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Richmond Community Schools

Richmond Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $55,654 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Richmond Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$55,654
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$17,232
Per-pupil spending
1,566
Students enrolled
19th
Pct. in MI
$55,654

Richmond Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $55,654 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $55,654, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,566 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Richmond Community Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $55,654 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 19th percentile for Michigan
  • 27th percentile nationally
  • 22% 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.
  • Richmond Community Schools ranks #407 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #264 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
  • +9.4% 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, Richmond Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 87.8% into regular program , 6.1 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 Richmond Community MI median Gap
Regular program 87.8% 81.7% +6.1 pp
Special education 6.5% 11.4% -4.9 pp
Vocational programs 2.9% 0.0% +2.9 pp
Other programs 2.8% 4.4% -1.7 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 2629670 · FY2023.

LEAID 2629670 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Richmond Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -12% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P19 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P27 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,566 students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Chesaning FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $55,654 estimated average teacher salary · P19 in Michigan · P27 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Rockford (+$653est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Richmond Community

Salary neighbourhood · Richmond Community

Richmond Community 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Richmond Community

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$55,654 27th percentile higher than 27% 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. Richmond 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

Richmond 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 Richmond Community Schools ranks #407 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #264 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

Richmond 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 Richmond Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +9.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 7.8 points, a growth rate faster than 23% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 11.1% here, from 1,410 students in FY2019 to 1,566 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$55,653.595

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
$59,020

+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 Richmond Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Richmond Community Schools

Richmond Community Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 1,566 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,232. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $55,654, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2629670 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Richmond Community Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 19% 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, Richmond Community Schools reports $27.0M in total expenditure against $28.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 22% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Richmond 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.

Richmond Community Schools $55,654
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Richmond Community Schools pays -28.7% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $17,232 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, Richmond Community Schools sits closest to Chesaning Union Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Grand Haven Area Public 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. Chesaning Union Schools
  2. Rudyard Area Schools
  3. Parchment School District
  4. St. Louis Public Schools
  5. Hancock Public Schools
  6. Au Gres-Sims School District
  7. Morenci Area Schools
  8. New Haven Community Schools
  9. Alpena Public Schools
  10. Milan Area Schools
  11. Laingsburg Community Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Grand Haven Area Public Schools
  2. Oakridge Public Schools
  3. Kingston Community School District
  4. Stockbridge Community Schools
  5. Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools
  6. Marlette Community Schools
  7. NICE Community School District
  8. Fremont Public School District
  9. Goodrich Area Schools
  10. Gull Lake Community Schools
  11. Vicksburg Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Richmond Community Schools: closest on enrollment (1,566 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($55,654 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

$28.4M
Total Revenue
$27.0M
Total Expenditure
$5.9M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.5M
Regular Program
$0.3M
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 Richmond 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 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% 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 372 of 431, Richmond Community 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.

Houghton-Portage Township School District
$66,574
1,445 students
Bullock Creek School District
$61,371
1,697 students
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District
$62,016
1,434 students
Benton Harbor Area Schools
$65,590
1,424 students
Tri County Area Schools
$60,070
1,709 students
New Haven Community Schools
$55,226
1,418 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 Richmond Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Richmond Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Richmond Community Schools is $55,654 (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 Richmond Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Richmond Community Schools pays 11.9% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $55,654.

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

Richmond Community Schools pays 20.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $55,654.

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

Richmond Community Schools spends approximately $17,232 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Richmond Community Schools's total expenditure of $27.0M (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. Richmond 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.