DPS -- Detroit Public Schools
Teacher Salary and Benefits
Detroit Public Schools has more than 50,000 students and three thousand teachers. The tables below display teacher salaries for the entire state of Michigan, due to more localized data not being available. The data is obtained from multiple sources. Note: The information provided below is for informational purposes only, for official information please contact the school district directly.
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Michigan Teacher Salary Details
Since more localized data is unavailable, the table below details the average salary for teachers, which is sourced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the state of Michigan. There can be wide variations in salary, which can be attributed to experience or education levels, for example teachers with master's in education degrees may get a higher salary.
Average Salary | Salary Range | |
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Preschool Teacher | $36,660 | $27,280-$49,950 |
Kindergarten Teacher | $61,980 | $39,480 - $82,960 |
Elementary School Teacher | $66,130 | $44,810 - $85,560 |
Middle School Teacher | $64,880 | $39,110 - $96,110 |
High School Teacher | $66,840 | $40,980 - $93,840 |
PE Teacher | $50,970 | $22,560 - $87,220 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2022, State of Michigan, SOC Codes: 25-2011, 25-2012, 25-2021, 25-2022, 25-2031, 27-2022, 25-3098, 25-9041
Special Education Teacher Salary
The table below lists the average salary for special education teachers in Michigan.
Average Salary | Salary Range | |
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Special Ed. (Preschool) | $36,660 | $27,280-$49,950 |
Special Ed. (Kindergarten & Elementary) | $64,910 | $38,750 - $84,340 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2022, State of Michigan, SOC Codes: 25-2051, 25-2052, 25-2053, 25-2054
School Administrators and Staff Salary
See average salary details on school administrators and support staff for the state of Michigan below.
Average Salary | Salary Range | |
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School Administrators (Preschool) | $47,450 | $32,280-$60,590 |
School Administrators (Elementary, Middle, & High School) | $98,890 | $63,880 - $129,810 |
Guidance & School Counselors | $58,800 | $38,160 - $84,780 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2022, State of Michigan, SOC Codes: 11-9031,11-9032,21-1012,25-4021
Employee and Teacher Benefits (Estimated)
The estimated value of administrator and teacher benefits provided by Detroit Public Schools is listed below. These estimates are calculated from the figures obtained from the NCES Finance Survey (2012).
District | Michigan | |
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Teachers & Aides | $25,104 | $27,285 |
Administrators | $13,824 | $15,231 |
Source: Local Education Agency (School District) Finance Survey (F-33) Data (2012)
Detroit Public Schools Jobs and Careers
The following tables outlines the number of teachers, administrators, and support staff that are employed by Detroit Public Schools. This information is obtained through a self reported survey provided by the NCES Universe Survey.
Total Number of Teachers Employed
Total number of teachers employed by Detroit Public Schools per grade classification is displayed below.
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
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Total Teachers | 4,204 | 3,142 | 3,084 |
Preschool Teachers | 184 | 188 | 202 |
Kindergarten Teachers | - | 2 | 139 |
Elementary School Teachers | 1,961 | 1,527 | 1,341 |
Middle & High School Teachers | 773 | 523 | 516 |
Teachers for Classes w/o Grade Levels | 1,286 | 902 | 886 |
Source: National Center For Education Statistics (NCES), CCD Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey 2014
Instructional Supervisors, Coordinators, and Teaching Assistants
Total number of instructional supervisors, coordinators, and teaching assistant jobs are listed in the table below.
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
---|---|---|---|
Teaching Assistants | 1,279 | 1,120 | 1,080 |
Source: National Center For Education Statistics (NCES), CCD Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey 2014
District and School Administrators and Support Staff
Total number of school administrators and support staff that work for Detroit Public Schools are shown in the table below.
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
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Total Administrators & Staff | 2,666 | 2,666 | 2,679 |
District Administrators | 196 | 171 | 167 |
District Support Staff | 9 | 14 | 15 |
School Administrators | 299 | 434 | 423 |
School Administrative Support Staff | 476 | 380 | 372 |
Student Support Staff | 589 | 408 | 434 |
Other Support Staff | 1,436 | 1,259 | 1,268 |
Library Assistants & Technicians | - | 13 | 12 |
Guidance Counselors | 136 | 103 | 99 |
Elementary School Guidance Counselors | 49 | 52 | 50 |
Middle & High School Guidance Counselors | 87 | 50 | 49 |
Detroit Public Schools Schools
According to the 2014 NCES school district survey, Detroit Public Schools manages 97 schools. These schools along with their contact information are listed below. See more information about each school by clicking on the name.
