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School district · Maine · LEAID 2305500

Ellsworth Public Schools

Ellsworth Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (1,328 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Ellsworth Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$56,934
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$19,917
Per-pupil spending
1,328
Students enrolled
25th
Pct. in ME
$56,934

Ellsworth Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (1,328 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $56,934, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,328 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Ellsworth Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (1,328 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 25th percentile for Maine
  • 30th percentile nationally
  • 36% 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.
  • Ellsworth Public Schools ranks #89 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #73 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
  • +34.2% 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, Ellsworth Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 8.8% into vocational programs , 8.8 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 Ellsworth Public ME median Gap
Regular program 74.7% 83.0% -8.3 pp
Special education 13.4% 13.6% -0.2 pp
Vocational programs 8.8% 0.0% +8.8 pp
Other programs 3.1% 2.2% +0.8 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 2305500 · FY2023.

LEAID 2305500 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Ellsworth Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P25 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P30 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,328 students INSTR-MID 36% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Hermon FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $56,934 estimated average teacher salary · P25 in Maine · P30 nationally · 36% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: RSU (+$446est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Ellsworth Public

Salary neighbourhood · Ellsworth Public

Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth Public

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$56,934 30th percentile higher than 30% 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. Ellsworth 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

Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth Public Schools ranks #89 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #73 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

Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +34.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Maine's statewide +20.0% by 14.3 points, a growth rate faster than 89% of the 159 Maine districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Maine sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$56,934.012

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
$58,117

+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 Ellsworth Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Ellsworth Public Schools

Ellsworth Public Schools is a small school district in Maine, serving 1,328 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,917. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $56,934, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2305500 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maine statewide average of $62,872, teacher pay in Ellsworth Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maine, it pays more than 25% 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, Ellsworth Public Schools reports $26.4M in total expenditure against $27.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 36% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.9M.

How does Ellsworth 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.

Ellsworth Public Schools $56,934
Portland Public Schools $73,551
Maine avg $62,872
National avg $70,245

Ellsworth Public Schools pays -22.6% less than Portland Public Schools · per-pupil $19,917 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, Ellsworth Public Schools sits closest to Hermon Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is RSU 80/MSAD 04. 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. Hermon Public Schools
  2. RSU 24
  3. RSU 59/MSAD 59
  4. RSU 71
  5. Wiscasset Public Schools
  6. RSU 52/MSAD 52
  7. RSU 74/MSAD 74
  8. RSU 79/MSAD 01
  9. RSU 63/MSAD 63
  10. RSU 64/MSAD 64
  11. RSU 42/MSAD 42
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. RSU 80/MSAD 04
  2. RSU 34
  3. RSU 44/MSAD 44
  4. RSU 71
  5. Sanford Public Schools
  6. RSU 58/MSAD 58
  7. Winthrop Public Schools
  8. Machias Public Schools
  9. RSU 42/MSAD 42
  10. RSU 14
  11. RSU 40/MSAD 40

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Ellsworth Public Schools: closest on enrollment (1,328 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($56,934 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

$27.1M
Total Revenue
$26.4M
Total Expenditure
$9.6M
Instruction Salaries
36% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.3M
Regular Program
$0.9M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Ellsworth 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 73% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 27% 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 68 of 88, Ellsworth 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.

RSU 44/MSAD 44
$61,280
690 students
RSU 68/MSAD 68
$55,050
668 students
Lisbon Public Schools
$60,158
1,311 students
RSU 04
$60,073
1,300 students
RSU 29/MSAD 29
$64,188
1,267 students
Hermon Public Schools
$57,032
1,397 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 Ellsworth Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Ellsworth Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Ellsworth Public Schools is $56,934 (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 Ellsworth Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Maine average?

Ellsworth Public Schools pays 9.4% less than the Maine state average of $62,872. The district's average is $56,934.

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

Ellsworth Public Schools pays 18.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $56,934.

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

Ellsworth Public Schools spends approximately $19,917 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 36% of Ellsworth Public Schools's total expenditure of $26.4M (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. Ellsworth 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.