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School district · Michigan · LEAID 2636390

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $50,873 (above only 8% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$50,873
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$16,673
Per-pupil spending
689
Students enrolled
8th
Pct. in MI
$50,873

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $50,873 (above only 8% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $50,873, below the national average of $70,245, serving 689 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools sits in the lowest third of Michigan districts on estimated teacher pay at $50,873 (above only 8% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 8th percentile for Michigan
  • 17th 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.
  • Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools ranks #460 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #302 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
  • -3.6% 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, Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools's instructional payroll puts 73.4% into regular program , 8.4 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 Whittemore-Prescott Area MI median Gap
Regular program 73.4% 81.7% -8.4 pp
Special education 16.7% 11.4% +5.2 pp
Vocational programs 0.8% 0.0% +0.8 pp
Other programs 9.2% 4.4% +4.7 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 2636390 · FY2023.

LEAID 2636390 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Whittemore-Prescott Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -19% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P8 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P17 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 689 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Carsonville-Port FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $50,873 estimated average teacher salary · P8 in Michigan · P17 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Rockford (+$5,434est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Whittemore-Prescott Area

Salary neighbourhood · Whittemore-Prescott Area

Whittemore-Prescott Area trails 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 Whittemore-Prescott Area

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$50,873 17th percentile higher than 17% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. 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

Whittemore-Prescott Area 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 Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools ranks #460 of 492 Michigan districts by estimated teacher salary and #302 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

Whittemore-Prescott Area 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 Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -3.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Michigan's statewide +17.1% by 20.8 points, a growth rate faster than 2% of the 513 Michigan districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • This is a contracting district: 747 students in FY2019 down to 689 in FY2023, a 7.8% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$50,873.253

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
$53,951

+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 Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

What the Numbers Say About Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools is a small school district in Michigan, serving 689 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,673. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $50,873, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2636390 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Michigan statewide average of $63,155, teacher pay in Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 19.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (27.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Michigan, it pays more than 8% 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, Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools reports $11.5M in total expenditure against $12.2M 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 $1.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools compare?

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

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools $50,873
Detroit Public Schools Community District $78,081
Michigan avg $63,155
National avg $70,245

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools pays -34.8% less than Detroit Public Schools Community District · per-pupil $16,673 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, Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools sits closest to Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lake Linden-Hubbell School District. 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. Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District
  2. South Haven Public Schools
  3. Capac Community Schools
  4. Whitmore Lake Public School District
  5. Camden-Frontier School
  6. Fitzgerald Public Schools
  7. Dryden Community Schools
  8. Haslett Public Schools
  9. Waldron Area Schools
  10. White Pigeon Community Schools
  11. Morrice Area Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Lake Linden-Hubbell School District
  2. Mio-AuSable Schools
  3. Portland Public Schools
  4. Rapid River Public Schools
  5. Gobles Public School District
  6. Grosse Ile Township Schools
  7. Negaunee Public Schools
  8. Colon Community School District
  9. Union City Community Schools
  10. Beal City Public Schools
  11. Mayville Community School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools: closest on enrollment (689 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($50,873 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

$12.2M
Total Revenue
$11.5M
Total Expenditure
$2.4M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Whittemore-Prescott Area 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. Placed 410 of 431, Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Vandercook Lake Public Schools
$62,549
700 students
Alcona Community Schools
$32,692
677 students
Byron Area Schools
$60,948
674 students
Glen Lake Community Schools
$67,665
711 students
Marlette Community Schools
$59,693
716 students
Brown City Community Schools
$67,800
717 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 Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools?

The average teacher salary in Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools is $50,873 (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 Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools teacher pay compare to the Michigan average?

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools pays 19.4% less than the Michigan state average of $63,155. The district's average is $50,873.

How does Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools pays 27.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $50,873.

What is the per-pupil spending in Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools?

Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools spends approximately $16,673 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools's total expenditure of $11.5M (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. Whittemore-Prescott Area 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.