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Charles County Public Schools

Charles County Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Maryland districts on estimated teacher pay at $77,784 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Charles County Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$77,784
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$18,885
Per-pupil spending
27,598
Students enrolled
13th
Pct. in MD
$77,784

Charles County Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Maryland districts on estimated teacher pay at $77,784 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $77,784, above the national average of $70,245, serving 27,598 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Charles County Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Maryland districts on estimated teacher pay at $77,784 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 13th percentile for Maryland
  • 71st percentile nationally
  • 33% 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.
  • Charles County Public Schools ranks #20 of 23 Maryland districts by estimated teacher salary and #16 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
  • +9.1% 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, Charles County Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 79.9% into regular program , 9.6 points above the state median of 70.4%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Maryland district.

Program Charles County MD median Gap
Regular program 79.9% 70.4% +9.6 pp
Special education 14.7% 15.1% -0.4 pp
Vocational programs 1.4% 2.6% -1.2 pp
Other programs 3.9% 10.1% -6.2 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 2400270 · FY2023.

LEAID 2400270 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Charles County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -8% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P13 in state RANK-NAT-MID P71 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-LARGE 27.6K students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Baltimore FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $77,784 estimated average teacher salary · P13 in Maryland · P71 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Talbot ($1,494est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Charles County

Salary neighbourhood · Charles County

Charles County 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 Charles County

Charles County Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$77,784 Top 29% higher than 71% 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. This district $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

Charles County in Maryland's lower-third pay band

Same 23 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Charles County Public Schools ranks #20 of 23 Maryland districts by estimated teacher salary and #16 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

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Charles County Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Kent County Public Schools leads spending at $26,560 per pupil; Calvert County Public Schools leads pay.

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

What stands out about Charles County Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +9.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Maryland's statewide +15.2% by 6.2 points, a growth rate faster than 8% of the 24 Maryland districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Maryland prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$77,784.5

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Maryland price level
104.6 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$74,362

-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 Charles County Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Charles County Public Schools

Charles County Public Schools is a mid-sized school district in Maryland, serving 27,598 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,885. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $77,784, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2400270 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maryland statewide average of $84,383, teacher pay in Charles County Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 7.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (10.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maryland, it pays more than 13% 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, Charles County Public Schools reports $521.2M in total expenditure against $583.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $112.0M, special-education teacher pay is $20.6M.

How does Charles County 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.

Charles County Public Schools $77,784
Montgomery County Public Schools $80,717
Maryland avg $84,383
National avg $70,245

Charles County Public Schools pays -3.6% less than Montgomery County Public Schools · per-pupil $18,885 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

On pay, Charles County Public Schools sits closest to Baltimore City Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Queen Anne's County 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. Baltimore City Public Schools
  2. Cecil County Public Schools
  3. St. Mary's County Public Schools
  4. Wicomico County Public Schools
  5. Carroll County Public Schools
  6. Queen Anne's County Public Schools
  7. Howard County Public Schools
  8. Anne Arundel County Public Schools
  9. Washington County Public Schools
  10. Harford County Public Schools
  11. Frederick County Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Queen Anne's County Public Schools
  2. Frederick County Public Schools
  3. St. Mary's County Public Schools
  4. Washington County Public Schools
  5. Harford County Public Schools
  6. Cecil County Public Schools
  7. Carroll County Public Schools
  8. Calvert County Public Schools
  9. Anne Arundel County Public Schools
  10. Howard County Public Schools
  11. Wicomico County Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Charles County Public Schools: closest on enrollment (27,598 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($77,784 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

$583.0M
Total Revenue
$521.2M
Total Expenditure
$172.5M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$112.0M
Regular Program
$20.6M
Special Education
$2.0M
Vocational
$5.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Charles County 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 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% 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 20 of 24, Charles County 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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Other Maryland Districts

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

Dorchester County Public Schools
$88,875
4,523 students
Talbot County Public Schools
$76,290
4,523 students
Garrett County Public Schools
$80,911
3,500 students
Somerset County Public Schools
$69,249
2,773 students
Kent County Public Schools
$70,042
1,751 students
Howard County Public Schools
$90,857
57,676 students

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 Charles County Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Charles County Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Charles County Public Schools is $77,784 (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 Charles County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Maryland average?

Charles County Public Schools pays 7.8% less than the Maryland state average of $84,383. The district's average is $77,784.

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

Charles County Public Schools pays 10.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $77,784.

What is the per-pupil spending in Charles County Public Schools?

Charles County Public Schools spends approximately $18,885 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Charles County Public Schools's total expenditure of $521.2M (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. Charles County 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.