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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3403240

Clementon Elementary School District

Clementon Elementary School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,785 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Clementon Elementary School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,785
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$30,894
Per-pupil spending
574
Students enrolled
1st
Pct. in NJ
$54,785

Clementon Elementary School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,785 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,785, below the national average of $70,245, serving 574 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Clementon Elementary School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,785 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 1st percentile for New Jersey
  • 25th 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.
  • Clementon Elementary School District ranks #507 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #206 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
  • -2.5% 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, Clementon Elementary School District's instructional payroll puts 25.8% into special education , 6.1 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 Clementon Elementary NJ median Gap
Regular program 71.2% 74.7% -3.5 pp
Special education 25.8% 19.7% +6.1 pp
Other programs 3.0% 4.0% -1.0 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 3403240 · FY2023.

LEAID 3403240 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Clementon Elementary F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -30% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P1 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P25 national PPE-HIGH $31K/pupil ENR-SMALL 574 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Woodlynne FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,785 estimated average teacher salary · P1 in New Jersey · P25 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Toms (+$16,196est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Clementon Elementary

Salary neighbourhood · Clementon Elementary

Clementon Elementary 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
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National salary distribution for Clementon Elementary

Clementon Elementary School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,785 25th percentile higher than 25% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. 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

Clementon Elementary 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 Clementon Elementary School District ranks #507 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #206 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

Clementon Elementary 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 Clementon Elementary School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -2.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 13.5 points, a growth rate faster than 7% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 19.8% here, from 479 students in FY2019 to 574 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.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $30,894 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$54,784.854

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
$50,289

-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 Clementon Elementary School District

What the Numbers Say About Clementon Elementary School District

Clementon Elementary School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 574 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $30,894. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,785, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3403240 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 Clementon Elementary School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 30.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 1% 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, Clementon Elementary School District reports $17.7M in total expenditure against $18.9M 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 $2.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.8M.

How does Clementon Elementary 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.

Clementon Elementary School District $54,785
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Clementon Elementary School District pays -40.8% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $30,894 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, Clementon Elementary School District sits closest to Woodlynne School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is West Long Branch 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. Woodlynne School District
  2. Woodbine School District
  3. Beverly City School District
  4. Ocean Township School District
  5. Maurice River Township School District
  6. Red Bank Borough Public School District
  7. Neptune City School District
  8. Township of Franklin School District
  9. East Newark School District
  10. Holland Township School District
  11. Lawnside School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. West Long Branch School District
  2. River Dell Regional School District
  3. Chester Township School District
  4. Wharton Borough School District
  5. Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District
  6. Quinton Township School District
  7. Readington Township School District
  8. Mendham Borough School District
  9. Audubon Public School District
  10. Delaware Township School District
  11. Maurice River Township School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Clementon Elementary School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Clementon Elementary School District: closest on enrollment (574 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,785 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

$18.9M
Total Revenue
$17.7M
Total Expenditure
$3.8M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.3M
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 Clementon Elementary School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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 419 of 422, Clementon Elementary 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.

View all New Jersey districts →

Other New Jersey Districts

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

Norwood Public School District
$80,722
610 students
Wallkill Valley Regional High School
$97,924
615 students
Northvale Public School District
$83,731
533 students
Harrington Park School District
$81,121
615 students
Bloomingdale School District
$76,433
615 students
North Warren Regional School District
$79,444
620 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 Clementon Elementary School District
What is the average teacher salary in Clementon Elementary School District?

The average teacher salary in Clementon Elementary School District is $54,785 (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 Clementon Elementary School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Clementon Elementary School District pays 30.3% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $54,785.

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

Clementon Elementary School District pays 22.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,785.

What is the per-pupil spending in Clementon Elementary School District?

Clementon Elementary School District spends approximately $30,894 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Clementon Elementary School District's total expenditure of $17.7M (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. Clementon Elementary 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.