Elementary Education Schools In Maine
In Maine, there are 9 accredited schools where elementary education classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Maine's elementary education academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in elementary education includes elementary education training at the following levels:
- Elementary Education Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Elementary Education
- Masters degree in Elementary Education
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Professional Trends
Maine Vs. National Elementary Education Employment
| Maine | 3,890 |
| National | 2,108,120 |
Approximately 0% of the country's elementary education professionals work in Maine state.
Employment Growth for Elementary education professionals In Maine
| 11,100 | 11,190 | 11,100 | 11,040 | 3,890 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Elementary Education is a shrinking field in Maine. 7,210 less elementary education professionals were working in Maine in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of elementary education has shrunk by 65% in Maine. This is faster than the trend for elementary education professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of elementary education professionals has shrunk by 0% between 2006 and 2010.
Elementary Education VS. All Professions salaries in Maine
| $46,713 | $48,963 | $50,360 | $50,792 | $51,918 |
| $40,902 | $42,204 | $44,287 | $45,290 | $46,296 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Elementary Education
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Maine, as the number of elementary education professionals is declining, the salaries earned by elementary education professionals are increasing. The mean salary for elementary education professionals in 2006 was $46,713 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $51,918 per year.
Salary percentiles for Elementary education professionals in Maine
10th percentile |
$35,852 |
25th percentile |
$42,612 |
50th percentile |
$51,905 |
75th percentile |
$61,898 |
90th percentile |
$69,065 |
This represents a 10% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of elementary education, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid elementary education professionals earning 93% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Maine state.
Average Salaries for Elementary education professionals and related professions in Maine
Early Childhood Education |
$44,310 |
Educational Leadership |
$62,450 |
Elementary Education |
$51,918 |
Special Education |
$45,720 |
Teaching |
$59,608 |
Visual Communications |
$36,640 |
Elementary education professionals in Maine earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Elementary Education programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maine
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
9 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 11 |
As the number of elementary education professionals is decreasing in Maine state, the number of students graduating from the 9 accredited elementary education schools in Maine state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 373 elementary education graduates from elementary education courses in Maine and in 2010 there were 298 graduates.
This represents a 20% decrease in the number of elementary education degree or certificate school graduates in Maine state. Most of these graduates, or 82%, earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education.