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Kittery Public Schools

Kittery Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (959 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Kittery Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$71,037
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$22,721
Per-pupil spending
959
Students enrolled
81st
Pct. in ME
$71,037

Kittery Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (959 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $71,037, near the national average of $70,245, serving 959 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Kittery Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (959 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 81st percentile for Maine
  • 61st percentile nationally
  • 39% 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.
  • Kittery Public Schools ranks #23 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #36 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
  • +23.8% 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, Kittery Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 18.8% into special education , 5.1 points above the state median of 13.6%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Maine peer.

Program Kittery Public ME median Gap
Regular program 78.1% 83.0% -4.9 pp
Special education 18.8% 13.6% +5.1 pp
Other programs 3.2% 2.2% +0.9 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 2307140 · FY2023.

LEAID 2307140 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Kittery Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +13% vs state RANK-ST-MID P81 in state RANK-NAT-MID P61 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-SMALL 959 students INSTR-MID 39% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near RSU FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $71,037 estimated average teacher salary · P81 in Maine · P61 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: RSU (+$374est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Kittery Public

Salary neighbourhood · Kittery Public

Kittery Public 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 Kittery Public

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$71,037 Top 39% higher than 61% 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. Kittery 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

What stands out about Kittery Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +23.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Maine's statewide +20.0% by 3.8 points, a growth rate faster than 70% of the 159 Maine districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Maine sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$71,036.525

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
$72,513

+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 Kittery Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Kittery Public Schools

Kittery Public Schools is a small school district in Maine, serving 959 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,721. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $71,037, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2307140 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maine statewide average of $62,872, teacher pay in Kittery Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 13.0% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maine, it pays more than 81% 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, Kittery Public Schools reports $21.8M in total expenditure against $22.8M 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 $5.6M, special-education teacher pay is $1.4M.

How does Kittery 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.

Kittery Public Schools $71,037
Portland Public Schools $73,551
Maine avg $62,872
National avg $70,245

Kittery Public Schools pays -3.4% less than Portland Public Schools · per-pupil $22,721 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, Kittery Public Schools sits closest to RSU 53/MSAD 53; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is RSU 87/MSAD 23. 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. RSU 53/MSAD 53
  2. RSU 05
  3. Brewer Public Schools
  4. Biddeford Public Schools
  5. Glenburn Public Schools
  6. RSU 01 - Lkrsu
  7. South Portland Public Schools
  8. Great Salt Bay CSD
  9. RSU 21
  10. Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD
  11. RSU 23
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. RSU 87/MSAD 23
  2. RSU 10
  3. Waterville Public Schools
  4. RSU 88/MSAD 24
  5. RSU 59/MSAD 59
  6. East Millinocket Public Schools
  7. Scarborough Public Schools
  8. Yarmouth Schools
  9. Westbrook Public Schools
  10. Falmouth Public Schools
  11. Orrington Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Kittery Public Schools: closest on enrollment (959 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($71,037 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

$22.8M
Total Revenue
$21.8M
Total Expenditure
$8.6M
Instruction Salaries
39% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.6M
Regular Program
$1.4M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Kittery Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. Kittery Public Schools places 23 of 88 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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 86/MSAD 20
$63,599
482 students
RSU 73
$63,282
1,437 students
RSU 71
$56,683
1,451 students
Wiscasset Public Schools
$57,298
461 students
RSU 63/MSAD 63
$57,691
453 students
RSU 20
$62,201
448 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 Kittery Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Kittery Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Kittery Public Schools is $71,037 (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 Kittery Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Maine average?

Kittery Public Schools pays 13.0% more than the Maine state average of $62,872. The district's average is $71,037.

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

Kittery Public Schools pays 1.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $71,037.

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

Kittery Public Schools spends approximately $22,721 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 39% of Kittery Public Schools's total expenditure of $21.8M (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. Kittery 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.