See how other nearby school districts compare in regards to teaching and employment opportunities:
- Hamtramck Public Schools District (7 Schools)
- EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT SYSTEM (EAS) (12 Schools)
- Hazel Park City School District (21 Schools)
- Fitzgerald Public Schools District (6 Schools)
- River Rouge School District (3 Schools)
Detroit Public Schools Map & Boundaries
Teaching in Detroit
School | Grades | Full-Time Teachers | Students |
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Academy of the Americas 5680 Konkel St Detroit MI 48210 (313) 596-7640 |
PK-8 | 34 | 678 |
Bagley Elementary School 8100 Curtis St Detroit MI 48221 (313) 494-7175 |
PK-6 | 22 | 348 |
Barbara Jordan Elementary School 3901 Margareta St Detroit MI 48221 (313) 494-7300 |
PK-8 | 32 | 474 |
Bates Academy 19701 Wyoming St Detroit MI 48221 (313) 494-7000 |
PK-8 | 41 | 814 |
Bennett Elementary School 2111 Mullane St Detroit MI 48209 (313) 849-3585 |
PK-5 | 25 | 410 |
Blackwell Institute School 9330 Shoemaker St Detroit MI 48213 (313) 866-4391 |
PK-8 | 23 | 378 |
Bow Elementary School 19801 Prevost St Detroit MI 48235 (313) 852-0500 |
PK-8 | 30 | 454 |
Brewer Elementary School 18025 Brock St Detroit MI 48205 (313) 866-0404 |
PK-8 | 31 | 517 |
Brown, Ronald Academy 11530 East Outer Dr Detroit MI 48224 (313) 886-2611 |
PK-6 | 42 | 653 |
Bunche Elementary School 2715 Macomb St Detroit MI 48207 (313) 494-8350 |
PK-8 | 39 | 473 |
Burton International School 2001 Martin Luther King Jr. Bl Detroit MI 48208 (313) 596-3800 |
PK-8 | 34 | 545 |
Carleton Elementary School 11724 Casino St Detroit MI 48224 (313) 866-8322 |
PK-5 | 21 | 306 |
Carstens Elementary School 13000 Essex Ave Detroit MI 48215 (313) 866-5500 |
PK-8 | 33 | 495 |
Carver Elementary School 18701 Paul St Detroit MI 48228 (313) 240-6622 |
PK-8 | 23 | 311 |
Cass Technical High School 2501 2nd Ave Detroit MI 48201 (313) 263-2000 |
9-12 | 99 | 2,305 |
Charles R. Drew Transition Center 9600 Wyoming St Detroit MI 48204 (313) 873-6880 |
Not Available | 60 | 219 |
Chrysler Elementary School 1445 East Lafayette St Detroit MI 48207 (313) 494-8440 |
KG-5 | 8 | 173 |
Clark Elementary School 15755 Bremen St Detroit MI 48224 (313) 417-9340 |
PK-8 | 42 | 726 |
Clemente, Roberto Academy 1551 Beard St Detroit MI 48209 (313) 849-3489 |
PK-5 | 43 | 684 |
Clippert Academy 1981 Mckinstry St Detroit MI 48209 (313) 849-5009 |
5-8 | 21 | 497 |
Cody Academy of Public Leadership 18445 Cathedral St Detroit MI 48228 (313) 866-9200 |
9-12 | 24 | 356 |
Communication and Media Arts High School 14771 Mansfield St Detroit MI 48227 (313) 866-9300 |
9-12 | 25 | 608 |
Cooke Elementary School 18800 Puritan St Detroit MI 48223 (313) 494-7458 |
PK-6 | 21 | 339 |
Davis Aerospace High School 900 Dickerson St Detroit MI 48215 (313) 866-5401 |
9-12 | 19 | 172 |
Davison Elementary School 2800 East Davison St Detroit MI 48212 (313) 252-3118 |
PK-8 | 39 | 674 |
Detroit Institute of Technology at Cody School 18445 Cathedral St Detroit MI 48228 (313) 866-9200 |
9-12 | 24 | 317 |
Detroit International Academy for Young Women 9026 Woodward Ave Detroit MI 48202 (313) 873-3050 |
PK-12 | 37 | 465 |
Detroit Lions Alternative Education School 10101 East Canfield St Detroit MI 48214 (313) 852-9677 |
