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Wayne-Westland Community School District

Wayne-Westland Community School District spends $27,919 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Michigan districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Wayne-Westland Community School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$76,513
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$27,919
Per-pupil spending
9,334
Students enrolled
94th
Pct. in MI
$76,513

Wayne-Westland Community School District spends $27,919 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Michigan districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $76,513, above the national average of $70,245, serving 9,334 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Wayne-Westland Community School District spends $27,919 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Michigan districts with a reliable figure.
  • 94th percentile for Michigan
  • 70th percentile nationally
  • 21% 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.
  • Wayne-Westland Community School District ranks #30 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #18 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
  • +57.5% 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, Wayne-Westland Community School District's instructional payroll puts 72.1% into regular program , 9.6 points below the state median of 81.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Wayne-Westland Community MI median Gap
Regular program 72.1% 81.7% -9.6 pp
Special education 19.9% 11.4% +8.4 pp
Vocational programs 4.5% 0.0% +4.5 pp
Other programs 3.5% 4.4% -1.0 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 2600015 · FY2023.

LEAID 2600015 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Wayne-Westland Community F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +21% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P94 in state RANK-NAT-MID P70 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-MID 9,334 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Forest FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $76,513 estimated average teacher salary · P94 in Michigan · P70 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Forest ($124est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Wayne-Westland Community

Salary neighbourhood · Wayne-Westland Community

Wayne-Westland 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Wayne-Westland Community

Wayne-Westland Community School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$76,513 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

Wayne-Westland 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 Wayne-Westland Community School District ranks #30 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #18 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

Wayne-Westland 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

What stands out about Wayne-Westland Community School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +57.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 40.3 points, a growth rate faster than 99% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 10,421 to 9,334 students (10.4% 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.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $27,919 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$76,513.104

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
$81,141

+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 Wayne-Westland Community School District

What the Numbers Say About Wayne-Westland Community School District

Wayne-Westland Community School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Michigan, serving 9,334 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $27,919. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $76,513, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2600015 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Wayne-Westland Community School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 21.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.9% 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, Wayne-Westland Community School District reports $260.6M in total expenditure against $213.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $34.5M, special-education teacher pay is $9.5M.

How does Wayne-Westland 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.

Wayne-Westland Community School District $76,513
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Wayne-Westland Community School District pays -2.0% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $27,919 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, Wayne-Westland Community School District sits closest to Forest Hills Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Garden City 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. Forest Hills Public Schools
  2. Jackson Public Schools
  3. Troy School District
  4. Gibraltar School District
  5. Allen Park Public Schools
  6. Livonia Public Schools School District
  7. Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
  8. Grosse Pointe Public Schools
  9. Warren Woods Public Schools
  10. Southgate Community School District
  11. Wyandotte School District of the City of
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Garden City Public Schools
  2. Saginaw School District of the City of
  3. Flint School District of the City of
  4. Ypsilanti Community Schools
  5. Birmingham Public Schools
  6. Ann Arbor Public Schools
  7. Ferndale Public Schools
  8. South Redford School District
  9. Grosse Pointe Public Schools
  10. Brighton Area Schools
  11. Charlotte Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Wayne-Westland Community School District's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for Wayne-Westland Community School District: closest on enrollment (9,334 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($76,513 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

$213.7M
Total Revenue
$260.6M
Total Expenditure
$54.8M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$34.5M
Regular Program
$9.5M
Special Education
$2.2M
Vocational
$1.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Wayne-Westland 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 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% 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. Wayne-Westland Community School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 29 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.

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Other Michigan Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Michigan sample (including Wayne-Westland Community). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Kentwood Public Schools
$66,781
9,260 students
Forest Hills Public Schools
$76,389
9,156 students
Farmington Public School District
$67,430
8,895 students
Lansing Public School District
$60,086
9,896 students
Traverse City Area Public Schools
$71,716
8,689 students
Portage Public Schools
$69,540
8,591 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 Wayne-Westland Community School District
What is the average teacher salary in Wayne-Westland Community School District?

The average teacher salary in Wayne-Westland Community School District is $76,513 (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 Wayne-Westland Community School District teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Wayne-Westland Community School District pays 21.2% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $76,513.

How does Wayne-Westland Community School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Wayne-Westland Community School District pays 8.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $76,513.

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

Wayne-Westland Community School District spends approximately $27,919 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Wayne-Westland Community School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Wayne-Westland Community School District's total expenditure of $260.6M (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. Wayne-Westland 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.