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Monson

Monson sits in the lowest third of Massachusetts districts on estimated teacher pay at $59,292 (above only 2% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Monson come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,292
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$25,683
Per-pupil spending
821
Students enrolled
2nd
Pct. in MA
$59,292

Monson sits in the lowest third of Massachusetts districts on estimated teacher pay at $59,292 (above only 2% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $59,292, below the national average of $70,245, serving 821 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Monson sits in the lowest third of Massachusetts districts on estimated teacher pay at $59,292 (above only 2% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 2nd percentile for Massachusetts
  • 35th percentile nationally
  • 32% 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.
  • Monson ranks #283 of 288 Massachusetts districts by estimated teacher salary and #133 of 288 by per-pupil spending. Boston pay #1 at $121,260 is not Watertown spending #1 at $60,947 per pupil
  • +10.2% 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, Monson's instructional payroll puts 22.0% into special education , 3.2 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 Monson MA median Gap
Regular program 78.0% 79.6% -1.6 pp
Special education 22.0% 18.8% +3.2 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 2508040 · FY2023.

LEAID 2508040 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Monson F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -30% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P2 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P35 national PPE-HIGH $26K/pupil ENR-SMALL 821 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Hadley FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,292 estimated average teacher salary · P2 in Massachusetts · P35 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lawrence (+$10,868est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Monson

Salary neighbourhood · Monson

Monson 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 Monson

Monson's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,292 35th percentile higher than 35% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Monson $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

Monson 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 Monson ranks #283 of 288 Massachusetts districts by estimated teacher salary and #133 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

Monson 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 Monson

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +10.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Massachusetts's statewide +19.4% by 9.2 points, a growth rate faster than 23% of the 224 Massachusetts districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 917 to 821 students (10.5% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,683 is among the highest in the nation.

Massachusetts prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$59,291.623

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
$55,065

-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 Monson

What the Numbers Say About Monson

Monson is a small school district in Massachusetts, serving 821 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,683. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,292, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2508040 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Massachusetts statewide average of $84,560, teacher pay in Monson runs materially below the state benchmark, a 29.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Massachusetts, it pays more than 2% 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, Monson reports $21.1M in total expenditure against $20.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.0M, special-education teacher pay is $1.1M.

How does Monson compare?

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

Monson $59,292
Boston $121,260
Massachusetts avg $84,560
National avg $70,245

Monson pays -51.1% less than Boston · per-pupil $25,683 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, Monson sits closest to Hadley; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Frontier. 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. Hadley
  2. Southern Berkshire
  3. Brookfield
  4. Narragansett
  5. Greenfield
  6. Granby
  7. Berkshire Hills
  8. Easthampton
  9. South Hadley
  10. Southampton
  11. Hoosac Valley Regional
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Frontier
  2. Hadley
  3. Hampshire
  4. Foxborough
  5. Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical
  6. Northborough
  7. Northboro-Southboro
  8. Lee
  9. Wayland
  10. Cohasset
  11. Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Monson: closest on enrollment (821 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,292 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

$20.0M
Total Revenue
$21.1M
Total Expenditure
$6.7M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.0M
Regular Program
$1.1M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Monson: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 76% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 24% 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. Placed 269 of 272, Monson is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Avon
$67,962
730 students
Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical
$104,432
920 students
Middleton
$80,873
721 students
Granby
$55,499
718 students
Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical
$101,444
691 students
Wrentham
$85,129
951 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 Monson
What is the average teacher salary in Monson?

The average teacher salary in Monson is $59,292 (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 Monson teacher pay compare to the Massachusetts average?

Monson pays 29.9% less than the Massachusetts state average of $84,560. The district's average is $59,292.

How does Monson teacher pay compare to the national average?

Monson pays 15.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,292.

What is the per-pupil spending in Monson?

Monson spends approximately $25,683 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Monson's total expenditure of $21.1M (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. Monson'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.