Shortage? 10.5% More Teachers In Michigan For 2.1% Fewer Students

By Tom Gantert | March 8, 2021

WDIV-TV has reported that teacher shortages are among the top issues facing Michigan schools.

The station's website reported that there is a shortage but did not provide any data.

Over the past three years, there has been a 10.5% increase in the number of teachers working in Michigan public schools. During the same time, there has been a 2.1% decrease in student enrollment\.

The number of teachers working in Michigan’s public schools increased from 98,481 in 2016-17 to 108,801 in 2019-20, the most recent year state data is available. At the same time, enrollment has dropped from 1.53 million to 1.50 million.

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They’re No. 1: Utica Teachers Michigan’s Highest Paid

Earned $81,641 on average; the statewide average was $63,553

By Tom Gantert | March 6, 2021

For the second year in a row, Utica Community Schools teachers were the state’s highest paid, on average.

Utica teachers received an average salary of $81,641 in 2019-20. Teachers at Warren Consolidated Schools were the second-highest paid, with an average salary of $81,487.

The figures come from a Michigan Department of Education’s annual survey, released in March.

The average teacher salary statewide was $63,553 in the 2019-20 school year.

Michigan teacher salaries vary greatly depending on the district. For example, the average salary of a Benton Harbor Area Schools’ teacher in 2019-20 was $44,197, or 46% lower than teachers in the top-paying school district.

Here’s a list of the highest paying school district each year since 2013-14:

2013-14: Redford Union Schools, $86,675

2014-15: Farmington Public Schools, $84,903

2015-16: Utica Community Schools, $80,334

2016-17: Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, $81,593

2017-18: Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, $81,168

2018-19: Utica Community Schools, $82,065

2019-20: Utica Community Schools, $81,641

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