students
North Adams-Jerome Public Schools
$52,857
376 students
Mason County Eastern Schools
$71,005
382 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 Rapid River Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Rapid River Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Rapid River Public Schools is $57,305 (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 Rapid River Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Rapid River Public Schools pays 9.3% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $57,305.

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

Rapid River Public Schools pays 18.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,305.

What is the per-pupil spending in Rapid River Public Schools?

Rapid River Public Schools spends approximately $16,626 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Rapid River Public Schools's total expenditure of $4.6M (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. Rapid River 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.