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Westwood Heights Schools

Westwood Heights Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,906 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Westwood Heights Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$67,579
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$15,092
Per-pupil spending
1,906
Students enrolled
71st
Pct. in MI
$67,579

Westwood Heights Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,906 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $67,579, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,906 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Westwood Heights Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Michigan districts (1,906 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 71st percentile for Michigan
  • 54th percentile nationally
  • 23% 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.
  • Westwood Heights Schools ranks #148 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #418 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
  • +8.9% 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, Westwood Heights Schools's instructional payroll puts 8.0% into other programs , 3.5 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 Westwood Heights MI median Gap
Regular program 82.5% 81.7% +0.7 pp
Special education 8.1% 11.4% -3.3 pp
Vocational programs 1.4% 0.0% +1.4 pp
Other programs 8.0% 4.4% +3.5 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 2635970 · FY2023.

LEAID 2635970 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Westwood Heights F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +7% vs state RANK-ST-MID P71 in state RANK-NAT-MID P54 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,906 students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Caledonia FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $67,579 estimated average teacher salary · P71 in Michigan · P54 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Farmington ($149est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Westwood Heights

Salary neighbourhood · Westwood Heights

Westwood Heights 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 Westwood Heights

Westwood Heights Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$67,579 Top 46% higher than 54% 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. Westwood Heights 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

Westwood Heights 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 Westwood Heights Schools ranks #148 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #418 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

Westwood Heights 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 Westwood Heights Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +8.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 8.2 points, a growth rate faster than 22% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 26.3% here, from 1,509 students in FY2019 to 1,906 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$67,578.782

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
$71,667

+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 Westwood Heights Schools

What the Numbers Say About Westwood Heights Schools

Westwood Heights Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 1,906 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,092. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $67,579, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2635970 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Westwood Heights Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 7.0% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (3.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 71% 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, Westwood Heights Schools reports $28.8M in total expenditure against $29.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Westwood Heights Schools compare?

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

Westwood Heights Schools $67,579
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Westwood Heights Schools pays -13.5% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $15,092 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, Westwood Heights Schools sits closest to Caledonia Community Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Reed City Area 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. Caledonia Community Schools
  2. Montrose Community Schools
  3. Hamilton Community Schools
  4. Glen Lake Community Schools
  5. Saline Area Schools
  6. Delton Kellogg Schools
  7. Croswell-Lexington Community Schools
  8. Freeland Community School District
  9. Imlay City Community Schools
  10. Forest Park School District
  11. Brown City Community Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Reed City Area Public Schools
  2. Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools
  3. Ionia Public Schools
  4. Sand Creek Community Schools
  5. Lakeshore School District (Berrien)
  6. Houghton Lake Community Schools
  7. Saginaw Township Community Schools
  8. Leslie Public Schools
  9. Niles Community Schools
  10. Grass Lake Community Schools
  11. Reese Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Westwood Heights Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Westwood Heights Schools: closest on enrollment (1,906 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($67,579 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

$29.1M
Total Revenue
$28.8M
Total Expenditure
$6.7M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.0M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Westwood Heights 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 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% 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. Westwood Heights Schools places 144 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.

Goodrich Area Schools
$72,811
1,932 students
Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools
$54,252
1,935 students
Alma Public Schools
$60,407
1,873 students
West Branch-Rose City Area Schools
$52,055
1,871 students
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools
$67,745
1,868 students
Oakridge Public Schools
$57,304
1,863 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 Westwood Heights Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Westwood Heights Schools?

The average teacher salary in Westwood Heights Schools is $67,579 (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 Westwood Heights Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Westwood Heights Schools pays 7.0% more than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $67,579.

How does Westwood Heights Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Westwood Heights Schools pays 3.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $67,579.

What is the per-pupil spending in Westwood Heights Schools?

Westwood Heights Schools spends approximately $15,092 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Westwood Heights Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Westwood Heights Schools's total expenditure of $28.8M (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. Westwood Heights 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.