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Alloway Twp School District

Alloway Twp School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,852 (above only 15% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Alloway Twp School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,852
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$37,271
Per-pupil spending
262
Students enrolled
15th
Pct. in NJ
$69,852

Alloway Twp School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,852 (above only 15% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $69,852, near the national average of $70,245, serving 262 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Alloway Twp School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,852 (above only 15% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 15th percentile for New Jersey
  • 59th percentile nationally
  • 21% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New Jersey ranks #15 of 49 on the salary estimate and #9 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Alloway Twp School District ranks #435 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #81 of 510 by per-pupil spending. Perth Amboy Public School District pay #1 at $159,259 is not Asbury Park School District spending #1 at $62,321 per pupil
  • +37.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs New Jersey median

Among 577 New Jersey districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Alloway Twp School District's instructional payroll puts 81.7% into regular program , 6.9 points above the state median of 74.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median New Jersey district.

Program Alloway Twp NJ median Gap
Regular program 81.7% 74.7% +6.9 pp
Special education 17.1% 19.7% -2.6 pp
Other programs 1.3% 4.0% -2.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 577 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3400810 · FY2023.

LEAID 3400810 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Alloway Twp F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -11% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P15 in state RANK-NAT-MID P59 national PPE-HIGH $37K/pupil ENR-TINY 262 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Shrewsbury FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,852 estimated average teacher salary · P15 in New Jersey · P59 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Toms (+$1,129est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Alloway Twp

Salary neighbourhood · Alloway Twp

Alloway Twp trails 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Alloway Twp

Alloway Twp School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,852 Top 41% higher than 59% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Alloway Twp School 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

Alloway Twp in New Jersey's lower-third pay band

Same 510 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Alloway Twp School District ranks #435 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #81 of 510 by per-pupil spending. Perth Amboy Public School District pay #1 at $159,259 is not Asbury Park School District spending #1 at $62,321 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Alloway Twp School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Asbury Park School District leads spending at $62,321 per pupil; Perth Amboy Public School District leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Alloway Twp School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +37.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 26.0 points, a growth rate faster than 99% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 361 to 262 students (27.4% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • It is a very small district (262 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $37,271 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$69,851.852

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New Jersey price level
108.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$64,119

-8% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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 Alloway Twp School District

What the Numbers Say About Alloway Twp School District

Alloway Twp School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 262 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $37,271. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,852, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3400810 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New Jersey statewide average of $78,597, teacher pay in Alloway Twp School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 15% of them. New Jersey itself ranks #15 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Alloway Twp School District reports $9.8M in total expenditure against $10.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Alloway Twp School District compare?

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

Alloway Twp School District $69,852
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Alloway Twp School District pays -24.6% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $37,271 vs $44,682

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 New Jersey districts

On pay, Alloway Twp School District sits closest to Shrewsbury Borough School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Gateway Regional High School District. 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. Shrewsbury Borough School District
  2. Mine Hill Township School District
  3. Westampton Township Public School District
  4. North Haledon School District
  5. UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP School District
  6. Great Meadows Regional School District
  7. Mountainside School District
  8. Berlin Borough School District
  9. Southampton Township School District
  10. Harding Township School District
  11. Chesterfield Township School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Gateway Regional High School District
  2. Rochelle Park School District
  3. Beverly City School District
  4. Mendham Township School District
  5. Midland Park School District
  6. Pohatcong Township School District
  7. Carlstadt Public School District
  8. High Point Regional High School District
  9. Riverdale School District
  10. Delanco Township School District
  11. East Newark School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Alloway Twp School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Alloway Twp School District: closest on enrollment (262 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,852 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

$10.7M
Total Revenue
$9.8M
Total Expenditure
$2.1M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
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 Alloway Twp School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New Jersey Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New Jersey districts belongs to Perth Amboy Public School District at $159,259. Placed 373 of 423, Alloway Twp School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Because New Jersey prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Washington and Hawaii are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other New Jersey Districts

Smaller-district sample from 522 New Jersey peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP School District
$70,182
333 students
Hunterdon County Vocational School District
$68,519
263 students
White Township Consolidated School District
$78,006
265 students
Monmouth Beach School District
$75,522
257 students
Atlantic Highlands School District
$90,148
256 students
Woodbury Heights Public School District
$75,135
255 students

This is a sample of 6 from 522 New Jersey districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alloway Twp School District
What is the average teacher salary in Alloway Twp School District?

The average teacher salary in Alloway Twp School District is $69,852 (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 Alloway Twp School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Alloway Twp School District pays 11.1% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $69,852.

How does Alloway Twp School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Alloway Twp School District pays 0.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,852.

What is the per-pupil spending in Alloway Twp School District?

Alloway Twp School District spends approximately $37,271 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Alloway Twp School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Alloway Twp School District's total expenditure of $9.8M (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. Alloway Twp School District'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.