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Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical

Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Massachusetts districts (602 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$79,688
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$27,331
Per-pupil spending
602
Students enrolled
37th
Pct. in MA
$79,688

Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Massachusetts districts (602 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $79,688, above the national average of $70,245, serving 602 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Massachusetts districts (602 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 37th percentile for Massachusetts
  • 74th percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Massachusetts ranks #9 of 49 on the salary estimate and #17 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical ranks #183 of 288 Massachusetts districts by estimated teacher salary and #96 of 288 by per-pupil spending. Boston pay #1 at $121,260 is not Watertown spending #1 at $60,947 per pupil
  • +3.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Massachusetts median

Among 318 Massachusetts districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical's instructional payroll puts 91.9% into vocational programs , 91.9 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 Massachusetts peer.

Program Franklin County MA median Gap
Regular program 0.0% 79.6% -79.6 pp
Special education 8.1% 18.8% -10.6 pp
Vocational programs 91.9% 0.0% +91.9 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 318 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2505020 · FY2023.

LEAID 2505020 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Franklin County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -6% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P37 in state RANK-NAT-MID P74 national PPE-HIGH $27K/pupil ENR-SMALL 602 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Berlin-Boylston FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $79,688 estimated average teacher salary · P37 in Massachusetts · P74 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Haverhill ($47est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Franklin County

Salary neighbourhood · Franklin County

Franklin County sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Franklin County

Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$79,688 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Franklin County in Massachusetts's lower-third pay band

Same 288 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical ranks #183 of 288 Massachusetts districts by estimated teacher salary and #96 of 288 by per-pupil spending. Boston pay #1 at $121,260 is not Watertown spending #1 at $60,947 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Watertown leads spending at $60,947 per pupil; Boston leads pay.

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

What stands out about Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +3.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Massachusetts's statewide +19.4% by 16.4 points, a growth rate faster than 7% of the 224 Massachusetts districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 21.9% here, from 494 students in FY2019 to 602 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $27,331 is among the highest in the nation.

Massachusetts prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$79,687.5

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Massachusetts price level
107.7 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$74,007

-7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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 Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical

What the Numbers Say About Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical

Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical is a small school district in Massachusetts, serving 602 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $27,331. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $79,688, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2505020 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Massachusetts statewide average of $84,560, teacher pay in Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (13.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Massachusetts, it pays more than 37% of them. Massachusetts itself ranks #9 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical reports $16.5M in total expenditure against $18.4M 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. , special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical compare?

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

Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical $79,688
Boston $121,260
Massachusetts avg $84,560
National avg $70,245

Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical pays -34.3% less than Boston · per-pupil $27,331 vs $45,516

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 Massachusetts districts

On pay, Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical sits closest to Berlin-Boylston; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Pioneer Valley. 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. Berlin-Boylston
  2. Mashpee
  3. Kingston
  4. Pioneer Valley
  5. Sturbridge
  6. Pentucket
  7. Amesbury
  8. Swampscott
  9. Boxford
  10. Hatfield
  11. Middleton
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Pioneer Valley
  2. Bellingham
  3. Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical
  4. Carlisle
  5. Gateway
  6. Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical
  7. Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical
  8. Norton
  9. North Brookfield
  10. Newburyport
  11. Webster

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical: closest on enrollment (602 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($79,688 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

$18.4M
Total Revenue
$16.5M
Total Expenditure
$5.6M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.4M
Special Education
$4.2M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical: special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for the regular program and other programs. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Massachusetts Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Massachusetts districts belongs to Boston at $121,260. Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical places 174 of 272 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because Massachusetts prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; New York and Washington are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Massachusetts districts →

Other Massachusetts Districts

Smaller-district sample from 289 Massachusetts peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Granby
$55,499
718 students
Middleton
$80,873
721 students
Southampton
$64,042
477 students
Rockport
$68,519
730 students
Avon
$67,962
730 students
Boxford
$78,651
732 students

This is a sample of 6 from 289 Massachusetts districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical
What is the average teacher salary in Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical?

The average teacher salary in Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical is $79,688 (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 Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical teacher pay compare to the Massachusetts average?

Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical pays 5.8% less than the Massachusetts state average of $84,560. The district's average is $79,688.

How does Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical teacher pay compare to the national average?

Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical pays 13.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $79,688.

What is the per-pupil spending in Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical?

Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical spends approximately $27,331 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical's total expenditure of $16.5M (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. Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical'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.