How Andover Teachers' Salaries Compare

Andover Public Schools have always been known to provide top quality education with the help of dedicated teachers that are given the resources necessary to do their jobs. But how does Andover School District compare to districts in the surrounding communities? Andover Patch is running a series of articles comparing statistics, provided by the state, with other towns in the area.

This week we are featuring Andover Public Schools’ average teacher salary and how it compares to other school districts in the area. However, we also included the percentage of core classes taught by highly qualified teachers. Check out what we found.

School District

Average Salary

ANDOVER

$76,657

LAWRENCE

$70,352

NORTH ANDOVER

$63,908

NORTH READING

$63,262

WILMINGTON

$63,209

TEWKSBURY

$62,452

These figures reflect the 2009-2010 school year and were provided by Mass.gov.

*% of Core Academic Classes Taught by Teachers Who are Highly Qualified: The percentage of core academic classes taught by highly qualified teachers (defined as teachers holding a Massachusetts teaching license at the Preliminary, Initial, or Professional level AND demonstrating subject matter competency in the areas they teach).

Core academic areas include English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography. For more information on the definition and requirements of highly qualified teachers, please see http://www.doe.mass.edu/nclb/hq/hq_faq.html. Self-contained classroom courses have been weighted to reflect the core academic courses within them.