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Rochester Community School District

Rochester Community School District sits in the highest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $79,843 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Rochester Community School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$79,843
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$17,036
Per-pupil spending
14,723
Students enrolled
96th
Pct. in MI
$79,843

Rochester Community School District sits in the highest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $79,843 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $79,843, above the national average of $70,245, serving 14,723 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Rochester Community School District sits in the highest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $79,843 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 96th percentile for Michigan
  • 74th 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.
  • Rochester Community School District ranks #19 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #274 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
  • +15.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2629940 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Rochester Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +26% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P96 in state RANK-NAT-MID P74 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-LARGE 14.7K students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Crestwood FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $79,843 estimated average teacher salary · P96 in Michigan · P74 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Birmingham (+$1,508est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Rochester Community

Salary neighbourhood · Rochester Community

Rochester 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 Rochester Community

Rochester Community School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$79,843 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Rochester Community in Michigan's upper-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 Rochester Community School District ranks #19 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #274 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

Rochester Community School District 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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$79,843.115

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
$84,673

+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 Rochester Community School District

What the Numbers Say About Rochester Community School District

Rochester Community School District is a mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 14,723 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,036. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $79,843, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2629940 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Rochester Community School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 26.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (13.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 96% 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, Rochester Community School District reports $250.8M in total expenditure against $258.1M 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 $48.6M, special-education teacher pay is $8.0M.

How does Rochester Community School District compare?

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

Rochester Community School District $79,843
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Rochester Community School District pays +2.3% more than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $17,036 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, Rochester Community School District sits closest to Crestwood School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Fraser 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. Crestwood School District
  2. Lincoln Park School District of the City of
  3. Southfield Public School District
  4. Birmingham Public Schools
  5. Detroit Public Schools Community District
  6. Utica Community Schools
  7. Grosse Pointe Public Schools
  8. Troy School District
  9. Jackson Public Schools
  10. Bloomfield Hills Schools
  11. Chippewa Valley Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Fraser Public Schools
  2. Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools
  3. Grand Haven Area Public Schools
  4. L'Anse Creuse Public Schools
  5. Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun)
  6. Okemos Public Schools
  7. Bay City School District
  8. Port Huron Area School District
  9. Anchor Bay School District
  10. Hartland Consolidated Schools
  11. Northville Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Rochester Community School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Rochester Community School District: closest on enrollment (14,723 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($79,843 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

$258.1M
Total Revenue
$250.8M
Total Expenditure
$68.4M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$48.6M
Regular Program
$8.0M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$3.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Rochester Community School District: 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. Rochester Community School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 19 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

Large-district sample from 508 Michigan peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Warren Consolidated Schools
$87,659
12,468 students
Kalamazoo Public Schools
$71,599
12,239 students
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
$71,454
11,907 students
Troy School District
$77,232
11,762 students
Lansing Public School District
$60,086
9,896 students
Dearborn City School District
$73,810
19,874 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 Rochester Community School District
What is the average teacher salary in Rochester Community School District?

The average teacher salary in Rochester Community School District is $79,843 (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 Rochester Community School District teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Rochester Community School District pays 26.4% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $79,843.

How does Rochester Community School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Rochester Community School District pays 13.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $79,843.

What is the per-pupil spending in Rochester Community School District?

Rochester Community School District spends approximately $17,036 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Rochester Community School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Rochester Community School District's total expenditure of $250.8M (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. Rochester Community School District'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.