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School district · Maine · LEAID 2305280

East Millinocket Public Schools

East Millinocket Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Maine districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,099 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for East Millinocket Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$47,099
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$23,202
Per-pupil spending
242
Students enrolled
1st
Pct. in ME
$47,099

East Millinocket Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Maine districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,099 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $47,099, below the national average of $70,245, serving 242 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: East Millinocket Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Maine districts on estimated teacher pay at $47,099 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 1st percentile for Maine
  • 8th percentile nationally
  • 32% 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.
  • East Millinocket Public Schools ranks #118 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #33 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
  • +7.7% 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, East Millinocket Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 88.1% into regular program , 5.1 points above the state median of 83.0%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Maine district.

Program East Millinocket ME median Gap
Regular program 88.1% 83.0% +5.1 pp
Special education 10.9% 13.6% -2.8 pp
Other programs 1.0% 2.2% -1.2 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 2305280 · FY2023.

LEAID 2305280 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

East Millinocket F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -25% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P1 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P8 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-TINY 242 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Millinocket FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $47,099 estimated average teacher salary · P1 in Maine · P8 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: RSU (+$2,480est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for East Millinocket

Salary neighbourhood · East Millinocket

East Millinocket 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 East Millinocket

East Millinocket Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$47,099 8th percentile higher than 8% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. 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

East Millinocket 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 East Millinocket Public Schools ranks #118 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #33 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

East Millinocket 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 East Millinocket Public Schools

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 8% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +7.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Maine's statewide +20.0% by 12.2 points, a growth rate faster than 14% of the 159 Maine districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (242 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Maine sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$47,098.84

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
$48,078

+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 East Millinocket Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About East Millinocket Public Schools

East Millinocket Public Schools is a small school district in Maine, serving 242 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,202. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $47,099, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2305280 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maine statewide average of $62,872, teacher pay in East Millinocket Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 25.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (33.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maine, it pays more than 1% 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, East Millinocket Public Schools reports $5.6M in total expenditure against $5.2M 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 $1.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does East Millinocket 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.

East Millinocket Public Schools $47,099
Portland Public Schools $73,551
Maine avg $62,872
National avg $70,245

East Millinocket Public Schools pays -36.0% less than Portland Public Schools · per-pupil $23,202 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, East Millinocket Public Schools sits closest to Millinocket Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Madawaska 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. Millinocket Public Schools
  2. RSU 33/MSAD 33
  3. RSU 87/MSAD 23
  4. Machias Public Schools
  5. RSU 80/MSAD 04
  6. RSU 50
  7. RSU 41/MSAD 41
  8. RSU 31/MSAD 31
  9. RSU 12
  10. Calais Public Schools
  11. Deer Isle-Stonington CSD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Madawaska Public Schools
  2. RSU 32/MSAD 32
  3. RSU 87/MSAD 23
  4. Kittery Public Schools
  5. Deer Isle-Stonington CSD
  6. RSU 88/MSAD 24
  7. RSU 59/MSAD 59
  8. Orrington Public Schools
  9. RSU 68/MSAD 68
  10. Vassalboro Public Schools
  11. RSU 28/MSAD 28

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for East Millinocket Public Schools: closest on enrollment (242 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($47,099 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

$5.2M
Total Revenue
$5.6M
Total Expenditure
$1.8M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.0M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in East Millinocket Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 65% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 35% 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. At the other end, East Millinocket Public Schools anchors the bottom of the 89-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

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Other Maine Districts

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

Machias Public Schools
$44,026
502 students
RSU 59/MSAD 59
$57,100
575 students
Calais Public Schools
$53,160
579 students
RSU 58/MSAD 58
$60,119
587 students
RSU 74/MSAD 74
$56,317
587 students
RSU 87/MSAD 23
$49,902
591 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 East Millinocket Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in East Millinocket Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in East Millinocket Public Schools is $47,099 (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 East Millinocket Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Maine average?

East Millinocket Public Schools pays 25.1% less than the Maine state average of $62,872. The district's average is $47,099.

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

East Millinocket Public Schools pays 33.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $47,099.

What is the per-pupil spending in East Millinocket Public Schools?

East Millinocket Public Schools spends approximately $23,202 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 32% of East Millinocket Public Schools's total expenditure of $5.6M (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. East Millinocket 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.