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Troy School District

Troy School District sits in the highest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $77,232 (above 94% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Troy School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$77,232
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$18,886
Per-pupil spending
11,762
Students enrolled
94th
Pct. in MI
$77,232

Troy School District sits in the highest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $77,232 (above 94% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $77,232, above the national average of $70,245, serving 11,762 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Troy School District sits in the highest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $77,232 (above 94% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 94th percentile for Michigan
  • 71st percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Troy School District ranks #28 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #176 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
  • +14.3% 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, Troy School District's instructional payroll puts 8.5% into other programs , 4.1 points above the state median of 4.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Troy School MI median Gap
Regular program 80.2% 81.7% -1.5 pp
Special education 9.3% 11.4% -2.2 pp
Vocational programs 1.9% 0.0% +1.9 pp
Other programs 8.5% 4.4% +4.1 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 2634260 · FY2023.

LEAID 2634260 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Troy School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +22% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P94 in state RANK-NAT-MID P71 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-LARGE 11.8K students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Jackson FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $77,232 estimated average teacher salary · P94 in Michigan · P71 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Grosse (+$422est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Troy School

Salary neighbourhood · Troy School

Troy School 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 Troy School

Troy School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$77,232 Top 29% higher than 71% 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. Troy School 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

Troy School 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 Troy School District ranks #28 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #176 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

Troy 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

What stands out about Troy School District

  • Enrolment fell from 12,442 to 11,762 students (5.5% 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$77,231.967

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
$81,904

+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 Troy School District

What the Numbers Say About Troy School District

Troy School District is a mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 11,762 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,886. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $77,232, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2634260 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Troy School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 22.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 94% 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, Troy School District reports $222.1M in total expenditure against $235.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $47.1M, special-education teacher pay is $5.4M.

How does Troy 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.

Troy School District $77,232
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Troy School District pays -1.1% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $18,886 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, Troy School District sits closest to Jackson Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Forest Hills 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. Jackson Public Schools
  2. Grosse Pointe Public Schools
  3. Warren Woods Public Schools
  4. Wayne-Westland Community School District
  5. Forest Hills Public Schools
  6. Southgate Community School District
  7. Gibraltar School District
  8. Allen Park Public Schools
  9. Livonia Public Schools School District
  10. Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
  11. Rochester Community School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Forest Hills Public Schools
  2. Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)
  3. Kalamazoo Public Schools
  4. Zeeland Public Schools
  5. Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools
  6. Allen Park Public Schools
  7. Romeo Community Schools
  8. Grand Ledge Public Schools
  9. Thornapple Kellogg School District
  10. Mt. Pleasant City School District
  11. Davison Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Troy School District: closest on enrollment (11,762 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($77,232 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

$235.1M
Total Revenue
$222.1M
Total Expenditure
$64.0M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$47.1M
Regular Program
$5.4M
Special Education
$1.1M
Vocational
$5.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Troy 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 92% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 8% 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. Troy School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 27 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.

Birmingham Public Schools
$81,351
7,112 students
Northville Public Schools
$83,923
7,095 students
Waterford School District
$68,910
6,948 students
Howell Public Schools
$73,760
6,868 students
Ann Arbor Public Schools
$71,530
16,740 students
Hudsonville Public School District
$65,631
6,752 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 Troy School District
What is the average teacher salary in Troy School District?

The average teacher salary in Troy School District is $77,232 (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 Troy School District teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Troy School District pays 22.3% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $77,232.

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

Troy School District pays 9.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $77,232.

What is the per-pupil spending in Troy School District?

Troy School District spends approximately $18,886 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Troy School District's total expenditure of $222.1M (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. Troy 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.