Dearest reader,
Step 3 of the Plainwell Community Schools ledger takes us to the district's 2025 salary and compensation report.
The report lists 10 positions.
Together, those 10 positions account for approximately:
$1.22 million in salaries.
$1.81 million in total compensation.
At the top of the report:
Superintendent
Salary: $198,445.35
Total Compensation: $297,381.87
Director of Finance
Salary: $131,422.29
Total Compensation: $193,860.35
But those aren't the only positions listed.
The report also includes:
High School Principal — $159,677.93 total compensation
Curriculum & Compliance Officer — $160,304.11
Elementary Principal — $168,203.24
Director of Special Education — $168,998.89
Athletic Director — $167,311.70
High School Teacher — $161,824.60
Middle School Principal — $165,876.33
High School Assistant Principal — $165,229.96
And remember what "total compensation" means here.
It isn't simply salary.
Plainwell's report separately accounts for items such as district-paid insurance, FICA and retirement. For example, the superintendent's reported $297,381.87 in total compensation includes $32,710.84 in district-paid insurance costs and $72,069.88 in benefit costs.
I'm not putting all ten people on a graphic.
The point isn't to turn a public salary report into a wall of numbers.
The point is to establish another piece of the ledger:
10 positions.
$1.22 million in salaries.
$1.81 million in total compensation.
And now we keep going.
Because one receipt rarely tells the whole story. 👑📖
Sources:
Plainwell Community Schools — 2025 Salary & Compensation Report, pages 1–2.
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