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Central Regional School District

Central Regional School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (2,322 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Central Regional School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,289
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$25,844
Per-pupil spending
2,322
Students enrolled
34th
Pct. in NJ
$74,289

Central Regional School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (2,322 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,289, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,322 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Central Regional School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (2,322 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 34th percentile for New Jersey
  • 66th percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Central Regional School District ranks #344 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #416 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
  • +11.3% 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, Central Regional School District's instructional payroll puts 25.9% into special education , 6.2 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 Central Regional NJ median Gap
Regular program 72.0% 74.7% -2.7 pp
Special education 25.9% 19.7% +6.2 pp
Vocational programs 1.6% 0.0% +1.6 pp
Other programs 0.5% 4.0% -3.5 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 3402910 · FY2023.

LEAID 3402910 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Central Regional F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P34 in state RANK-NAT-MID P66 national PPE-HIGH $26K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,322 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Lodi FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,289 estimated average teacher salary · P34 in New Jersey · P66 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Vineland ($165est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Central Regional

Salary neighbourhood · Central Regional

Central Regional 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Central Regional

Central Regional School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,289 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. 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

Central Regional 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 Central Regional School District ranks #344 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #416 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

Central Regional 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 Central Regional School District

  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,844 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$74,288.719

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
$68,192

-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 Central Regional School District

What the Numbers Say About Central Regional School District

Central Regional School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 2,322 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,844. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,289, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3402910 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 Central Regional School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.5% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 34% 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, Central Regional School District reports $60.0M in total expenditure against $60.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $10.2M, special-education teacher pay is $3.7M.

How does Central Regional 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.

Central Regional School District $74,289
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Central Regional School District pays -19.8% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $25,844 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, Central Regional School District sits closest to Lodi School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Riverside Township 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. Lodi School District
  2. Little Falls Township Public School District
  3. Fairfield Public School District
  4. Lopatcong Township School District
  5. Lincoln Park School District
  6. Clinton Township School District
  7. Point Pleasant Beach School District
  8. Readington Township School District
  9. Demarest School District
  10. Branchburg Township School District
  11. South Amboy School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Riverside Township School District
  2. Hackettstown Public School District
  3. Shamong Township School District
  4. West Deptford Township School District
  5. Morris County Vocational School District
  6. Summit Public School District
  7. Clayton Public School District
  8. Little Falls Township Public School District
  9. Gloucester City Public School District
  10. Middletown Township Public School District
  11. Palisades Park School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Central Regional School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Central Regional School District: closest on enrollment (2,322 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,289 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

$60.3M
Total Revenue
$60.0M
Total Expenditure
$16.8M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$10.2M
Regular Program
$3.7M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Central Regional 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. Central Regional School District places 305 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

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

Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District
$77,071
2,105 students
Elmwood Park School District
$67,851
2,540 students
Pequannock Township School District
$82,560
2,091 students
Caldwell-West School District
$80,256
2,560 students
Bergen County Vocational Technical School District
$101,061
2,565 students
Upper Freehold Regional School District
$75,411
2,078 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 Central Regional School District
What is the average teacher salary in Central Regional School District?

The average teacher salary in Central Regional School District is $74,289 (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 Central Regional School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Central Regional School District pays 5.5% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $74,289.

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

Central Regional School District pays 5.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,289.

What is the per-pupil spending in Central Regional School District?

Central Regional School District spends approximately $25,844 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Central Regional School District's total expenditure of $60.0M (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. Central Regional 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.