School district · Maryland · LEAID 2400090
Baltimore City Public Schools
Baltimore City Public Schools spends $25,496 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Maryland districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Baltimore City Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $80,352
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $25,496
- Per-pupil spending
- 75,995
- Students enrolled
- 17th
- Pct. in MD
Below benchmark
Baltimore City Public Schools spends $25,496 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Maryland districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $80,352, above the national average of $70,245, serving 75,995 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- High per-pupil spending: Baltimore City Public Schools spends $25,496 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Maryland districts with a reliable figure.
- 17th percentile for Maryland
- 75th percentile nationally
- 31% of spending reaches instructional salaries
- Maryland ranks #10 of 49 on the salary estimate and #15 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
- Baltimore City Public Schools ranks #19 of 23 Maryland districts by estimated teacher salary and #3 of 23 by per-pupil spending. Calvert County Public Schools pay #1 at $96,902 is not Kent County Public Schools spending #1 at $26,560 per pupil
- +16.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)
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Instructional payroll mix vs Maryland median
Among 24 Maryland districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Baltimore City Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 16.7% into other programs , 6.6 points above the state median of 10.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.
| Program | Baltimore City | MD median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 64.2% | 70.4% | -6.2 pp |
| Special education | 16.7% | 15.1% | +1.6 pp |
| Vocational programs | 2.4% | 2.6% | -0.2 pp |
| Other programs | 16.7% | 10.1% | +6.6 pp |
Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 24 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2400090 · FY2023.
LEAID 2400090 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Baltimore City F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $80,352 estimated average teacher salary · P17 in Maryland · P75 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Cecil (+$70est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Baltimore City
Salary neighbourhood · Baltimore City
Baltimore City trails 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).
- Somerset · low pole
Somerset · low pole
$69,249 est. salary
- Baltimore
Baltimore · this district
$80,352 est. salary
- Cecil · near
Cecil · near
$80,422 est. salary
- Caroline · near
Caroline · near
$80,436 est. salary
- Montgomery · near
Montgomery · near
$80,717 est. salary
- Calvert · top pay
Calvert · top pay
$96,902 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Baltimore City
Baltimore City Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$80,352 Top 25% higher than 75% of 10,684 US districts
Show national distribution
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
Baltimore City in Maryland's lower-third pay band
Same 23 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Calvert County Public Schools
Calvert County Public Schools
$96,902 est. avg salary
- Baltimore City Public Schools
Baltimore City Public Schools
$80,352 est. avg salary
- Kent County Public Schools
Kent County Public Schools
$70,042 est. avg salary
What this shows Baltimore City Public Schools ranks #19 of 23 Maryland districts by estimated teacher salary and #3 of 23 by per-pupil spending. Calvert County Public Schools pay #1 at $96,902 is not Kent County Public Schools spending #1 at $26,560 per pupil
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Baltimore City Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Kent County Public Schools
Kent County Public Schools
$26,560 per pupil
- Baltimore City Public Schools
Baltimore City Public Schools
$25,496 per pupil
- Calvert County Public Schools
Calvert County Public Schools
$16,893 per pupil
What this shows Kent County Public Schools leads spending at $26,560 per pupil; Calvert County Public Schools leads pay.
What stands out about Baltimore City Public Schools
- With 75,995 students, it is the 44th-largest school district by enrollment among the 13,149 US districts reporting enrollment data.
- A district of this scale typically enrolls more students than several entire states' worth of smaller districts combined, which is part of why the per-pupil and per-teacher figures here should be read as an aggregate across many schools rather than a single-campus estimate.
- Its total annual revenue of $2.06B puts it among just 20 US districts operating a budget of this size or larger, out of the 13,149 districts in the NCES CCD F-33 survey, a scale that brings dedicated budget offices, multi-year capital planning, and district-wide procurement contracts that a small district's single-person business office cannot replicate.
- Its per-pupil spending of $25,496 is among the highest in the nation.
Scale composition for Baltimore City Public Schools
Baltimore City Public Schools enrolls 75,995 students (0.16% of the 46,412,683 students across 13,149 US districts that report enrollment in the NCES CCD F-33 survey). Only 88 districts clear the 50,000-student threshold used here - sparse districts in the 500-5,000 band cannot show a national-share read of this kind because their headcount is too small for the percentage to mean anything. Total annual revenue is $2.06B, putting it among 20 districts at this budget scale or larger.
