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Bethlehem Township School District

Bethlehem Township School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (355 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Bethlehem Township School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$80,793
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$29,535
Per-pupil spending
355
Students enrolled
64th
Pct. in NJ
$80,793

Bethlehem Township School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (355 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $80,793, above the national average of $70,245, serving 355 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Bethlehem Township School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (355 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 64th percentile for New Jersey
  • 75th percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Bethlehem Township School District ranks #184 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #274 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
  • -5.4% estimated-basis panel FY2021→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, Bethlehem Township School District's instructional payroll puts 30.8% into special education , 11.1 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 Bethlehem Township NJ median Gap
Regular program 66.8% 74.7% -7.9 pp
Special education 30.8% 19.7% +11.1 pp
Other programs 2.4% 4.0% -1.6 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 3401710 · FY2023.

LEAID 3401710 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Bethlehem Township F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P64 in state RANK-NAT-MID P75 national PPE-HIGH $30K/pupil ENR-TINY 355 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Norwood FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $80,793 estimated average teacher salary · P64 in New Jersey · P75 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Egg (+$109est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Bethlehem Township

Salary neighbourhood · Bethlehem Township

Bethlehem Township 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Bethlehem Township

Bethlehem Township School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$80,793 Top 25% higher than 75% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This 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

What stands out about Bethlehem Township School District

  • Enrolment grew 7.3% here, from 331 students in FY2021 to 355 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • It is a very small district (355 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $29,535 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$80,792.683

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
$74,162

-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 Bethlehem Township School District

What the Numbers Say About Bethlehem Township School District

Bethlehem Township School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 355 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $29,535. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $80,793, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3401710 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 Bethlehem Township School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 64% 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, Bethlehem Township School District reports $10.5M in total expenditure against $11.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.8M.

How does Bethlehem Township 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.

Bethlehem Township School District $80,793
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Bethlehem Township School District pays -12.8% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $29,535 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, Bethlehem Township School District sits closest to Norwood Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Franklin Borough 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. Norwood Public School District
  2. Long Beach Island Consolidated School District
  3. Salem City School District
  4. Butler Public School District
  5. Gateway Regional High School District
  6. Harrington Park School District
  7. Hamburg School District
  8. Belvidere School District
  9. Hillsdale School District
  10. Totowa Public School District
  11. Sterling Regional School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Franklin Borough School District
  2. Monmouth Beach School District
  3. Guttenberg School District
  4. Weehawken Public School District
  5. Northvale Public School District
  6. Riverton School District
  7. Emerson Public School District
  8. Magnolia School District
  9. Long Hill Township School District
  10. Hardyston Township School District
  11. Pitman Boro School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Bethlehem Township School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Bethlehem Township School District: closest on enrollment (355 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($80,793 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

$11.0M
Total Revenue
$10.5M
Total Expenditure
$2.8M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.8M
Regular Program
$0.8M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Bethlehem Township School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 94% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 6% 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. Bethlehem Township School District places 173 of 423 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

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

Montague Township School District
$66,909
310 students
Pohatcong Township School District
$74,049
307 students
Spring Lake Heights School District
$66,198
307 students
Delaware Township School District
$81,625
411 students
Warren County Vocational Technical School
$77,844
413 students
Henry Hudson Regional School District
$73,061
296 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 Bethlehem Township School District
What is the average teacher salary in Bethlehem Township School District?

The average teacher salary in Bethlehem Township School District is $80,793 (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 Bethlehem Township School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Bethlehem Township School District pays 2.8% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $80,793.

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

Bethlehem Township School District pays 15.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $80,793.

What is the per-pupil spending in Bethlehem Township School District?

Bethlehem Township School District spends approximately $29,535 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Bethlehem Township School District's total expenditure of $10.5M (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. Bethlehem Township 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.