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Five Town CSD

Five Town CSD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (719 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Five Town CSD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$78,362
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$20,572
Per-pupil spending
719
Students enrolled
94th
Pct. in ME
$78,362

Five Town CSD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (719 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $78,362, above the national average of $70,245, serving 719 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Five Town CSD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (719 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 94th percentile for Maine
  • 72nd percentile nationally
  • 37% 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.
  • Five Town CSD ranks #7 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #65 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
  • +12.6% 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, Five Town CSD's instructional payroll puts 5.4% into other programs , 3.2 points above the state median of 2.2%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Five Town ME median Gap
Regular program 81.4% 83.0% -1.6 pp
Special education 13.2% 13.6% -0.5 pp
Other programs 5.4% 2.2% +3.2 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 2300053 · FY2023.

LEAID 2300053 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Five Town F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +25% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P94 in state RANK-NAT-MID P72 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-SMALL 719 students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Brunswick FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $78,362 estimated average teacher salary · P94 in Maine · P72 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Brunswick ($40est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Five Town

Salary neighbourhood · Five Town

Five Town 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 Five Town

Five Town CSD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$78,362 Top 28% higher than 72% 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. Five Town CSD $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

Five Town in Maine's upper-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 Five Town CSD ranks #7 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #65 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

Five Town CSD 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 Five Town CSD

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +12.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Maine's statewide +20.0% by 7.3 points, a growth rate faster than 25% of the 159 Maine districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Maine sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$78,361.775

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
$79,990

+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 Five Town CSD

What the Numbers Say About Five Town CSD

Five Town CSD is a small school district in Maine, serving 719 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,572. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $78,362, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2300053 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maine statewide average of $62,872, teacher pay in Five Town CSD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 24.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maine, it pays more than 94% 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, Five Town CSD reports $14.8M in total expenditure against $15.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Five Town CSD compare?

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

Five Town CSD $78,362
Portland Public Schools $73,551
Maine avg $62,872
National avg $70,245

Five Town CSD pays +6.5% more than Portland Public Schools · per-pupil $20,572 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, Five Town CSD sits closest to Brunswick Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Easton 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. Brunswick Public Schools
  2. Saco Public Schools
  3. RSU 75/MSAD 75
  4. RSU 51/MSAD 51
  5. Wells-Ogunquit CSD
  6. RSU 35/MSAD 35
  7. Gorham Public Schools
  8. Falmouth Public Schools
  9. York Public Schools
  10. RSU 28/MSAD 28
  11. RSU 21
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Easton Public Schools
  2. RSU 75/MSAD 75
  3. RSU 40/MSAD 40
  4. RSU 26
  5. RSU 37/MSAD 37
  6. RSU 25
  7. RSU 89
  8. Wells-Ogunquit CSD
  9. Biddeford Public Schools
  10. Lincolnville Public Schools
  11. Calais Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Five Town CSD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Five Town CSD: closest on enrollment (719 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($78,362 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

$15.0M
Total Revenue
$14.8M
Total Expenditure
$5.4M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.7M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Five Town CSD: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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. Five Town CSD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 7 of 88, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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 23
$68,228
666 students
MSAD 27
$65,166
818 students
RSU 24
$57,046
822 students
RSU 41/MSAD 41
$51,130
612 students
Winthrop Public Schools
$54,392
831 students
RSU 26
$63,506
835 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 Five Town CSD
What is the average teacher salary in Five Town CSD?

The average teacher salary in Five Town CSD is $78,362 (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 Five Town CSD teacher pay compare to the Maine average?

Five Town CSD pays 24.6% more than the Maine state average of $62,872. The district's average is $78,362.

How does Five Town CSD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Five Town CSD pays 11.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $78,362.

What is the per-pupil spending in Five Town CSD?

Five Town CSD spends approximately $20,572 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Five Town CSD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 37% of Five Town CSD's total expenditure of $14.8M (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. Five Town CSD'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.