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School district · Maine · LEAID 2314768

RSU 75/MSAD 75

RSU 75/MSAD 75 sits in the highest third of Maine districts on estimated teacher pay at $77,452 (above 92% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for RSU 75/MSAD 75 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$77,452
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$20,589
Per-pupil spending
2,380
Students enrolled
92nd
Pct. in ME
$77,452

RSU 75/MSAD 75 sits in the highest third of Maine districts on estimated teacher pay at $77,452 (above 92% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $77,452, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,380 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: RSU 75/MSAD 75 sits in the highest third of Maine districts on estimated teacher pay at $77,452 (above 92% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 92nd percentile for Maine
  • 71st percentile nationally
  • 31% 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 75/MSAD 75 ranks #10 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #63 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
  • +7.1% 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 75/MSAD 75's instructional payroll puts 16.2% into special education , 2.6 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 75/MSAD ME median Gap
Regular program 80.7% 83.0% -2.3 pp
Special education 16.2% 13.6% +2.6 pp
Other programs 3.1% 2.2% +0.9 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 2314768 · FY2023.

LEAID 2314768 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

RSU 75/MSAD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +23% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P92 in state RANK-NAT-MID P71 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,380 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-EST Enroll-estimated PHOTO-NEAR Near Saco FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $77,452 estimated average teacher salary · P92 in Maine · P71 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Saco (+$588est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for RSU 75/MSAD

Salary neighbourhood · RSU 75/MSAD

RSU 75/MSAD already leads 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 75/MSAD

RSU 75/MSAD 75's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$77,452 Top 29% higher than 71% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $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 75/MSAD 75 $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 75/MSAD in Maine's upper-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 75/MSAD 75 ranks #10 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #63 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 75/MSAD 75 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 75/MSAD 75

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +7.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Maine's statewide +20.0% by 12.9 points, a growth rate faster than 13% of the 159 Maine districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Maine sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$77,451.681

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
$79,061

+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 75/MSAD 75

What the Numbers Say About RSU 75/MSAD 75

RSU 75/MSAD 75 is a small school district in Maine, serving 2,380 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,589. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $77,452, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2314768 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 75/MSAD 75 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 23.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (10.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maine, it pays more than 92% 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 75/MSAD 75 reports $49.0M in total expenditure against $54.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $9.9M, special-education teacher pay is $2.0M.

How does RSU 75/MSAD 75 compare?

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

RSU 75/MSAD 75 $77,452
Portland Public Schools $73,551
Maine avg $62,872
National avg $70,245

RSU 75/MSAD 75 pays +5.3% more than Portland Public Schools · per-pupil $20,589 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 75/MSAD 75 sits closest to Saco Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Five Town CSD. 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. Saco Public Schools
  2. Brunswick Public Schools
  3. Five Town CSD
  4. RSU 51/MSAD 51
  5. RSU 35/MSAD 35
  6. Gorham Public Schools
  7. Wells-Ogunquit CSD
  8. Bangor Public Schools
  9. RSU 28/MSAD 28
  10. Portland Public Schools
  11. Falmouth Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Five Town CSD
  2. RSU 40/MSAD 40
  3. RSU 26
  4. RSU 37/MSAD 37
  5. RSU 25
  6. Wells-Ogunquit CSD
  7. Biddeford Public Schools
  8. Sanford Public Schools
  9. RSU 44/MSAD 44
  10. RSU 34
  11. Ellsworth Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near RSU 75/MSAD 75's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for RSU 75/MSAD 75: closest on enrollment (2,380 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($77,452 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

$54.2M
Total Revenue
$49.0M
Total Expenditure
$15.4M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$9.9M
Regular Program
$2.0M
Special Education
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in RSU 75/MSAD 75: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% 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 75/MSAD 75 sits in the upper quarter of that field at 10 of 88, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Maine sample (including RSU 75/MSAD). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Waterville Public Schools
$61,149
1,651 students
RSU 14
$66,886
3,143 students
Brewer Public Schools
$71,624
1,604 students
Sanford Public Schools
$62,636
3,214 students
Auburn Public Schools
$64,880
3,219 students
RSU 13
$64,575
1,538 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 75/MSAD 75
What is the average teacher salary in RSU 75/MSAD 75?

The estimated average teacher salary in RSU 75/MSAD 75 is $77,452 (NCES CCD FY2023). RSU 75/MSAD 75 reports staffing below the district level, so the figure uses reported teacher salary expenditure divided by an estimated teacher FTE (enrollment ÷ the national 15:1 ratio).

How does RSU 75/MSAD 75 teacher pay compare to the Maine average?

RSU 75/MSAD 75 pays 23.2% more than the Maine state average of $62,872. The district's average is $77,452.

How does RSU 75/MSAD 75 teacher pay compare to the national average?

RSU 75/MSAD 75 pays 10.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $77,452.

What is the per-pupil spending in RSU 75/MSAD 75?

RSU 75/MSAD 75 spends approximately $20,589 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of RSU 75/MSAD 75's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of RSU 75/MSAD 75's total expenditure of $49.0M (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 75/MSAD 75'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.