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School district · Maine · LEAID 2314330

RSU 49/MSAD 49

RSU 49/MSAD 49 sits in the lowest third of Maine districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,579 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for RSU 49/MSAD 49 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$49,579
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$17,984
Per-pupil spending
1,895
Students enrolled
3rd
Pct. in ME
$49,579

RSU 49/MSAD 49 sits in the lowest third of Maine districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,579 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $49,579, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,895 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: RSU 49/MSAD 49 sits in the lowest third of Maine districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,579 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 3rd percentile for Maine
  • 13th percentile nationally
  • 28% 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 49/MSAD 49 ranks #116 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #100 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
  • -2.9% 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 49/MSAD 49's instructional payroll puts 87.0% into regular program , 4.0 points above the state median of 83.0%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Maine district.

Program RSU 49/MSAD ME median Gap
Regular program 87.0% 83.0% +4.0 pp
Special education 12.7% 13.6% -0.9 pp
Other programs 0.3% 2.2% -1.9 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 2314330 · FY2023.

LEAID 2314330 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

RSU 49/MSAD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -21% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P3 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P13 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,895 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near RSU FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $49,579 estimated average teacher salary · P3 in Maine · P13 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: RSU (+$4,141est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for RSU 49/MSAD

Salary neighbourhood · RSU 49/MSAD

RSU 49/MSAD 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 49/MSAD

RSU 49/MSAD 49's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$49,579 13th percentile higher than 13% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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 49/MSAD 49 $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 49/MSAD 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 49/MSAD 49 ranks #116 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #100 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 49/MSAD 49 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 49/MSAD 49

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -2.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Maine's statewide +20.0% by 22.9 points, a growth rate faster than 3% of the 159 Maine districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • This is a contracting district: 2,108 students in FY2019 down to 1,895 in FY2023, a 10.1% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.

Maine sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$49,578.731

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
$50,609

+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 49/MSAD 49

What the Numbers Say About RSU 49/MSAD 49

RSU 49/MSAD 49 is a small school district in Maine, serving 1,895 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,984. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $49,579, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2314330 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 49/MSAD 49 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 21.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (29.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maine, it pays more than 3% 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 49/MSAD 49 reports $34.1M in total expenditure against $32.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $6.9M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does RSU 49/MSAD 49 compare?

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

RSU 49/MSAD 49 $49,579
Portland Public Schools $73,551
Maine avg $62,872
National avg $70,245

RSU 49/MSAD 49 pays -32.6% less than Portland Public Schools · per-pupil $17,984 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 49/MSAD 49 sits closest to RSU 87/MSAD 23; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Augusta Public Schools. 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 87/MSAD 23
  2. RSU 80/MSAD 04
  3. RSU 03/MSAD 03
  4. RSU 41/MSAD 41
  5. RSU 12
  6. Calais Public Schools
  7. RSU 55/MSAD 55
  8. RSU 09
  9. RSU 17/MSAD 17
  10. RSU 25
  11. Winthrop Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Augusta Public Schools
  2. RSU 86/MSAD 20
  3. RSU 79/MSAD 01
  4. RSU 06/MSAD 06
  5. RSU 15/MSAD 15
  6. Bangor Public Schools
  7. RSU 73
  8. RSU 05
  9. RSU 35/MSAD 35
  10. RSU 19
  11. RSU 60/MSAD 60

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near RSU 49/MSAD 49's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for RSU 49/MSAD 49: closest on enrollment (1,895 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($49,579 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

$32.3M
Total Revenue
$34.1M
Total Expenditure
$9.5M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.9M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in RSU 49/MSAD 49: 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. At the other end, RSU 49/MSAD 49 anchors the bottom of the 88-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

York Public Schools
$82,236
1,537 students
RSU 09
$53,720
2,266 students
RSU 22
$62,424
2,278 students
Cape Elizabeth Public Schools
$90,864
1,509 students
RSU 21
$73,405
2,301 students
Biddeford Public Schools
$70,305
2,314 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 49/MSAD 49
What is the average teacher salary in RSU 49/MSAD 49?

The average teacher salary in RSU 49/MSAD 49 is $49,579 (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 49/MSAD 49 teacher pay compare to the Maine average?

RSU 49/MSAD 49 pays 21.1% less than the Maine state average of $62,872. The district's average is $49,579.

How does RSU 49/MSAD 49 teacher pay compare to the national average?

RSU 49/MSAD 49 pays 29.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $49,579.

What is the per-pupil spending in RSU 49/MSAD 49?

RSU 49/MSAD 49 spends approximately $17,984 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of RSU 49/MSAD 49's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of RSU 49/MSAD 49's total expenditure of $34.1M (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. RSU 49/MSAD 49'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.