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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3403270

Cliffside Park School District

Cliffside Park School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (3,067 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Cliffside Park School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$82,079
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$24,675
Per-pupil spending
3,067
Students enrolled
68th
Pct. in NJ
$82,079

Cliffside Park School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (3,067 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $82,079, above the national average of $70,245, serving 3,067 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Cliffside Park School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (3,067 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 68th percentile for New Jersey
  • 77th percentile nationally
  • 32% 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.
  • Cliffside Park School District ranks #162 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #451 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
  • +15.2% 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, Cliffside Park School District's instructional payroll puts 15.8% into special education , 3.9 points below the state median of 19.7%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median New Jersey district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Cliffside Park NJ median Gap
Regular program 78.4% 74.7% +3.7 pp
Special education 15.8% 19.7% -3.9 pp
Other programs 5.8% 4.0% +1.8 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 3403270 · FY2023.

LEAID 3403270 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Cliffside Park F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +4% vs state RANK-ST-MID P68 in state RANK-NAT-MID P77 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-MID 3,067 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Phillipsburg FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $82,079 estimated average teacher salary · P68 in New Jersey · P77 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Trenton (+$1,074est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Cliffside Park

Salary neighbourhood · Cliffside Park

Cliffside Park already leads 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 Cliffside Park

Cliffside Park School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$82,079 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 Cliffside Park School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +15.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 4.2 points, a growth rate faster than 68% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$82,078.654

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
$75,342

-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 Cliffside Park School District

What the Numbers Say About Cliffside Park School District

Cliffside Park School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New Jersey, serving 3,067 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,675. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $82,079, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3403270 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 Cliffside Park School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 4.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 68% 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, Cliffside Park School District reports $75.7M in total expenditure against $75.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $16.2M, special-education teacher pay is $3.3M.

How does Cliffside Park 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.

Cliffside Park School District $82,079
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Cliffside Park School District pays -11.4% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $24,675 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, Cliffside Park School District sits closest to Phillipsburg School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Clark 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. Phillipsburg School District
  2. Morris School District
  3. Ocean City School District
  4. ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
  5. Northfield City School District
  6. Wanaque School District
  7. Hanover Park Regional High School District
  8. Hanover Township School District
  9. Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District
  10. Howell Township Public School District
  11. Mahwah Township Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Clark Township Public School District
  2. Mount Laurel Township School District
  3. Elmwood Park School District
  4. Freehold Regional High School District
  5. Metuchen Public School District
  6. South Brunswick School District
  7. Wallington Boro School District
  8. Lyndhurst Public School District
  9. Byram Township School District
  10. Secaucus School District
  11. Allendale Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Cliffside Park School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Cliffside Park School District: closest on enrollment (3,067 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($82,079 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

$75.8M
Total Revenue
$75.7M
Total Expenditure
$24.0M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$16.2M
Regular Program
$3.3M
Special Education
$1.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Cliffside Park School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% 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. Cliffside Park School District places 154 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.

Tenafly Public School District
$93,576
3,479 students
Neptune Township School District
$71,620
3,479 students
Morris Hills Regional School District
$95,763
2,634 students
Black Horse Pike Regional School District
$79,838
3,502 students
North Plainfield School District
$75,077
3,512 students
South Plainfield School District
$73,145
3,516 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 Cliffside Park School District
What is the average teacher salary in Cliffside Park School District?

The average teacher salary in Cliffside Park School District is $82,079 (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 Cliffside Park School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Cliffside Park School District pays 4.4% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $82,079.

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

Cliffside Park School District pays 16.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $82,079.

What is the per-pupil spending in Cliffside Park School District?

Cliffside Park School District spends approximately $24,675 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Cliffside Park School District's total expenditure of $75.7M (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. Cliffside Park 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.