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Auburn Public Schools

Auburn Public Schools spends $33,741 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Maine districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Auburn Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$64,880
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$33,741
Per-pupil spending
3,219
Students enrolled
67th
Pct. in ME
$64,880

Auburn Public Schools spends $33,741 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Maine districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $64,880, below the national average of $70,245, serving 3,219 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Auburn Public Schools spends $33,741 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Maine districts with a reliable figure.
  • 67th percentile for Maine
  • 48th percentile nationally
  • 19% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Maine ranks #34 of 49 on the salary estimate and #40 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Auburn Public Schools ranks #39 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #2 of 119 by per-pupil spending. Cape Elizabeth Public Schools pay #1 at $90,864 is not RSU 24 spending #1 at $38,957 per pupil
  • +23.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Maine median

Among 182 Maine districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Auburn Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 74.5% into regular program , 8.4 points below the state median of 83.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Auburn Public ME median Gap
Regular program 74.5% 83.0% -8.4 pp
Special education 17.3% 13.6% +3.7 pp
Other programs 8.1% 2.2% +5.9 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 182 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2302610 · FY2023.

LEAID 2302610 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Auburn Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +3% vs state RANK-ST-MID P67 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P48 national PPE-HIGH $34K/pupil ENR-MID 3,219 students INSTR-LOW 19% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Winslow FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $64,880 estimated average teacher salary · P67 in Maine · P48 nationally · 19% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Westbrook ($288est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Auburn Public

Salary neighbourhood · Auburn Public

Auburn Public already leads 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 Auburn Public

Auburn Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$64,880 48th percentile higher than 48% 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%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Auburn Public Schools $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

What stands out about Auburn Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +23.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Maine's statewide +20.0% by 3.3 points, a growth rate faster than 69% of the 159 Maine districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 3,580 to 3,219 students (10.1% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $33,741 is among the highest in the nation.

Maine sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$64,879.779

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Maine price level
98.0 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$66,228

+2% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Maine sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Maine 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 Auburn Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Auburn Public Schools

Auburn Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Maine, serving 3,219 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $33,741. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,880, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2302610 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maine statewide average of $62,872, teacher pay in Auburn Public Schools runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 3.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (7.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maine, it pays more than 67% of them. Maine itself ranks #34 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Auburn Public Schools reports $108.6M in total expenditure against $65.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 19% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $13.5M, special-education teacher pay is $3.1M.

How does Auburn Public Schools compare?

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

Auburn Public Schools $64,880
Portland Public Schools $73,551
Maine avg $62,872
National avg $70,245

Auburn Public Schools pays -11.8% less than Portland Public Schools · per-pupil $33,741 vs $23,132

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 Maine districts

On pay, Auburn Public Schools sits closest to Winslow Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is South Portland Public Schools. 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. Winslow Schools
  2. MSAD 27
  3. Westbrook Public Schools
  4. RSU 13
  5. RSU 34
  6. RSU 29/MSAD 29
  7. RSU 57/MSAD 57
  8. RSU 39
  9. RSU 26
  10. RSU 73
  11. RSU 10
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. South Portland Public Schools
  2. RSU 24
  3. RSU 12
  4. Saco Public Schools
  5. RSU 21
  6. York Public Schools
  7. RSU 01 - Lkrsu
  8. RSU 54/MSAD 54
  9. RSU 13
  10. Falmouth Public Schools
  11. Westbrook Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Auburn Public Schools's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Auburn Public Schools: closest on enrollment (3,219 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,880 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

$65.8M
Total Revenue
$108.6M
Total Expenditure
$20.7M
Instruction Salaries
19% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$13.5M
Regular Program
$3.1M
Special Education
$1.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Auburn Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Maine Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Maine districts belongs to Cape Elizabeth Public Schools at $90,864. Auburn Public Schools places 33 of 88 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Maine sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Nevada and Minnesota are its nearest price peers.

View all Maine districts →

Other Maine Districts

Large-district sample from 118 Maine peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

RSU 17/MSAD 17
$54,093
3,223 students
Sanford Public Schools
$62,636
3,214 students
RSU 06/MSAD 06
$61,067
3,283 students
RSU 14
$66,886
3,143 students
South Portland Public Schools
$73,148
3,081 students
Bangor Public Schools
$74,432
3,454 students

This is a sample of 6 from 118 Maine districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Auburn Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Auburn Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Auburn Public Schools is $64,880 (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 Auburn Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Maine average?

Auburn Public Schools pays 3.2% more than the Maine state average of $62,872. The district's average is $64,880.

How does Auburn Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Auburn Public Schools pays 7.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,880.

What is the per-pupil spending in Auburn Public Schools?

Auburn Public Schools spends approximately $33,741 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Auburn Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 19% of Auburn Public Schools's total expenditure of $108.6M (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. Auburn Public 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.