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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3403300

Clifton Public School District

Clifton Public School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,255 (above only 51% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Clifton Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$78,255
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$31,252
Per-pupil spending
10,734
Students enrolled
51st
Pct. in NJ
$78,255

Clifton Public School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,255 (above only 51% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $78,255, above the national average of $70,245, serving 10,734 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Clifton Public School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,255 (above only 51% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 51st percentile for New Jersey
  • 72nd percentile nationally
  • 23% 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.
  • Clifton Public School District ranks #251 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #194 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
  • +15.3% 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, Clifton Public School District's instructional payroll puts 8.9% into other programs , 4.8 points above the state median of 4.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Clifton Public NJ median Gap
Regular program 72.3% 74.7% -2.5 pp
Special education 18.9% 19.7% -0.8 pp
Other programs 8.9% 4.0% +4.8 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 3403300 · FY2023.

LEAID 3403300 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Clifton Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P51 in state RANK-NAT-MID P72 national PPE-HIGH $31K/pupil ENR-LARGE 10.7K students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Delran FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $78,255 estimated average teacher salary · P51 in New Jersey · P72 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: New (+$233est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Clifton Public

Salary neighbourhood · Clifton Public

Clifton Public 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 Clifton Public

Clifton Public School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$78,255 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Clifton Public 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 Clifton Public School District ranks #251 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #194 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

Clifton Public 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 Clifton Public School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +15.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 4.3 points, a growth rate faster than 69% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $31,252 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$78,255.263

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
$71,833

-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 Clifton Public School District

What the Numbers Say About Clifton Public School District

Clifton Public School District is a mid-sized school district in New Jersey, serving 10,734 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $31,252. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $78,255, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3403300 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 Clifton Public School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 51% 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, Clifton Public School District reports $335.5M in total expenditure against $296.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $51.3M, special-education teacher pay is $13.4M.

How does Clifton Public 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.

Clifton Public School District $78,255
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Clifton Public School District pays -15.5% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $31,252 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, Clifton Public School District sits closest to Delran Township School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Sparta 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. Delran Township School District
  2. Township of Ocean School District
  3. Sayreville School District
  4. Galloway Township Public School District
  5. Wall Township Public School District
  6. New Brunswick School District
  7. Deptford Township Public School District
  8. Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District
  9. Jackson Township School District
  10. Plainfield Public School District
  11. Willingboro Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Sparta Township Public School District
  2. Neptune Township School District
  3. West Milford Township Public School District
  4. West New York School District
  5. Hillside Public School District
  6. Holmdel Township School District
  7. Wall Township Public School District
  8. Franklin Township Public School District
  9. Rahway Public School District
  10. Millville School District
  11. Montville Township School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Clifton Public School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Clifton Public School District: closest on enrollment (10,734 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($78,255 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

$296.6M
Total Revenue
$335.5M
Total Expenditure
$77.3M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$51.3M
Regular Program
$13.4M
Special Education
$6.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Clifton Public School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 92% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 8% 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. Clifton Public School District places 232 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.

View all New Jersey districts →

Other New Jersey Districts

Large-district sample from 522 New Jersey peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Bayonne School District
$73,975
10,064 students
Union City School District
$87,850
11,590 students
Vineland Public School District
$74,124
9,511 students
Hamilton Township Public School District
$74,501
11,973 students
Passaic City School District
$93,238
12,195 students
Trenton Public School District
$83,153
12,483 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 Clifton Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in Clifton Public School District?

The average teacher salary in Clifton Public School District is $78,255 (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 Clifton Public School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Clifton Public School District pays 0.4% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $78,255.

How does Clifton Public School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Clifton Public School District pays 11.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $78,255.

What is the per-pupil spending in Clifton Public School District?

Clifton Public School District spends approximately $31,252 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Clifton Public School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Clifton Public School District's total expenditure of $335.5M (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. Clifton Public 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.