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Brockton

Brockton is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Massachusetts districts (14,906 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Brockton come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$99,472
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$27,634
Per-pupil spending
14,906
Students enrolled
87th
Pct. in MA
$99,472

Brockton is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Massachusetts districts (14,906 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $99,472, above the national average of $70,245, serving 14,906 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Brockton is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Massachusetts districts (14,906 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 87th percentile for Massachusetts
  • 90th percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Massachusetts ranks #9 of 49 on the salary estimate and #17 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Brockton ranks #37 of 288 Massachusetts districts by estimated teacher salary and #91 of 288 by per-pupil spending. Boston pay #1 at $121,260 is not Watertown spending #1 at $60,947 per pupil
  • +31.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Massachusetts median

Among 318 Massachusetts districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Brockton's instructional payroll puts 81.7% into regular program , 2.1 points above the state median of 79.6%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Massachusetts district.

Program Brockton MA median Gap
Regular program 81.7% 79.6% +2.1 pp
Special education 17.8% 18.8% -1.0 pp
Vocational programs 0.5% 0.0% +0.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 318 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2503090 · FY2023.

LEAID 2503090 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Brockton F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +18% vs state RANK-ST-MID P87 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P90 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-LARGE 14.9K students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Hingham FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $99,472 estimated average teacher salary · P87 in Massachusetts · P90 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Cambridge (+$518est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Brockton

Salary neighbourhood · Brockton

Brockton 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 Brockton

Brockton's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$99,472 Top 10% higher than 90% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Brockton $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

Brockton in Massachusetts's upper-third pay band

Same 288 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Brockton ranks #37 of 288 Massachusetts districts by estimated teacher salary and #91 of 288 by per-pupil spending. Boston pay #1 at $121,260 is not Watertown spending #1 at $60,947 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Brockton is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Watertown leads spending at $60,947 per pupil; Boston leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Brockton

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 90% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +31.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Massachusetts's statewide +19.4% by 11.8 points, a growth rate faster than 92% of the 224 Massachusetts districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 16,349 to 14,906 students (8.8% 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 $27,634 is among the highest in the nation.

Massachusetts prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$99,471.677

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Massachusetts price level
107.7 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$92,381

-7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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 Brockton

What the Numbers Say About Brockton

Brockton is a mid-sized school district in Massachusetts, serving 14,906 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $27,634. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $99,472, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2503090 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Massachusetts statewide average of $84,560, teacher pay in Brockton runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 17.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (41.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Massachusetts, it pays more than 87% of them. Massachusetts itself ranks #9 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Brockton reports $411.9M in total expenditure against $323.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $89.1M, special-education teacher pay is $19.4M.

How does Brockton compare?

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

Brockton $99,472
Boston $121,260
Massachusetts avg $84,560
National avg $70,245

Brockton pays -18.0% less than Boston · per-pupil $27,634 vs $45,516

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 Massachusetts districts

On pay, Brockton sits closest to Hingham; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Medford. 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. Hingham
  2. Cambridge
  3. Needham
  4. Newton
  5. Lexington
  6. Worcester
  7. Billerica
  8. Andover
  9. Framingham
  10. Everett
  11. Hopkinton
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Medford
  2. Needham
  3. Chelsea
  4. Lynn
  5. New Bedford
  6. Attleboro
  7. Framingham
  8. Plymouth
  9. Weymouth
  10. Fall River
  11. Woburn

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Brockton's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Brockton: closest on enrollment (14,906 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($99,472 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

$323.3M
Total Revenue
$411.9M
Total Expenditure
$129.8M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$89.1M
Regular Program
$19.4M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Brockton: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Massachusetts Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Massachusetts districts belongs to Boston at $121,260. Brockton sits in the upper quarter of that field at 35 of 272, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Because Massachusetts prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; New York and Washington are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other Massachusetts Districts

Large-district sample from 289 Massachusetts peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Beverly
$79,221
4,575 students
Lynn
$80,834
15,433 students
Lowell
$85,371
14,130 students
Lawrence
$70,160
12,867 students
New Bedford
$72,236
12,522 students
Newton
$98,569
11,882 students

This is a sample of 6 from 289 Massachusetts districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brockton
What is the average teacher salary in Brockton?

The average teacher salary in Brockton is $99,472 (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 Brockton teacher pay compare to the Massachusetts average?

Brockton pays 17.6% more than the Massachusetts state average of $84,560. The district's average is $99,472.

How does Brockton teacher pay compare to the national average?

Brockton pays 41.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $99,472.

What is the per-pupil spending in Brockton?

Brockton spends approximately $27,634 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Brockton's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Brockton's total expenditure of $411.9M (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. Brockton'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.