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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3403480

Commercial Township School District

Commercial Township School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $64,641 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Commercial Township School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$64,641
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$40,977
Per-pupil spending
470
Students enrolled
6th
Pct. in NJ
$64,641

Commercial Township School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $64,641 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $64,641, below the national average of $70,245, serving 470 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Commercial Township School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $64,641 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 6th percentile for New Jersey
  • 48th percentile nationally
  • 16% 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.
  • Commercial Township School District ranks #480 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #50 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
  • +9.2% 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, Commercial Township School District's instructional payroll puts 1.0% into other programs , 3.1 points below 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 Commercial Township NJ median Gap
Regular program 76.6% 74.7% +1.9 pp
Special education 22.4% 19.7% +2.8 pp
Other programs 1.0% 4.0% -3.1 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 3403480 · FY2023.

LEAID 3403480 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Commercial Township F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -18% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P6 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P48 national PPE-HIGH $41K/pupil ENR-TINY 470 students INSTR-LOW 16% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Edgewater FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $64,641 estimated average teacher salary · P6 in New Jersey · P48 nationally · 16% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Toms (+$6,339est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Commercial Township

Salary neighbourhood · Commercial Township

Commercial Township 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Commercial Township

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$64,641 48th percentile higher than 48% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Commercial Township 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 Commercial Township School District ranks #480 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #50 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

Commercial Township 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 Commercial Township School District

  • Enrolment fell from 534 to 470 students (12.0% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • It is a very small district (470 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $40,977 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$64,641.026

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
$59,336

-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 Commercial Township School District

What the Numbers Say About Commercial Township School District

Commercial Township School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 470 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $40,977. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,641, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3403480 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 Commercial Township School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 17.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 6% 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, Commercial Township School District reports $19.3M in total expenditure against $17.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 16% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Commercial 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.

Commercial Township School District $64,641
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Commercial Township School District pays -30.2% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $40,977 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, Commercial Township School District sits closest to Edgewater Park Township School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is South Hunterdon Regional 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. Edgewater Park Township School District
  2. Bradley Beach School District
  3. Hainesport Township School District
  4. Union Beach Public School District
  5. Tuckerton Borough School District
  6. Pennsville School District
  7. Runnemede Public School District
  8. Dunellen Public School District
  9. Washington Borough School District
  10. Elk Township School District
  11. Lower Township Elementary School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. South Hunterdon Regional School District
  2. Lawnside School District
  3. Ocean Township School District
  4. Morris Plains School District
  5. Shore Regional High School District
  6. Green Brook Township Public School District
  7. Oaklyn Public School District
  8. East Rutherford School District
  9. White Township Consolidated School District
  10. Waldwick School District
  11. Monmouth Regional High School

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Commercial Township School District: closest on enrollment (470 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,641 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

$17.9M
Total Revenue
$19.3M
Total Expenditure
$3.0M
Instruction Salaries
16% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.9M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Commercial Township School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. 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. Placed 405 of 423, Commercial Township 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.

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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.

Ho-Ho-Kus School District
$82,393
542 students
Rockaway Borough School District
$72,416
542 students
Mansfield Township Elementary School District
$78,852
543 students
West Long Branch School District
$70,825
543 students
Belmar Elementary School District
$62,939
394 students
Maurice River Township School District
$55,863
393 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 Commercial Township School District
What is the average teacher salary in Commercial Township School District?

The average teacher salary in Commercial Township School District is $64,641 (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 Commercial Township School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Commercial Township School District pays 17.8% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $64,641.

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

Commercial Township School District pays 8.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,641.

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

Commercial Township School District spends approximately $40,977 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 16% of Commercial Township School District's total expenditure of $19.3M (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. Commercial 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.