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School district · Maine · LEAID 2314820

St George Public Schools

St George Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (209 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for St George Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,391
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$30,512
Per-pupil spending
209
Students enrolled
39th
Pct. in ME
$59,391

St George Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (209 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $59,391, below the national average of $70,245, serving 209 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: St George Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Maine districts (209 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 39th percentile for Maine
  • 35th 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.
  • St George Public Schools ranks #73 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #3 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
  • +15.2% 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, St George Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 18.7% into special education , 5.1 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 St George ME median Gap
Regular program 79.5% 83.0% -3.5 pp
Special education 18.7% 13.6% +5.1 pp
Other programs 1.8% 2.2% -0.5 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 2314820 · FY2023.

LEAID 2314820 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

St George F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -6% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P39 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P35 national PPE-HIGH $31K/pupil ENR-TINY 209 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near RSU FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,391 estimated average teacher salary · P39 in Maine · P35 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: RSU ($181est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for St George

Salary neighbourhood · St George

St George 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 St George

St George Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,391 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. St George Public Schools $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

St George 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 St George Public Schools ranks #73 of 119 Maine districts by estimated teacher salary and #3 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

St George Public Schools 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 St George Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +15.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Maine's statewide +20.0% by 4.8 points, a growth rate faster than 33% of the 159 Maine districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 6.6% here, from 196 students in FY2019 to 209 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • It is a very small district (209 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $30,512 is among the highest in the nation.

Maine sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$59,391.304

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
$60,626

+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 St George Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About St George Public Schools

St George Public Schools is a small school district in Maine, serving 209 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $30,512. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,391, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2314820 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maine statewide average of $62,872, teacher pay in St George Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maine, it pays more than 39% 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, St George Public Schools reports $6.4M in total expenditure against $7.0M 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 $1.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does St George Public Schools compare?

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

St George Public Schools $59,391
Portland Public Schools $73,551
Maine avg $62,872
National avg $70,245

St George Public Schools pays -19.3% less than Portland Public Schools · per-pupil $30,512 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, St George Public Schools sits closest to RSU 56; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is RSU 72/MSAD 72. 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 56
  2. Blue Hill Public Schools
  3. Vassalboro Public Schools
  4. RSU 58/MSAD 58
  5. RSU 37/MSAD 37
  6. Milford Public Schools
  7. RSU 63/MSAD 63
  8. RSU 44/MSAD 44
  9. Wiscasset Public Schools
  10. RSU 45/MSAD 45
  11. Bar Harbor Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. RSU 72/MSAD 72
  2. Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD
  3. RSU 23
  4. RSU 63/MSAD 63
  5. Blue Hill Public Schools
  6. Acton Public Schools
  7. Bar Harbor Public Schools
  8. RSU 20
  9. Mt Desert CSD
  10. RSU 33/MSAD 33
  11. Jefferson Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near St George Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for St George Public Schools: closest on enrollment (209 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,391 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

$7.0M
Total Revenue
$6.4M
Total Expenditure
$1.8M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.1M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in St George Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational 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.

Maine Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Maine districts belongs to Cape Elizabeth Public Schools at $90,864. St George Public Schools places 57 of 89 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 59/MSAD 59
$57,100
575 students
Calais Public Schools
$53,160
579 students
RSU 58/MSAD 58
$60,119
587 students
RSU 74/MSAD 74
$56,317
587 students
RSU 87/MSAD 23
$49,902
591 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 St George Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in St George Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in St George Public Schools is $59,391 (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 St George Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Maine average?

St George Public Schools pays 5.5% less than the Maine state average of $62,872. The district's average is $59,391.

How does St George Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

St George Public Schools pays 15.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,391.

What is the per-pupil spending in St George Public Schools?

St George Public Schools spends approximately $30,512 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of St George Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of St George Public Schools's total expenditure of $6.4M (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. St George Public Schools'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.