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Bayonne School District

Bayonne School District spends $23,818 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable New Jersey districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Bayonne School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$73,975
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$23,818
Per-pupil spending
10,064
Students enrolled
33rd
Pct. in NJ
$73,975

Bayonne School District spends $23,818 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable New Jersey districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $73,975, above the national average of $70,245, serving 10,064 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: Bayonne School District spends $23,818 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable New Jersey districts with a reliable figure.
  • 33rd percentile for New Jersey
  • 66th percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Bayonne School District ranks #349 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #475 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
  • +15.7% 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, Bayonne School District's instructional payroll puts 22.0% into special education , 2.3 points above the state median of 19.7%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical New Jersey peer.

Program Bayonne School NJ median Gap
Regular program 72.8% 74.7% -1.9 pp
Special education 22.0% 19.7% +2.3 pp
Vocational programs 0.5% 0.0% +0.5 pp
Other programs 4.7% 4.0% +0.7 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 3401260 · FY2023.

LEAID 3401260 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Bayonne School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -6% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P33 in state RANK-NAT-MID P66 national PPE-HIGH $24K/pupil ENR-LARGE 10.1K students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Vineland FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $73,975 estimated average teacher salary · P33 in New Jersey · P66 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Vineland (+$149est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Bayonne School

Salary neighbourhood · Bayonne School

Bayonne School 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 Bayonne School

Bayonne School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$73,975 Top 34% higher than 66% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Bayonne 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

Bayonne School 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 Bayonne School District ranks #349 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #475 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

Bayonne 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 Bayonne School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +15.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 4.7 points, a growth rate faster than 73% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$73,975.475

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
$67,904

-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 Bayonne School District

What the Numbers Say About Bayonne School District

Bayonne School District is a mid-sized school district in New Jersey, serving 10,064 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,818. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $73,975, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3401260 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 Bayonne School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 33% 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, Bayonne School District reports $239.7M in total expenditure against $247.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $43.9M, special-education teacher pay is $13.3M.

How does Bayonne 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.

Bayonne School District $73,975
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Bayonne School District pays -20.1% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $23,818 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, Bayonne School District sits closest to Vineland Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hillsborough Township Public 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. Vineland Public School District
  2. Lodi School District
  3. Hamilton Township Public School District
  4. South Plainfield School District
  5. Hamilton Township School District
  6. Haddonfield School District
  7. Franklin Township Public School District
  8. North Plainfield School District
  9. Robbinsville Public School District
  10. Brick Township Public School District
  11. LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hillsborough Township Public School District
  2. Gloucester Township Public Schools
  3. Hammonton School District
  4. Barnegat Township School District
  5. Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District
  6. Hamilton Township School District
  7. Piscataway Township School District
  8. Cinnaminson Township School District
  9. Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District
  10. Hamilton Township Public School District
  11. Point Pleasant Borough School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Bayonne School District: closest on enrollment (10,064 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($73,975 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

$247.0M
Total Revenue
$239.7M
Total Expenditure
$71.9M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$43.9M
Regular Program
$13.3M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$2.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Bayonne School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. Bayonne School District places 308 of 422 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this New Jersey sample (including Bayonne School). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Cherry Hill School District
$85,159
10,706 students
Clifton Public School District
$78,255
10,734 students
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
$84,747
8,959 students
Middletown Township Public School District
$86,359
8,955 students
New Brunswick School District
$78,488
8,887 students
East Orange School District
$93,950
8,653 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 Bayonne School District
What is the average teacher salary in Bayonne School District?

The average teacher salary in Bayonne School District is $73,975 (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 Bayonne School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Bayonne School District pays 5.9% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $73,975.

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

Bayonne School District pays 5.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $73,975.

What is the per-pupil spending in Bayonne School District?

Bayonne School District spends approximately $23,818 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Bayonne School District's total expenditure of $239.7M (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. Bayonne 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.