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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2630960

Saugatuck Public Schools

Saugatuck Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (802 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Saugatuck Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$64,596
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$31,847
Per-pupil spending
802
Students enrolled
58th
Pct. in MI
$64,596

Saugatuck Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (802 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $64,596, below the national average of $70,245, serving 802 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Saugatuck Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (802 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 58th percentile for Michigan
  • 47th percentile nationally
  • 15% 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.
  • Saugatuck Public Schools ranks #212 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #11 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
  • +14.2% 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, Saugatuck Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 90.1% into regular program , 8.4 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 Saugatuck Public MI median Gap
Regular program 90.1% 81.7% +8.4 pp
Special education 6.3% 11.4% -5.1 pp
Other programs 3.6% 4.4% -0.9 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 2630960 · FY2023.

LEAID 2630960 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Saugatuck Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P58 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P47 national PPE-HIGH $32K/pupil ENR-SMALL 802 students INSTR-LOW 15% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Morley FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $64,596 estimated average teacher salary · P58 in Michigan · P47 nationally · 15% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Hudsonville (+$1,034est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Saugatuck Public

Salary neighbourhood · Saugatuck Public

Saugatuck Public 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 Saugatuck Public

Saugatuck Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$64,596 47th percentile higher than 47% 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. Saugatuck 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

Saugatuck Public 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 Saugatuck Public Schools ranks #212 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #11 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

Saugatuck 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 Saugatuck Public Schools

  • Its per-pupil spending of $31,847 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$64,596.273

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
$68,504

+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 Saugatuck Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Saugatuck Public Schools

Saugatuck Public Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 802 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $31,847. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,596, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2630960 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Saugatuck Public Schools runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 58% 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, Saugatuck Public Schools reports $25.5M in total expenditure against $16.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 15% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Saugatuck 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.

Saugatuck Public Schools $64,596
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Saugatuck Public Schools pays -17.3% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $31,847 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, Saugatuck Public Schools sits closest to Morley Stanwood Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Redford Union Schools District No. 1. 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. Morley Stanwood Community Schools
  2. Otsego Public Schools
  3. Bridgman Public Schools
  4. Lawrence Public Schools
  5. Manistique Area Schools
  6. West Iron County Public Schools
  7. Breitung Township School District
  8. Caro Community Schools
  9. Leland Public School District
  10. Roscommon Area Public Schools
  11. Unionville-Sebewaing Area S.D.
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Redford Union Schools District No. 1
  2. Stephenson Area Public Schools
  3. Fowler Public Schools
  4. Pickford Public Schools
  5. Benzie County Central Schools
  6. Schoolcraft Community Schools
  7. Harbor Springs School District
  8. Clawson Public Schools
  9. Whitmore Lake Public School District
  10. Madison District Public Schools
  11. Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Saugatuck Public Schools: closest on enrollment (802 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,596 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

$16.3M
Total Revenue
$25.5M
Total Expenditure
$3.9M
Instruction Salaries
15% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.2M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Saugatuck Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% 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. Saugatuck Public Schools places 206 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.

View all Michigan districts →

Other Michigan Districts

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

Glen Lake Community Schools
$67,665
711 students
Vandercook Lake Public Schools
$62,549
700 students
Maple Valley Schools
$54,595
906 students
Reading Community Schools
$58,796
696 students
Charlevoix Public Schools
$72,209
806 students
Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Le
$52,091
806 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 Saugatuck Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Saugatuck Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Saugatuck Public Schools is $64,596 (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 Saugatuck Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Saugatuck Public Schools pays 2.3% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $64,596.

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

Saugatuck Public Schools pays 8.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,596.

What is the per-pupil spending in Saugatuck Public Schools?

Saugatuck Public Schools spends approximately $31,847 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 15% of Saugatuck Public Schools's total expenditure of $25.5M (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. Saugatuck 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.