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School district · Maine · LEAID 2314765

RSU 72/MSAD 72

RSU 72/MSAD 72 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (735 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for RSU 72/MSAD 72 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$62,302
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$30,509
Per-pupil spending
735
Students enrolled
52nd
Pct. in ME
$62,302

RSU 72/MSAD 72 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (735 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $62,302, below the national average of $70,245, serving 735 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: RSU 72/MSAD 72 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (735 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 52nd percentile for Maine
  • 42nd percentile nationally
  • 25% 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 72/MSAD 72 ranks #57 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #4 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
  • +38.0% 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 72/MSAD 72's instructional payroll puts 73.2% into regular program , 9.8 points below the state median of 83.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program RSU 72/MSAD ME median Gap
Regular program 73.2% 83.0% -9.8 pp
Special education 21.8% 13.6% +8.2 pp
Other programs 5.0% 2.2% +2.7 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 2314765 · FY2023.

LEAID 2314765 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

RSU 72/MSAD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P52 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P42 national PPE-HIGH $31K/pupil ENR-SMALL 735 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near RSU FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $62,302 estimated average teacher salary · P52 in Maine · P42 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: RSU (+$122est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for RSU 72/MSAD

Salary neighbourhood · RSU 72/MSAD

RSU 72/MSAD 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 RSU 72/MSAD

RSU 72/MSAD 72's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$62,302 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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. RSU 72/MSAD 72 $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 RSU 72/MSAD 72

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +38.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Maine's statewide +20.0% by 18.0 points, a growth rate faster than 92% of the 159 Maine districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $30,509 is among the highest in the nation.

Maine sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$62,301.93

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
$63,597

+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 72/MSAD 72

What the Numbers Say About RSU 72/MSAD 72

RSU 72/MSAD 72 is a small school district in Maine, serving 735 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $30,509. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,302, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2314765 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 72/MSAD 72 runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maine, it pays more than 52% 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 72/MSAD 72 reports $22.4M in total expenditure against $24.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.9M.

How does RSU 72/MSAD 72 compare?

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

RSU 72/MSAD 72 $62,302
Portland Public Schools $73,551
Maine avg $62,872
National avg $70,245

RSU 72/MSAD 72 pays -15.3% less than Portland Public Schools · per-pupil $30,509 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 72/MSAD 72 sits closest to RSU 20; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is St George 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 20
  2. Orrington Public Schools
  3. RSU 22
  4. RSU 02
  5. RSU 15/MSAD 15
  6. Easton Public Schools
  7. Bar Harbor Public Schools
  8. RSU 10
  9. Lincolnville Public Schools
  10. RSU 73
  11. RSU 44/MSAD 44
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. St George Public Schools
  2. Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD
  3. RSU 23
  4. RSU 63/MSAD 63
  5. RSU 12
  6. Saco Public Schools
  7. Blue Hill Public Schools
  8. Acton Public Schools
  9. Bar Harbor Public Schools
  10. RSU 21
  11. RSU 20

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near RSU 72/MSAD 72's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for RSU 72/MSAD 72: closest on enrollment (735 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,302 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

$24.2M
Total Revenue
$22.4M
Total Expenditure
$5.5M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.2M
Regular Program
$0.9M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in RSU 72/MSAD 72: 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. RSU 72/MSAD 72 places 45 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.

Machias Public Schools
$44,026
502 students
RSU 70/MSAD 70
$55,583
500 students
Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD
$68,655
498 students
Mt Desert CSD
$67,546
495 students
RSU 86/MSAD 20
$63,599
482 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 72/MSAD 72
What is the average teacher salary in RSU 72/MSAD 72?

The average teacher salary in RSU 72/MSAD 72 is $62,302 (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 72/MSAD 72 teacher pay compare to the Maine average?

RSU 72/MSAD 72 pays 0.9% less than the Maine state average of $62,872. The district's average is $62,302.

How does RSU 72/MSAD 72 teacher pay compare to the national average?

RSU 72/MSAD 72 pays 11.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,302.

What is the per-pupil spending in RSU 72/MSAD 72?

RSU 72/MSAD 72 spends approximately $30,509 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of RSU 72/MSAD 72's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of RSU 72/MSAD 72's total expenditure of $22.4M (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 72/MSAD 72'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.