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Biddeford Public Schools

Biddeford Public Schools's estimated average teacher salary is $70,305 against a Maine statewide mean of $62,872. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Biddeford Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,305
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$20,888
Per-pupil spending
2,314
Students enrolled
80th
Pct. in ME
$70,305

Biddeford Public Schools's estimated average teacher salary is $70,305 against a Maine statewide mean of $62,872. Estimated average teacher salary is $70,305, near the national average of $70,245, serving 2,314 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Mid-pack pay posture: Biddeford Public Schools's estimated average teacher salary is $70,305 against a Maine statewide mean of $62,872.
  • 80th percentile for Maine
  • 60th percentile nationally
  • 38% 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.
  • Biddeford Public Schools ranks #24 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #58 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
  • +25.7% 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, Biddeford Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 72.3% into regular program , 10.7 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 Biddeford Public ME median Gap
Regular program 72.3% 83.0% -10.7 pp
Special education 14.4% 13.6% +0.7 pp
Vocational programs 8.4% 0.0% +8.4 pp
Other programs 5.0% 2.2% +2.7 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 2303150 · FY2023.

LEAID 2303150 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Biddeford Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +12% vs state RANK-ST-MID P80 in state RANK-NAT-MID P60 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,314 students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Lewiston FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,305 estimated average teacher salary · P80 in Maine · P60 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lewiston ($433est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Biddeford Public

Salary neighbourhood · Biddeford Public

Biddeford 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 Biddeford Public

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,305 Top 40% higher than 60% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Biddeford 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 Biddeford Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +25.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Maine's statewide +20.0% by 5.8 points, a growth rate faster than 77% of the 159 Maine districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 2,437 to 2,314 students (5.0% 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.

Maine sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$70,305.414

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
$71,767

+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 Biddeford Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Biddeford Public Schools

Biddeford Public Schools is a small school district in Maine, serving 2,314 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,888. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,305, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2303150 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maine statewide average of $62,872, teacher pay in Biddeford Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 11.8% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maine, it pays more than 80% 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, Biddeford Public Schools reports $48.3M in total expenditure against $49.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $11.0M, special-education teacher pay is $2.2M.

How does Biddeford 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.

Biddeford Public Schools $70,305
Portland Public Schools $73,551
Maine avg $62,872
National avg $70,245

Biddeford Public Schools pays -4.4% less than Portland Public Schools · per-pupil $20,888 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, Biddeford Public Schools sits closest to Lewiston Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Wells-Ogunquit CSD. 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. Lewiston Public Schools
  2. Kittery Public Schools
  3. RSU 53/MSAD 53
  4. RSU 05
  5. Brewer Public Schools
  6. RSU 01 - Lkrsu
  7. RSU 23
  8. South Portland Public Schools
  9. RSU 61/MSAD 61
  10. RSU 21
  11. Portland Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Wells-Ogunquit CSD
  2. RSU 25
  3. RSU 37/MSAD 37
  4. RSU 26
  5. Calais Public Schools
  6. RSU 75/MSAD 75
  7. Five Town CSD
  8. Cape Elizabeth Public Schools
  9. Winslow Schools
  10. RSU 40/MSAD 40
  11. RSU 41/MSAD 41

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Biddeford Public

Two out-of-state peer sets for Biddeford Public Schools: closest on enrollment (2,314 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,305 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

$49.4M
Total Revenue
$48.3M
Total Expenditure
$18.4M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$11.0M
Regular Program
$2.2M
Special Education
$1.3M
Vocational
$0.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Biddeford 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 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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. Biddeford Public Schools places 24 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

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Maine sample (including Biddeford Public). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

RSU 35/MSAD 35
$76,281
2,134 students
RSU 05
$71,410
2,069 students
RSU 18
$58,340
2,599 students
RSU 52/MSAD 52
$57,380
1,994 students
Falmouth Public Schools
$81,444
1,989 students
RSU 11/MSAD 11
$61,258
1,949 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 Biddeford Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Biddeford Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Biddeford Public Schools is $70,305 (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 Biddeford Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Maine average?

Biddeford Public Schools pays 11.8% more than the Maine state average of $62,872. The district's average is $70,305.

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

Biddeford Public Schools pays 0.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,305.

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

Biddeford Public Schools spends approximately $20,888 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Biddeford Public Schools's total expenditure of $48.3M (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. Biddeford 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.