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School district · Maine · LEAID 2314780

RSU 12

RSU 12 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (908 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for RSU 12 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$53,018
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$28,111
Per-pupil spending
908
Students enrolled
9th
Pct. in ME
$53,018

RSU 12 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (908 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $53,018, below the national average of $70,245, serving 908 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: RSU 12 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (908 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 9th percentile for Maine
  • 22nd percentile nationally
  • 23% 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.
  • RSU 12 ranks #108 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #9 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
  • +10.5% 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, RSU 12's instructional payroll puts 17.3% into special education , 3.6 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 RSU 12 ME median Gap
Regular program 81.3% 83.0% -1.7 pp
Special education 17.3% 13.6% +3.6 pp
Other programs 1.4% 2.2% -0.8 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 2314780 · FY2023.

LEAID 2314780 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

RSU 12 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -16% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P9 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P22 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-SMALL 908 students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Calais FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $53,018 estimated average teacher salary · P9 in Maine · P22 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: RSU (+$702est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for RSU 12

Salary neighbourhood · RSU 12

RSU 12 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 RSU 12

RSU 12's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$53,018 22nd percentile higher than 22% 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. RSU 12 $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

RSU 12 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 RSU 12 ranks #108 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #9 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

RSU 12 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 RSU 12

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +10.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Maine's statewide +20.0% by 9.5 points, a growth rate faster than 19% of the 159 Maine districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $28,111 is among the highest in the nation.

Maine sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$53,018.033

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
$54,120

+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 RSU 12

What the Numbers Say About RSU 12

RSU 12 is a small school district in Maine, serving 908 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $28,111. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $53,018, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2314780 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maine statewide average of $62,872, teacher pay in RSU 12 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 15.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maine, it pays more than 9% 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, RSU 12 reports $25.5M in total expenditure against $29.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% 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 $0.8M.

How does RSU 12 compare?

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

RSU 12 $53,018
Portland Public Schools $73,551
Maine avg $62,872
National avg $70,245

RSU 12 pays -27.9% less than Portland Public Schools · per-pupil $28,111 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, RSU 12 sits closest to Calais Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is RSU 63/MSAD 63. 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. Calais Public Schools
  2. Deer Isle-Stonington CSD
  3. RSU 55/MSAD 55
  4. RSU 31/MSAD 31
  5. RSU 09
  6. RSU 17/MSAD 17
  7. RSU 25
  8. Winthrop Public Schools
  9. RSU 41/MSAD 41
  10. RSU 68/MSAD 68
  11. RSU 38
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. RSU 63/MSAD 63
  2. Saco Public Schools
  3. Blue Hill Public Schools
  4. RSU 23
  5. Acton Public Schools
  6. Bar Harbor Public Schools
  7. South Portland Public Schools
  8. RSU 21
  9. Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD
  10. RSU 20
  11. Mt Desert CSD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near RSU 12's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for RSU 12: closest on enrollment (908 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($53,018 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

$29.2M
Total Revenue
$25.5M
Total Expenditure
$5.9M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.0M
Regular Program
$0.8M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in RSU 12: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% 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. Placed 82 of 88, RSU 12 is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Kittery Public Schools
$71,037
959 students
MSAD 46
$59,361
837 students
RSU 26
$63,506
835 students
Winthrop Public Schools
$54,392
831 students
RSU 24
$57,046
822 students
RSU 55/MSAD 55
$53,458
997 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 RSU 12
What is the average teacher salary in RSU 12?

The average teacher salary in RSU 12 is $53,018 (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 RSU 12 teacher pay compare to the Maine average?

RSU 12 pays 15.7% less than the Maine state average of $62,872. The district's average is $53,018.

How does RSU 12 teacher pay compare to the national average?

RSU 12 pays 24.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $53,018.

What is the per-pupil spending in RSU 12?

RSU 12 spends approximately $28,111 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of RSU 12's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 23% of RSU 12's total expenditure of $25.5M (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. RSU 12'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.