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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2635160

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (11,907 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Walled Lake Consolidated Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$71,454
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$22,635
Per-pupil spending
11,907
Students enrolled
84th
Pct. in MI
$71,454

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (11,907 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $71,454, near the national average of $70,245, serving 11,907 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (11,907 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 84th percentile for Michigan
  • 62nd 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.
  • Walled Lake Consolidated Schools ranks #80 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #72 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
  • +5.0% 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, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools's instructional payroll puts 15.3% into special education , 3.8 points above the state median of 11.4%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Michigan peer.

Program Walled Lake MI median Gap
Regular program 80.0% 81.7% -1.7 pp
Special education 15.3% 11.4% +3.8 pp
Vocational programs 0.9% 0.0% +0.9 pp
Other programs 3.8% 4.4% -0.6 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 2635160 · FY2023.

LEAID 2635160 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Walled Lake F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +13% vs state RANK-ST-MID P84 in state RANK-NAT-MID P62 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-LARGE 11.9K students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Ann FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $71,454 estimated average teacher salary · P84 in Michigan · P62 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Ann (+$76est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Walled Lake

Salary neighbourhood · Walled Lake

Walled Lake 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Walled Lake

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$71,454 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

What stands out about Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +5.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 12.2 points, a growth rate faster than 11% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 13,367 to 11,907 students (10.9% 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
$71,454.393

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
$75,777

+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 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

What the Numbers Say About Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is a mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 11,907 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,635. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $71,454, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2635160 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 13.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 84% 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, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools reports $269.5M in total expenditure against $227.4M 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 $40.2M, special-education teacher pay is $7.7M.

How does Walled Lake Consolidated Schools compare?

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

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools $71,454
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools pays -8.5% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $22,635 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, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools sits closest to Ann Arbor Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Wyoming 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. Ann Arbor Public Schools
  2. Berrien Springs Public Schools
  3. Kalamazoo Public Schools
  4. Van Buren Public Schools
  5. Traverse City Area Public Schools
  6. South Lyon Community Schools
  7. Anchor Bay School District
  8. Novi Community School District
  9. Grandville Public Schools
  10. Zeeland Public Schools
  11. Wyoming Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Wyoming Public Schools
  2. Berkley School District
  3. Farmington Public School District
  4. Lansing Public School District
  5. Northview Public Schools
  6. Novi Community School District
  7. East China School District
  8. Grand Rapids Public Schools
  9. Livonia Public Schools School District
  10. Southgate Community School District
  11. Huron Valley Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Walled Lake Consolidated Schools's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Walled Lake Consolidated Schools: closest on enrollment (11,907 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($71,454 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

$227.4M
Total Revenue
$269.5M
Total Expenditure
$60.0M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$40.2M
Regular Program
$7.7M
Special Education
$0.5M
Vocational
$1.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Walled Lake Consolidated 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 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. Walled Lake Consolidated Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 79 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.

Lake Orion Community Schools
$68,790
6,731 students
Novi Community School District
$72,087
6,603 students
West Ottawa Public School District
$70,054
6,558 students
Grosse Pointe Public Schools
$77,654
6,421 students
Bay City School District
$73,740
6,385 students
Zeeland Public Schools
$70,630
5,995 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 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools?

The average teacher salary in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is $71,454 (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 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools pays 13.1% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $71,454.

How does Walled Lake Consolidated Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools pays 1.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $71,454.

What is the per-pupil spending in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools?

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools spends approximately $22,635 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Walled Lake Consolidated Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Walled Lake Consolidated Schools's total expenditure of $269.5M (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. Walled Lake Consolidated 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.