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School district · Massachusetts · LEAID 2505370

Grafton

Grafton is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Massachusetts districts (3,080 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Grafton come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$76,670
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$19,299
Per-pupil spending
3,080
Students enrolled
27th
Pct. in MA
$76,670

Grafton is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Massachusetts districts (3,080 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $76,670, above the national average of $70,245, serving 3,080 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Grafton is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Massachusetts districts (3,080 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 27th percentile for Massachusetts
  • 70th percentile nationally
  • 39% 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.
  • Grafton ranks #210 of 288 Massachusetts districts by estimated teacher salary and #272 of 288 by per-pupil spending. Boston pay #1 at $121,260 is not Watertown spending #1 at $60,947 per pupil
  • +12.0% 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, Grafton's instructional payroll puts 23.8% into special education , 5.0 points above the state median of 18.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Massachusetts peer.

Program Grafton MA median Gap
Regular program 76.2% 79.6% -3.4 pp
Special education 23.8% 18.8% +5.0 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 2505370 · FY2023.

LEAID 2505370 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Grafton F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P27 in state RANK-NAT-MID P70 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-MID 3,080 students INSTR-MID 39% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Carver FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $76,670 estimated average teacher salary · P27 in Massachusetts · P70 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Chelsea ($984est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Grafton

Salary neighbourhood · Grafton

Grafton 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 Grafton

Grafton's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$76,670 Top 30% higher than 70% 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. Grafton $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

Grafton 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 Grafton ranks #210 of 288 Massachusetts districts by estimated teacher salary and #272 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

Grafton 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 Grafton

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +12.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Massachusetts's statewide +19.4% by 7.4 points, a growth rate faster than 29% of the 224 Massachusetts districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Massachusetts prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$76,670.026

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
$71,205

-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 Grafton

What the Numbers Say About Grafton

Grafton is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Massachusetts, serving 3,080 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,299. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $76,670, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2505370 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Massachusetts statewide average of $84,560, teacher pay in Grafton runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Massachusetts, it pays more than 27% 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, Grafton reports $59.4M in total expenditure against $60.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 39% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $14.5M, special-education teacher pay is $4.5M.

How does Grafton compare?

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

Grafton $76,670
Boston $121,260
Massachusetts avg $84,560
National avg $70,245

Grafton pays -36.8% less than Boston · per-pupil $19,299 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, Grafton sits closest to Carver; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Melrose. 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. Carver
  2. Blackstone-Millville
  3. East Bridgewater
  4. Webster
  5. Central Berkshire
  6. Belchertown
  7. Freetown-Lakeville
  8. East Longmeadow
  9. Stoneham
  10. Ashburnham-Westminster
  11. Uxbridge
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Melrose
  2. North Attleborough
  3. Swansea
  4. Fairhaven
  5. Gardner
  6. Dudley-Charlton Reg
  7. Leominster
  8. Holliston
  9. Tantasqua
  10. Freetown-Lakeville
  11. Wachusett

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Grafton's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Grafton: closest on enrollment (3,080 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($76,670 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

$60.6M
Total Revenue
$59.4M
Total Expenditure
$23.3M
Instruction Salaries
39% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$14.5M
Regular Program
$4.5M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Grafton: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs 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. Grafton places 201 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.

Northampton
$74,721
2,573 students
Randolph
$84,855
2,563 students
Auburn
$77,753
2,558 students
Dedham
$104,149
2,555 students
East Longmeadow
$77,349
2,541 students
Bedford
$92,633
2,539 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 Grafton
What is the average teacher salary in Grafton?

The average teacher salary in Grafton is $76,670 (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 Grafton teacher pay compare to the Massachusetts average?

Grafton pays 9.3% less than the Massachusetts state average of $84,560. The district's average is $76,670.

How does Grafton teacher pay compare to the national average?

Grafton pays 9.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $76,670.

What is the per-pupil spending in Grafton?

Grafton spends approximately $19,299 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Grafton's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 39% of Grafton's total expenditure of $59.4M (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. Grafton'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.