6-8 | 8 | 113 |
Detroit School of Arts 123 Selden St Detroit MI 48201 (313) 494-6000 |
9-12 | 35 | 539 |
Dixon Elementary School 8401 Trinity St Detroit MI 48228 (313) 947-1330 |
PK-8 | 37 | 732 |
Dossin Elementary School 16650 Glendale St Detroit MI 48227 (313) 866-9390 |
PK-8 | 20 | 386 |
Douglass Academy 2001 West Warren Ave Detroit MI 48208 (313) 596-3555 |
6-12 | 33 | 246 |
Dr. Benjamin Carson School for Science and Medicin 571 Mack Ave Detroit MI 48201 (313) 494-1805 |
9-11 | 20 | 355 |
Durfee Elementary School 2470 Collingwood St Detroit MI 48206 (313) 252-3070 |
PK-8 | 38 | 593 |
Earhart Elementary-Middle School 1000 Scotten St Detroit MI 48209 (313) 849-3945 |
PK-8 | 42 | 744 |
East English Village Preparatory Academy 17200 Southampton St Detroit MI 48224 (313) 873-0655 |
9-12 | 61 | 1,556 |
Edison Elementary School 17045 Grand River Ave Detroit MI 48227 (313) 852-1066 |
PK-5 | 18 | 281 |
Edward (duke) Ellington Conservatory Of Music / Art School 9860 Park Dr Detroit MI 48213 (313) 852-8500 |
PK-8 | 41 | 697 |
Emerson Elementary School 18240 Huntington Rd Detroit MI 48219 (313) 831-9689 |
PK-8 | 38 | 683 |
Field, Moses School 1100 Sheridan St Detroit MI 48214 (313) 866-5790 |
PK-8 | 16 | 97 |
Foreign Language Immersion School 6501 West Outer Dr Detroit MI 48235 (313) 651-2400 |
KG-8 | 33 | 726 |
Gardner Elementary School 6528 Mansfield St Detroit MI 48228 (313) 581-4615 |
PK-5 | 18 | 252 |
Garvey Academy 2301 Van Dyke St Detroit MI 48214 (313) 866-7400 |
PK-8 | 31 | 430 |
Golightly Education Center School 5536 Saint Antoine St Detroit MI 48202 (313) 494-2538 |
PK-8 | 26 | 395 |
Gompers Elementary School 14450 Burt Rd Detroit MI 48223 (313) 494-7495 |
PK-8 | 41 | 836 |
Greenfield Union Elementary School 420 West 7 Mile Rd Detroit MI 48203 (313) 866-2999 |
PK-8 | 25 | 329 |
Harms Elementary School 2400 Central St Detroit MI 48209 (313) 849-3492 |
PK-5 | 30 | 462 |
Heilmann Park Middle School 15491 Maddelein St Detroit MI 48205 (313) 866-7233 |
5-8 | 30 | 559 |
Heilmann School 15510 East State Fair St Detroit MI 48205 (313) 642-4854 |
PK-4 | 40 | 531 |
Henderson Academy 16101 West Chicago St Detroit MI 48228 (313) 852-0512 |
PK-8 | 45 | 781 |
Holmes, A.l. Elementary School 8950 Crane St Detroit MI 48213 (313) 866-5644 |
PK-8 | 34 | 513 |
Hutchinson Elementary School 2600 Garland Detroit MI 48214 (313) 866-4169 |
PK-8 | 32 | 502 |
Jerry L White School 14804 West Mcnichols Rd Detroit MI 48235 (313) 416-4200 |
9-12 | 31 | 227 |
Keidan Special Education School 4441 Collingwood St Detroit MI 48204 (313) 873-9400 |
PK-8 | 26 | 143 |
Kettering West Wing School 5020 Cadieux Rd Detroit MI 48224 (313) 347-7280 |
9-12 | 13 | 106 |
King High School 3200 East Lafayette St Detroit MI 48207 (313) 494-7373 |
9-12 | 67 | 1,530 |
King, John R. Academic and Performing Arts Academy 15850 Strathmoor St Detroit MI 48227 (313) 866-9600 |
PK-8 | 44 | 915 |
Ludington Magnet Middle School 19051 Berg Rd Detroit MI 48219 (313) 494-7549 |
5-8 | 27 | 452 |
Mackenzie Elementary-Middle School 10147 West Chicago Detroit MI 48204 (313) 416-6400 |
PK-8 | 52 | 958 |
Mann Elementary School 19625 Elmira St Detroit MI 48228 (313) 866-9580 |
PK-5 | 22 | 353 |
