School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3401440
Belvidere School District
Belvidere School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (602 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Belvidere School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $80,301
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $30,301
- Per-pupil spending
- 602
- Students enrolled
- 62nd
- Pct. in NJ
Near benchmark
Belvidere School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (602 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $80,301, above the national average of $70,245, serving 602 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Belvidere School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (602 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 62nd percentile for New Jersey
- 75th percentile nationally
- 34% 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.
- Belvidere School District ranks #195 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #235 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
- +16.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2021 (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, Belvidere School District's instructional payroll puts 23.5% into special education , 3.8 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 | Belvidere School | NJ median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 72.4% | 74.7% | -2.3 pp |
| Special education | 23.5% | 19.7% | +3.8 pp |
| Other programs | 4.1% | 4.0% | +0.1 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 3401440 · FY2023.
LEAID 3401440 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Belvidere School F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $80,301 estimated average teacher salary · P62 in New Jersey · P75 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: South (+$272est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Belvidere School
Salary neighbourhood · Belvidere School
Belvidere School 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).
- Toms · low pole
Toms · low pole
$70,980 est. salary
- Paterson · near
Paterson · near
$79,067 est. salary
- Belvidere
Belvidere · this district
$80,301 est. salary
- South · near
South · near
$80,573 est. salary
- Egg · near
Egg · near
$80,901 est. salary
- Perth · top pay
Perth · top pay
$159,259 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Belvidere School
Belvidere School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$80,301 Top 25% higher than 75% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Belvidere 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)
- Perth Amboy Public School District
Perth Amboy Public School District
$159,259 est. avg salary
- Asbury Park School District
Asbury Park School District
$98,778 est. avg salary
- Belvidere School District
Belvidere School District
$80,301 est. avg salary
What this shows Belvidere School District ranks #195 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #235 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Belvidere School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Asbury Park School District
Asbury Park School District
$62,321 per pupil
- Perth Amboy Public School District
Perth Amboy Public School District
$46,538 per pupil
- Belvidere School District
Belvidere School District
$30,301 per pupil
What this shows Asbury Park School District leads spending at $62,321 per pupil; Perth Amboy Public School District leads pay.
What stands out about Belvidere School District
- This is a contracting district: 674 students in FY2019 down to 629 in FY2021, a 6.7% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.
- Its per-pupil spending of $30,301 is among the highest in the nation.
New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $80,301.109
- New Jersey price level
- 108.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $73,711
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
-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 Belvidere School District
What the Numbers Say About Belvidere School District
Belvidere School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 602 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $30,301. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $80,301, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3401440 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 Belvidere School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 62% 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, Belvidere School District reports $18.2M in total expenditure against $18.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.2M.
How does Belvidere 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.
Belvidere School District pays -13.3% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $30,301 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, Belvidere School District sits closest to Palisades Park School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Pinelands Regional 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.
- Palisades Park School District
- Hamburg School District
- Union County Vocational-Technical School District
- Leonia Public School District
- Rockaway Township School District
- Sterling Regional School District
- Butler Public School District
- Clinton-Glen Gardner School District
- Delaware Valley Regional High School District
- Bedminster Township Public School District
- Salem City School District
- Pinelands Regional School District
- Rumson Borough School District
- Delsea Regional High School District
- Prospect Park Public School District
- North Warren Regional School District
- Little Silver Boro School District
- East Hanover Township School District
- Stillwater Township School District
- Boonton Town Public School District
- Washington Township School District
- Warren Hills Regional School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
- Palisades Park School District$80,439 estimated salary+0.2% versus this district · 1,756 students
- Hamburg School District$80,446 estimated salary+0.2% versus this district · 246 students
- Union County Vocational-Technical School District$80,463 estimated salary+0.2% versus this district · 1,687 students
Similar per-pupil investment
- Pinelands Regional School District$30,283 per pupil-0.1% versus this district · $71,993 estimated salary
- Rumson Borough School District$30,336 per pupil+0.1% versus this district · $79,667 estimated salary
- Delsea Regional High School District$30,353 per pupil+0.2% versus this district · $72,386 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Belvidere School District's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Belvidere School District: closest on enrollment (602 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($80,301 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Belvidere School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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. Belvidere School District places 182 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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Smaller-district sample from 522 New Jersey peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Belvidere School District
What is the average teacher salary in Belvidere School District?
The average teacher salary in Belvidere School District is $80,301 (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 Belvidere School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?
Belvidere School District pays 2.2% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $80,301.
How does Belvidere School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
Belvidere School District pays 14.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $80,301.
What is the per-pupil spending in Belvidere School District?
Belvidere School District spends approximately $30,301 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Belvidere School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 34% of Belvidere School District's total expenditure of $18.2M (NCES FY2023).
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