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School district · Maine · LEAID 2303870

Calais Public Schools

Calais Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (579 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Calais Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$53,160
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$21,047
Per-pupil spending
579
Students enrolled
10th
Pct. in ME
$53,160

Calais Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (579 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $53,160, below the national average of $70,245, serving 579 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Calais Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (579 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 10th percentile for Maine
  • 22nd percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Calais Public Schools ranks #107 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #57 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
  • +13.9% 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, Calais Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 14.2% into vocational programs , 14.2 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Maine peer.

Program Calais Public ME median Gap
Regular program 74.0% 83.0% -9.0 pp
Special education 10.8% 13.6% -2.8 pp
Vocational programs 14.2% 0.0% +14.2 pp
Other programs 1.0% 2.2% -1.3 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 2303870 · FY2023.

LEAID 2303870 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Calais Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -15% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P10 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P22 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-SMALL 579 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Deer FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $53,160 estimated average teacher salary · P10 in Maine · P22 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: RSU (+$560est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Calais Public

Salary neighbourhood · Calais Public

Calais Public 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Calais Public

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$53,160 22nd percentile higher than 22% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Calais 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

Calais Public in Maine's lower-third pay band

Same 119 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Calais Public Schools ranks #107 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #57 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

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Calais Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows RSU 24 leads spending at $38,957 per pupil; Cape Elizabeth Public Schools leads pay.

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

What stands out about Calais Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +13.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Maine's statewide +20.0% by 6.1 points, a growth rate faster than 30% of the 159 Maine districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Maine sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$53,159.545

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
$54,264

+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 Calais Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Calais Public Schools

Calais Public Schools is a small school district in Maine, serving 579 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,047. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $53,160, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2303870 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maine statewide average of $62,872, teacher pay in Calais Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 15.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maine, it pays more than 10% 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, Calais Public Schools reports $12.2M in total expenditure against $12.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Calais 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.

Calais Public Schools $53,160
Portland Public Schools $73,551
Maine avg $62,872
National avg $70,245

Calais Public Schools pays -27.7% less than Portland Public Schools · per-pupil $21,047 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, Calais Public Schools sits closest to Deer Isle-Stonington CSD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Biddeford 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. Deer Isle-Stonington CSD
  2. RSU 12
  3. RSU 55/MSAD 55
  4. RSU 09
  5. RSU 31/MSAD 31
  6. RSU 25
  7. Winthrop Public Schools
  8. RSU 68/MSAD 68
  9. RSU 41/MSAD 41
  10. RSU 38
  11. Baileyville Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Biddeford Public Schools
  2. Wells-Ogunquit CSD
  3. Baileyville Public Schools
  4. Cape Elizabeth Public Schools
  5. RSU 25
  6. Winslow Schools
  7. RSU 37/MSAD 37
  8. RSU 26
  9. RSU 31/MSAD 31
  10. RSU 41/MSAD 41
  11. Easton Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Calais Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Calais Public Schools: closest on enrollment (579 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($53,160 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

$12.0M
Total Revenue
$12.2M
Total Expenditure
$4.1M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.4M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.5M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Calais 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 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% 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. Placed 81 of 88, Calais Public Schools is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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

Smaller-district sample from 118 Maine peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Milford Public Schools
$57,821
270 students
RSU 88/MSAD 24
$64,361
261 students
RSU 12
$53,018
908 students
Acton Public Schools
$64,818
246 students
Blue Hill Public Schools
$59,418
243 students
East Millinocket Public Schools
$47,099
242 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 Calais Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Calais Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Calais Public Schools is $53,160 (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 Calais Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Maine average?

Calais Public Schools pays 15.4% less than the Maine state average of $62,872. The district's average is $53,160.

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

Calais Public Schools pays 24.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $53,160.

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

Calais Public Schools spends approximately $21,047 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Calais Public Schools's total expenditure of $12.2M (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. Calais 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.