School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3403750
Delaware Valley Regional High School District
Delaware Valley Regional High School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (722 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Delaware Valley Regional High School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $79,993
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $38,765
- Per-pupil spending
- 722
- Students enrolled
- 60th
- Pct. in NJ
Near benchmark
Delaware Valley Regional High School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (722 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $79,993, above the national average of $70,245, serving 722 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Delaware Valley Regional High School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (722 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 60th percentile for New Jersey
- 74th percentile nationally
- 20% 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.
- Delaware Valley Regional High School District ranks #206 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #63 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
- -1.8% 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, Delaware Valley Regional High School District's instructional payroll puts 78.7% into regular program , 4.0 points above the state median of 74.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median New Jersey district.
| Program | Delaware Valley | NJ median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 78.7% | 74.7% | +4.0 pp |
| Special education | 20.2% | 19.7% | +0.6 pp |
| Other programs | 1.1% | 4.0% | -2.9 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 3403750 · FY2023.
LEAID 3403750 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Delaware Valley F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $79,993 estimated average teacher salary · P60 in New Jersey · P74 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: South (+$579est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Delaware Valley
Salary neighbourhood · Delaware Valley
Delaware Valley 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).
- Toms · low pole
Toms · low pole
$70,980 est. salary
- Paterson · near
Paterson · near
$79,067 est. salary
- Delaware
Delaware · this district
$79,993 est. salary
- South · near
South · near
$80,573 est. salary
- Egg · near
Egg · near
$80,901 est. salary
- Perth · top pay
Perth · top pay
$159,259 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Delaware Valley
Delaware Valley Regional High School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$79,993 Top 26% higher than 74% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Delaware Valley 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)
- Perth Amboy Public School District
Perth Amboy Public School District
$159,259 est. avg salary
- Asbury Park School District
Asbury Park School District
$98,778 est. avg salary
- Delaware Valley Regional High School District
Delaware Valley Regional High School District
$79,993 est. avg salary
What this shows Delaware Valley Regional High School District ranks #206 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #63 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Delaware Valley Regional High School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Asbury Park School District
Asbury Park School District
$62,321 per pupil
- Perth Amboy Public School District
Perth Amboy Public School District
$46,538 per pupil
- Delaware Valley Regional High School District
Delaware Valley Regional High School District
$38,765 per pupil
What this shows Asbury Park School District leads spending at $62,321 per pupil; Perth Amboy Public School District leads pay.
What stands out about Delaware Valley Regional High School District
- Estimated teacher pay here moved -1.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 12.8 points, a growth rate faster than 9% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Its per-pupil spending of $38,765 is among the highest in the nation.
New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $79,993.32
- New Jersey price level
- 108.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $73,428
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
-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 Delaware Valley Regional High School District
What the Numbers Say About Delaware Valley Regional High School District
Delaware Valley Regional High School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 722 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $38,765. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $79,993, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3403750 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 Delaware Valley Regional High School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 1.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (13.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 60% 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, Delaware Valley Regional High School District reports $28.0M in total expenditure against $29.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.8M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.
How does Delaware Valley Regional High 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.
Delaware Valley Regional High School District pays -13.6% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $38,765 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, Delaware Valley Regional High School District sits closest to Clinton-Glen Gardner School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Ho-Ho-Kus 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.
- Clinton-Glen Gardner School District
- Medford Township School District
- Bedminster Township Public School District
- Sterling Regional School District
- Frankford Township Consolidated School District
- Rutherford School District
- Caldwell-West School District
- Middlesex Borough School District
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
- Belvidere School District
- Rumson Borough School District
- Ho-Ho-Kus School District
- Little Ferry Public School District
- Brielle Boro School District
- Mine Hill Township School District
- Waterford Township School District
- Kittatinny Regional School District
- Millstone Township School District
- Camden County Technical School District
- Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District
- Ramsey School District
- North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
- Clinton-Glen Gardner School District$80,023 estimated salary+0.0% versus this district · 450 students
- Medford Township School District$80,033 estimated salary+0.1% versus this district · 2,660 students
- Bedminster Township Public School District$79,952 estimated salary-0.1% versus this district · 452 students
Similar per-pupil investment
- Ho-Ho-Kus School District$38,721 per pupil-0.1% versus this district · $82,393 estimated salary
- Little Ferry Public School District$38,933 per pupil+0.4% versus this district · $77,226 estimated salary
- Brielle Boro School District$38,524 per pupil-0.6% versus this district · $76,055 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Delaware Valley Regional High School District's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Delaware Valley Regional High School District: closest on enrollment (722 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($79,993 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Delaware Valley Regional High 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. Delaware Valley Regional High School District places 192 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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Smaller-district sample from 522 New Jersey peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Delaware Valley Regional High School District
What is the average teacher salary in Delaware Valley Regional High School District?
The average teacher salary in Delaware Valley Regional High School District is $79,993 (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 Delaware Valley Regional High School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?
Delaware Valley Regional High School District pays 1.8% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $79,993.
How does Delaware Valley Regional High School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
Delaware Valley Regional High School District pays 13.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $79,993.
What is the per-pupil spending in Delaware Valley Regional High School District?
Delaware Valley Regional High School District spends approximately $38,765 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Delaware Valley Regional High School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 20% of Delaware Valley Regional High School District's total expenditure of $28.0M (NCES FY2023).
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