Dollar Bay Schools

Listed by NCES as Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools (district ID 2626940)

Public school district · Houghton County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2626940

Dollar Bay Schools spent $13,317 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 62% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 317 students in 2024-25; 65.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,411 per student, up 0.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Dollar Bay Schools in enrollment (298 to 317 students) and Dollar Bay Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Dollar Bay Schools, FY23Covert Public Schools $20,234; Baraga Area Schools $18,539; Onekama Consolidated Schools $17,362; Crossroads Charter Academy $15,552; Wellspring Preparatory High School $15,303; Mar Lee $14,462; Fairview Area Schools $14,037; Arts Academy in the Woods $13,339; Dollar Bay Schools $13,317; Saginaw Preparatory Academy $12,786; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCovert Public Schools$20,234Baraga Area Schools$18,539Onekama Consolidated Schools$17,362Crossroads Charter Academy$15,552Wellspring Preparatory High Sc…$15,303Mar Lee$14,462Fairview Area Schools$14,037Arts Academy in the Woods$13,339Dollar Bay Schools$13,317Saginaw Preparatory Academy$12,786State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Dollar Bay Schools, FY23Covert Public Schools $20,234; Baraga Area Schools $18,539; Onekama Consolidated Schools $17,362; Crossroads Charter Academy $15,552; Wellspring Preparatory High School $15,303; Mar Lee $14,462; Fairview Area Schools $14,037; Arts Academy in the Woods $13,339; Dollar Bay Schools $13,317; Saginaw Preparatory Academy $12,786; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kCovert Public Schools$20,234Baraga Area Schools$18,539Onekama Consolidated Schools$17,362Crossroads Charter Academy$15,552Wellspring Preparatory High School$15,303Mar Lee$14,462Fairview Area Schools$14,037Arts Academy in the Woods$13,339Dollar Bay Schools$13,317Saginaw Preparatory Academy$12,786State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Dollar Bay Schools, FY23Covert Public Schools $20,234; Baraga Area Schools $18,539; Onekama Consolidated Schools $17,362; Crossroads Charter Academy $15,552; Wellspring Preparatory High School $15,303; Mar Lee $14,462; Fairview Area Schools $14,037; Arts Academy in the Woods $13,339; Dollar Bay Schools $13,317; Saginaw Preparatory Academy $12,786; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20k22.5kCovert Public Schools$20,234Baraga Area Schools$18,539Onekama Consolidated Schools$17,362Crossroads Charter Academy$15,552Wellspring Preparatory High School$15,303Mar Lee$14,462Fairview Area Schools$14,037Arts Academy in the Woods$13,339Dollar Bay Schools$13,317Saginaw Preparatory Academy$12,786State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Dollar Bay Schools, FY23Covert Public Schools $20,234; Baraga Area Schools $18,539; Onekama Consolidated Schools $17,362; Crossroads Charter Academy $15,552; Wellspring Preparatory High School $15,303; Mar Lee $14,462; Fairview Area Schools $14,037; Arts Academy in the Woods $13,339; Dollar Bay Schools $13,317; Saginaw Preparatory Academy $12,786; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.10k15k20k22.5kCovert Public Schools$20,234Baraga Area Schools$18,539Onekama Consolidated Schools$17,362Crossroads Charter Academy$15,552Wellspring Preparatory High School$15,303Mar Lee$14,462Fairview Area Schools$14,037Arts Academy in the Woods$13,339Dollar Bay Schools$13,317Saginaw Preparatory Academy$12,786State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$4,968,000 in revenue: 65.3% state, 20.7% local and 14.0% federal. Total spending including $102,000 of capital outlay was $4,414,000, or $14,425 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Dollar Bay Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,246,000; Local $1,028,000; Federal $694,000; total $4,968,000.
  • State$3,246,000 65%
  • Local$1,028,000 21%
  • Federal$694,000 14%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

306 students in 2022-23, 314 students in 2023-24, 317 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Dollar Bay Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 314, 2024-25: 31701002003004002022-233062023-243142024-25317
Dollar Bay Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 314, 2024-25: 31701002003004002022-233062023-243142024-25317
Dollar Bay Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 314, 2024-25: 31701002003004002022-233062023-243142024-25317
Dollar Bay Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 314, 2024-25: 31701002003004002022-233062023-243142024-25317

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330620.914.6
2023-2431421.314.7
2024-2531721.314.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,199,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,918 per student

Dollar Bay Schools booked $1,199,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 21 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $57,368 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 25 in 100 Michigan districts with a figure (state median $62,387, 536 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,058,00088.2%
Special education$84,0007.0%
Other programs$57,0004.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,163 in 2018-19, $3,161 in 2019-20, $3,114 in 2020-21, $3,615 in 2021-22, $3,918 in 2022-23.

Dollar Bay Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,163, 2019-20: $3,161, 2020-21: $3,114, 2021-22: $3,615, 2022-23: $3,91801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1632019-20$3,1612020-21$3,1142021-22$3,6152022-23$3,918
Dollar Bay Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,163, 2019-20: $3,161, 2020-21: $3,114, 2021-22: $3,615, 2022-23: $3,91801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1632019-20$3,1612020-21$3,1142021-22$3,6152022-23$3,918
Dollar Bay Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,163, 2019-20: $3,161, 2020-21: $3,114, 2021-22: $3,615, 2022-23: $3,91801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1632019-20$3,1612020-21$3,1142021-22$3,6152022-23$3,918
Dollar Bay Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,163, 2019-20: $3,161, 2020-21: $3,114, 2021-22: $3,615, 2022-23: $3,91801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1632019-20$3,1612020-21$3,1142021-22$3,6152022-23$3,918

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Dollar Bay Schools scored proficient or above: 41-57% in reading and 26-43% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts41-57%44%155
Math26-43%34%155

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 30 students in Dollar Bay Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate80% or more81.8%
Students in the class30115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 317 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School31714.943.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Dollar Bay Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Dollar Bay Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentDollar Bay Schools ranks 289 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,317).#289 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganDollar Bay Schools is the number 684 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 306 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#684 of 892
  3. Wellspring Preparatory High SchoolThe next larger Michigan district: 307 students in fall 2022, $15,303 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,303
  4. Mar Lee School DistrictThe next smaller Michigan district: 305 students in fall 2022, $14,462 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,462
  5. Compare Dollar Bay Schools with Wellspring Preparatory High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MichiganDollar Bay Schools spent $57,368 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$57,368
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Dollar Bay Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Dollar Bay Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 317 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Dollar Bay Schools spend per student?
    $13,317 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,411 per student, up 0.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Dollar Bay Schools' money come from?
    $4,968,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 65.3% state, 20.7% local and 14.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Dollar Bay Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 18 of the 357 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Dollar Bay Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,199,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,918 per student. Divided by the 21 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,368 per teacher, more than 25 in 100 Michigan districts (state median $62,387). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Dollar Bay Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Dollar Bay Schools scored proficient or above: 41-57% in reading and 26-43% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Dollar Bay Schools?
    80% or more of the 30 students in Dollar Bay Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Dollar Bay Schools' NCES district ID?
    2626940. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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