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Demarest School District

Demarest School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (763 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Demarest School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,500
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$29,181
Per-pupil spending
763
Students enrolled
35th
Pct. in NJ
$74,500

Demarest School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (763 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,500, above the national average of $70,245, serving 763 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Demarest School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (763 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 35th percentile for New Jersey
  • 67th percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Demarest School District ranks #336 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #286 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
  • +0.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3403810 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Demarest School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P35 in state RANK-NAT-MID P67 national PPE-HIGH $29K/pupil ENR-SMALL 763 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Area FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,500 estimated average teacher salary · P35 in New Jersey · P67 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Hamilton (+$1est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Demarest School

Salary neighbourhood · Demarest School

Demarest School 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 Demarest School

Demarest School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,500 Top 33% higher than 67% 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. Demarest School 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

Demarest School 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 Demarest School District ranks #336 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #286 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

Demarest 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 Demarest School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +0.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 10.1 points, a growth rate faster than 13% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 11.2% here, from 686 students in FY2019 to 763 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 $29,181 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$74,499.669

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
$68,385

-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 Demarest School District

What the Numbers Say About Demarest School District

Demarest School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 763 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $29,181. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,500, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3403810 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 Demarest School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 35% 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, Demarest School District reports $22.3M in total expenditure against $23.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.3M, special-education teacher pay is $1.1M.

How does Demarest 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.

Demarest School District $74,500
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Demarest School District pays -19.6% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $29,181 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, Demarest School District sits closest to Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Keyport 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. Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County
  2. Cape May County Technical High School District
  3. Branchburg Township School District
  4. Hopewell Township School District
  5. Point Pleasant Beach School District
  6. Clinton Township School District
  7. Lincoln Park School District
  8. Lopatcong Township School District
  9. Fairfield Public School District
  10. Little Falls Township Public School District
  11. Lodi School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Keyport School District
  2. Lodi School District
  3. Frankford Township Consolidated School District
  4. Freehold Borough School District
  5. Upper Saddle River School District
  6. Hardyston Township School District
  7. Ridgefield Park Public School District
  8. Manchester Township School District
  9. Old Tappan Public School District
  10. Glassboro School District
  11. Guttenberg School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Demarest School District: closest on enrollment (763 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,500 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

$23.2M
Total Revenue
$22.3M
Total Expenditure
$6.3M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.3M
Regular Program
$1.1M
Special Education
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Demarest School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% 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. Demarest School District places 297 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

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

Lakeland Regional High School District
$97,034
867 students
Edgewater School District
$77,126
659 students
Dennis Township School District
$66,204
659 students
Northfield City School District
$81,823
868 students
Greenwich Township School District
$72,316
658 students
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District
$81,683
876 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 Demarest School District
What is the average teacher salary in Demarest School District?

The average teacher salary in Demarest School District is $74,500 (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 Demarest School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Demarest School District pays 5.2% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $74,500.

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

Demarest School District pays 6.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,500.

What is the per-pupil spending in Demarest School District?

Demarest School District spends approximately $29,181 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Demarest School District's total expenditure of $22.3M (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. Demarest 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.