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St. Mary's County Public Schools

St. Mary's County Public Schools spends $18,473 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Maryland districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for St. Mary's County Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$81,865
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$18,473
Per-pupil spending
17,493
Students enrolled
43rd
Pct. in MD
$81,865

St. Mary's County Public Schools spends $18,473 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Maryland districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $81,865, above the national average of $70,245, serving 17,493 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: St. Mary's County Public Schools spends $18,473 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Maryland districts with a reliable figure.
  • 43rd percentile for Maryland
  • 76th percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Maryland ranks #10 of 49 on the salary estimate and #15 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • St. Mary's County Public Schools ranks #13 of 23 Maryland districts by estimated teacher salary and #19 of 23 by per-pupil spending. Calvert County Public Schools pay #1 at $96,902 is not Kent County Public Schools spending #1 at $26,560 per pupil
  • +15.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Maryland median

Among 24 Maryland districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, St. Mary's County Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 78.9% into regular program , 8.5 points above the state median of 70.4%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Maryland district.

Program St. Mary's MD median Gap
Regular program 78.9% 70.4% +8.5 pp
Special education 13.8% 15.1% -1.3 pp
Vocational programs 3.8% 2.6% +1.2 pp
Other programs 3.5% 10.1% -6.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 24 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2400600 · FY2023.

LEAID 2400600 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

St. Mary's F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P43 in state RANK-NAT-MID P76 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-LARGE 17.5K students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Worcester FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $81,865 estimated average teacher salary · P43 in Maryland · P76 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Worcester ($437est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for St. Mary's

Salary neighbourhood · St. Mary's

St. Mary's 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. Mary's

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$81,865 Top 24% higher than 76% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This district $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

Maryland prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$81,864.887

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Maryland price level
104.6 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$78,263

-4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Maryland run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.

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 Maryland 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. Mary's County Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About St. Mary's County Public Schools

St. Mary's County Public Schools is a mid-sized school district in Maryland, serving 17,493 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,473. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $81,865, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2400600 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maryland statewide average of $84,383, teacher pay in St. Mary's County Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maryland, it pays more than 43% of them. Maryland itself ranks #10 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, St. Mary's County Public Schools reports $323.1M in total expenditure against $331.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $70.7M, special-education teacher pay is $12.3M.

How does St. Mary's County Public Schools compare?

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

St. Mary's County Public Schools $81,865
Montgomery County Public Schools $80,717
Maryland avg $84,383
National avg $70,245

St. Mary's County Public Schools pays +1.4% more than Montgomery County Public Schools · per-pupil $18,473 vs $22,879

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 Maryland districts

On pay, St. Mary's County Public Schools sits closest to Worcester County Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Caroline County 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. Worcester County Public Schools
  2. Caroline County Public Schools
  3. Cecil County Public Schools
  4. Wicomico County Public Schools
  5. Carroll County Public Schools
  6. Charles County Public Schools
  7. Queen Anne's County Public Schools
  8. Talbot County Public Schools
  9. Dorchester County Public Schools
  10. Howard County Public Schools
  11. Washington County Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Caroline County Public Schools
  2. Queen Anne's County Public Schools
  3. Charles County Public Schools
  4. Cecil County Public Schools
  5. Frederick County Public Schools
  6. Washington County Public Schools
  7. Harford County Public Schools
  8. Carroll County Public Schools
  9. Talbot County Public Schools
  10. Calvert County Public Schools
  11. Howard County Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like St. Mary's

Two out-of-state peer sets for St. Mary's County Public Schools: closest on enrollment (17,493 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($81,865 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

$331.4M
Total Revenue
$323.1M
Total Expenditure
$104.3M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$70.7M
Regular Program
$12.3M
Special Education
$3.4M
Vocational
$3.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in St. Mary's County Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Maryland Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Maryland districts belongs to Calvert County Public Schools at $96,902. St. Mary's County Public Schools places 13 of 24 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because Maryland prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Oregon and Connecticut are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other Maryland Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Maryland sample (including St. Mary's). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Carroll County Public Schools
$84,488
25,787 students
Charles County Public Schools
$77,784
27,598 students
Queen Anne's County Public Schools
$86,435
7,387 students
Worcester County Public Schools
$81,428
6,841 students
Caroline County Public Schools
$80,436
5,667 students
Dorchester County Public Schools
$88,875
4,523 students

This is a sample of 6 from 22 Maryland districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Mary's County Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in St. Mary's County Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in St. Mary's County Public Schools is $81,865 (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. Mary's County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Maryland average?

St. Mary's County Public Schools pays 3.0% less than the Maryland state average of $84,383. The district's average is $81,865.

How does St. Mary's County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

St. Mary's County Public Schools pays 16.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $81,865.

What is the per-pupil spending in St. Mary's County Public Schools?

St. Mary's County Public Schools spends approximately $18,473 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of St. Mary's County Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of St. Mary's County Public Schools's total expenditure of $323.1M (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. St. Mary's County 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.