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Utica Community Schools

Utica Community Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (25,628 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Utica Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$81,693
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$16,152
Per-pupil spending
25,628
Students enrolled
97th
Pct. in MI
$81,693

Utica Community Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (25,628 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $81,693, above the national average of $70,245, serving 25,628 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Utica Community Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (25,628 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 97th percentile for Michigan
  • 76th percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Utica Community Schools ranks #14 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #341 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
  • +15.1% 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, Utica Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 3.1% into vocational programs , 3.0 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Michigan peer.

Program Utica Community MI median Gap
Regular program 81.7% 81.7% -0.0 pp
Special education 12.0% 11.4% +0.6 pp
Vocational programs 3.1% 0.0% +3.0 pp
Other programs 3.2% 4.4% -1.3 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 2634470 · FY2023.

LEAID 2634470 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Utica Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +29% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P97 in state RANK-NAT-MID P76 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-LARGE 25.6K students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Birmingham FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $81,693 estimated average teacher salary · P97 in Michigan · P76 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Birmingham ($342est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Utica Community

Salary neighbourhood · Utica Community

Utica 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 Utica Community

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$81,693 Top 24% higher than 76% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Utica 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

Utica 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 Utica Community Schools ranks #14 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #341 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

Utica 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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$81,692.958

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
$86,635

+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 Utica Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Utica Community Schools

Utica Community Schools is a mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 25,628 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,152. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $81,693, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2634470 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Utica Community Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 29.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 97% 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, Utica Community Schools reports $413.9M in total expenditure against $419.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $94.5M, special-education teacher pay is $13.9M.

How does Utica 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.

Utica Community Schools $81,693
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Utica Community Schools pays +4.6% more than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $16,152 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, Utica Community Schools sits closest to Birmingham Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Portage 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. Birmingham Public Schools
  2. Chippewa Valley Schools
  3. Rochester Community School District
  4. Northville Public Schools
  5. Detroit Public Schools Community District
  6. Grosse Pointe Public Schools
  7. Troy School District
  8. Wayne-Westland Community School District
  9. Forest Hills Public Schools
  10. Livonia Public Schools School District
  11. Warren Consolidated Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Portage Public Schools
  2. Midland Public Schools
  3. Chippewa Valley Schools
  4. Port Huron Area School District
  5. L'Anse Creuse Public Schools
  6. Rochester Community School District
  7. Howell Public Schools
  8. Northville Public Schools
  9. South Lyon Community Schools
  10. Clarkston Community School District
  11. Grand Blanc Community Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Utica Community Schools's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Utica Community Schools: closest on enrollment (25,628 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($81,693 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

$419.9M
Total Revenue
$413.9M
Total Expenditure
$125.0M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$94.5M
Regular Program
$13.9M
Special Education
$3.5M
Vocational
$3.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Utica 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 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. Utica Community Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 14 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.

Ann Arbor Public Schools
$71,530
16,740 students
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
$72,897
16,143 students
Chippewa Valley Schools
$82,815
14,903 students
Rochester Community School District
$79,843
14,723 students
Grand Rapids Public Schools
$62,549
13,657 students
Livonia Public Schools School District
$75,733
13,045 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 Utica Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Utica Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Utica Community Schools is $81,693 (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 Utica Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Utica Community Schools pays 29.4% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $81,693.

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

Utica Community Schools pays 16.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $81,693.

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

Utica Community Schools spends approximately $16,152 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Utica Community Schools's total expenditure of $413.9M (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. Utica 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.