Mark Twain Elementary School 12800 Visger St Detroit MI 48217 (313) 386-5530 |
PK-8 | 17 | 227 |
Marquette Elementary School 6145 Canyon St Detroit MI 48236 (313) 417-9360 |
PK-8 | 44 | 765 |
Marshall, Thurgood Elementary School 15531 Linwood St Detroit MI 48238 (313) 494-8820 |
PK-7 | 34 | 470 |
Mason Elementary School 19955 Fenelon St Detroit MI 48234 (313) 866-3600 |
PK-8 | 35 | 567 |
Maybury Elementary School 4410 Porter St Detroit MI 48209 (313) 849-2014 |
PK-4 | 19 | 301 |
Medicine and Community Health Academy at Cody 18445 Cathedral St Detroit MI 48228 (313) 866-9200 |
9-12 | 29 | 432 |
Munger Elementary-Middle School 5525 Martin Detroit MI 48216 (313) 873-0655 |
PK-8 | 48 | 801 |
Neinas Elementary School 6021 Mcmillan St Detroit MI 48209 (313) 849-3701 |
PK-5 | 23 | 283 |
Nichols Elementary School 3000 Burns St Detroit MI 48214 (313) 852-0800 |
KG-8 | 19 | 252 |
Noble Elementary School 8646 Fullerton St Detroit MI 48238 (313) 873-0377 |
PK-8 | 39 | 547 |
Northwestern High School 6050 Linwood St Detroit MI 48208 (313) 596-0700 |
9-12 | 37 | 617 |
Northwestern South Wing 2200 West Grand Blvd Detroit MI 48208 (313) 596-0700 |
9-12 | 3 | 19 |
Osborn Academy of Mathematics 11600 East 7 Mile Rd Detroit MI 48205 (313) 866-0343 |
9-12 | 23 | 337 |
Osborn College Preparatory Academy 11600 East 7 Mile Rd Detroit MI 48205 (313) 866-0343 |
9-12 | 17 | 265 |
Osborn Evergreen Academy of Design and Alternative 11600 East 7 Mile Rd Detroit MI 48205 (313) 866-0343 |
9-12 | 22 | 269 |
Pasteur Elementary School 19811 Stoepel St Detroit MI 48221 (313) 494-7314 |
PK-6 | 27 | 365 |
Priest Elementary School 7840 Wagner St Detroit MI 48210 (313) 849-3705 |
PK-8 | 50 | 725 |
Pulaski Elementary School 19725 Strasburg St Detroit MI 48205 (313) 866-7022 |
PK-8 | 26 | 474 |
Renaissance High School 6565 West Outer Dr Detroit MI 48235 (313) 416-4600 |
9-12 | 55 | 1,156 |
Robeson Academy 2585 Grove St Detroit MI 48221 (313) 494-8100 |
KG-8 | 21 | 412 |
Schulze Elementary School 10700 Santa Maria St Detroit MI 48221 (313) 340-4400 |
PK-8 | 43 | 696 |
Spain Elementary School 3700 Beaubien St Detroit MI 48201 (313) 494-2081 |
PK-8 | 34 | 588 |
Thirkell Elementary School 7724 14th St Detroit MI 48206 (313) 596-0990 |
PK-6 | 27 | 498 |
Turning Point Academy 12300 Linnhurst St Detroit MI 48205 (313) 866-2200 |
KG-12 | 17 | 85 |
Vernor Elementary School 13726 Pembroke Ave Detroit MI 48235 (313) 494-7342 |
PK-6 | 18 | 247 |
Wayne Elementary School 10633 Courville St Detroit MI 48224 (313) 866-0400 |
PK-5 | 20 | 285 |
Webber Middle School 4700 Tireman St Detroit MI 48204 (313) 596-4750 |
PK-8 | 32 | 397 |
West Side Academy Alternative Education 4701 Mckinley Detroit MI 48208 (313) 456-8000 |
9-12 | 26 | 538 |
Western International High School 1500 Scotten St Detroit MI 48209 (313) 849-4758 |
9-12 | 67 | 1,542 |
Wright, Charles School 19299 Berg Rd Detroit MI 48219 (313) 538-3024 |
PK-4 | 31 | 464 |
Young, Coleman A. Elementary School 15771 Hubbell St Detroit MI 48227 (313) 852-0725 |
PK-5 | 30 | 428 |
Teaching in Redford
School | Grades | Full-Time Teachers | Students |
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Ann Arbor Trail Magnet Middle School 7635 Chatham Redford MI 48239 (313) 274-8560 |
PK-8 | 25 | 431 |