Reported teacher FTE is 5,008, about 15.2 students per teacher (mega-cohort median 16.0; denser staffing than 51 of the 87 mega-districts with a usable FTE count, rank 36th densest) . At this enrollment the ratio is an aggregate across many campuses, so a single-school class-size story is the wrong read - use it to place Baltimore City Public Schools among other large systems, not against a 1,000-student district whose FTE is a handful of classrooms.
Instructional salaries take 31% of total expenditure on a $1.94B budget . Large systems carry central offices, transportation, and facilities lines that dilute the classroom share relative to a small district whose budget is almost entirely payroll - comparing that percentage across the enrollment cliff without this scale note misreads both ends.
Nearest mega-district peers by enrollment (same 50k+ cohort):
| District | Enrollment | Est. avg salary | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Colorado | 75,327 | $78,435 | $1.23B |
| Brevard · Florida | 74,125 | $58,310 | $1.01B |
| Greenville 01 · South Carolina | 77,978 | $66,760 | $1.26B |
| Osceola · Florida | 73,558 | $43,191 | $1.02B |
| Davis District · Utah | 73,459 | $83,024 | $859M |
Maryland prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $80,351.524
- Maryland price level
- 104.6 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $76,816
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
-4% versus the nominal figure.
Prices in Maryland run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.
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 Maryland 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 Baltimore City Public Schools
What the Numbers Say About Baltimore City Public Schools
Baltimore City Public Schools is a large urban school district in Maryland, serving 75,995 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,496. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $80,352, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2400090 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Maryland statewide average of $84,383, teacher pay in Baltimore City Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maryland, it pays more than 17% of them. Maryland itself ranks #10 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.
On the budget side, Baltimore City Public Schools reports $1937.6M in total expenditure against $2061.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $258.3M, special-education teacher pay is $67.4M.
How does Baltimore City Public Schools compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Maryland average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Baltimore City Public Schools pays -0.5% less than Montgomery County Public Schools · per-pupil $25,496 vs $22,879
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 Maryland districts
Montgomery County Public Schools is Baltimore City Public Schools's nearest match on both pay and per-pupil investment, which is uncommon: the two signals point at different districts for roughly 98% of districts. 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.
- Montgomery County Public Schools
- Charles County Public Schools
- Carroll County Public Schools
- Prince George's County Public Schools
- Howard County Public Schools
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Washington County Public Schools
- Harford County Public Schools
- Frederick County Public Schools
- Baltimore County Public Schools
- Montgomery County Public Schools
- Prince George's County Public Schools
- Baltimore County Public Schools
- Howard County Public Schools
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Harford County Public Schools
- Washington County Public Schools
- Frederick County Public Schools
- Charles County Public Schools
- Carroll County Public Schools
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Montgomery County Public Schools$22,879 per pupil-10.3% versus this district · $80,717 estimated salary
- Prince George's County Public Schools$22,384 per pupil-12.2% versus this district · $88,440 estimated salary
- Baltimore County Public Schools$21,557 per pupil-15.5% versus this district · $93,213 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Baltimore City Public Schools's enrollment scale
Two out-of-state peer sets for Baltimore City Public Schools: closest on enrollment (75,995 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($80,352 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Baltimore City Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 68% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 32% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.
Maryland Teacher Pay Overview
The highest average among comparably sized Maryland districts belongs to Calvert County Public Schools at $96,902. Placed 19 of 24, Baltimore City Public Schools is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Because Maryland prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Oregon and Connecticut are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.
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Large-district sample from 22 Maryland peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.
This is a sample of 6 from 22 Maryland districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.
Frequently Asked Questions about Baltimore City Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Baltimore City Public Schools?
The average teacher salary in Baltimore City Public Schools is $80,352 (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 Baltimore City Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Maryland average?
Baltimore City Public Schools pays 4.8% less than the Maryland state average of $84,383. The district's average is $80,352.
How does Baltimore City Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?
Baltimore City Public Schools pays 14.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $80,352.
What is the per-pupil spending in Baltimore City Public Schools?
Baltimore City Public Schools spends approximately $25,496 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Baltimore City Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 31% of Baltimore City Public Schools's total expenditure of $1937.6M (NCES FY2023).
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