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School district · Maine · LEAID 2307530

Lisbon Public Schools

Lisbon Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (1,311 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lisbon Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,158
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$14,850
Per-pupil spending
1,311
Students enrolled
43rd
Pct. in ME
$60,158

Lisbon Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (1,311 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,158, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,311 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Lisbon Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (1,311 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 43rd percentile for Maine
  • 37th percentile nationally
  • 38% 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.
  • Lisbon Public Schools ranks #68 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #118 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
  • +7.8% 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, Lisbon Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 7.7% into other programs , 5.5 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 Lisbon Public ME median Gap
Regular program 82.3% 83.0% -0.7 pp
Special education 10.0% 13.6% -3.6 pp
Other programs 7.7% 2.2% +5.5 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 2307530 · FY2023.

LEAID 2307530 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lisbon Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P43 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P37 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,311 students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near RSU FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,158 estimated average teacher salary · P43 in Maine · P37 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: RSU (+$21est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lisbon Public

Salary neighbourhood · Lisbon Public

Lisbon Public 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 Lisbon Public

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,158 37th percentile higher than 37% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Lisbon 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

Lisbon 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 Lisbon Public Schools ranks #68 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #118 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

Lisbon 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 Lisbon Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +7.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Maine's statewide +20.0% by 12.1 points, a growth rate faster than 15% of the 159 Maine districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Maine sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$60,157.978

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
$61,408

+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 Lisbon Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Lisbon Public Schools

Lisbon Public Schools is a small school district in Maine, serving 1,311 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,850. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,158, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2307530 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maine statewide average of $62,872, teacher pay in Lisbon Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maine, it pays more than 43% 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, Lisbon Public Schools reports $19.5M in total expenditure against $20.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Lisbon 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.

Lisbon Public Schools $60,158
Portland Public Schools $73,551
Maine avg $62,872
National avg $70,245

Lisbon Public Schools pays -18.2% less than Portland Public Schools · per-pupil $14,850 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, Lisbon Public Schools sits closest to RSU 54/MSAD 54; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is RSU 17/MSAD 17. 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 54/MSAD 54
  2. RSU 58/MSAD 58
  3. RSU 60/MSAD 60
  4. Vassalboro Public Schools
  5. RSU 04
  6. Augusta Public Schools
  7. RSU 56
  8. MSAD 46
  9. RSU 06/MSAD 06
  10. RSU 19
  11. Waterville Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. RSU 17/MSAD 17
  2. RSU 64/MSAD 64
  3. RSU 29/MSAD 29
  4. Hermon Public Schools
  5. RSU 22
  6. RSU 52/MSAD 52
  7. RSU 11/MSAD 11
  8. RSU 57/MSAD 57
  9. RSU 16
  10. RSU 03/MSAD 03
  11. RSU 70/MSAD 70

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lisbon Public Schools: closest on enrollment (1,311 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,158 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

$20.7M
Total Revenue
$19.5M
Total Expenditure
$7.3M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.7M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Lisbon Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 78% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 22% 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. Lisbon Public Schools places 54 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 12
$53,018
908 students
RSU 79/MSAD 01
$56,251
1,715 students
RSU 16
$58,788
1,720 students
RSU 01 - Lkrsu
$72,360
1,761 students
RSU 10
$63,018
1,777 students
MSAD 46
$59,361
837 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 Lisbon Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Lisbon Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Lisbon Public Schools is $60,158 (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 Lisbon Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Maine average?

Lisbon Public Schools pays 4.3% less than the Maine state average of $62,872. The district's average is $60,158.

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

Lisbon Public Schools pays 14.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,158.

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

Lisbon Public Schools spends approximately $14,850 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Lisbon Public Schools's total expenditure of $19.5M (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. Lisbon 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.