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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3404830

Essex Fells School District

Essex Fells School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (244 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Essex Fells School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$99,663
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$34,480
Per-pupil spending
244
Students enrolled
98th
Pct. in NJ
$99,663

Essex Fells School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (244 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $99,663, above the national average of $70,245, serving 244 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Essex Fells School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (244 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 98th percentile for New Jersey
  • 91st 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.
  • Essex Fells School District ranks #9 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #128 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

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Instructional payroll mix vs New Jersey median

Among 577 New Jersey districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Essex Fells School District's instructional payroll puts 64.2% into regular program , 10.5 points below the state median of 74.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Essex Fells NJ median Gap
Regular program 64.2% 74.7% -10.5 pp
Special education 24.8% 19.7% +5.2 pp
Other programs 11.0% 4.0% +7.0 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 3404830 · FY2023.

LEAID 3404830 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Essex Fells F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +27% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P98 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P91 national PPE-HIGH $34K/pupil ENR-TINY 244 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near High FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $99,663 estimated average teacher salary · P98 in New Jersey · P91 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Freehold ($729est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Essex Fells

Salary neighbourhood · Essex Fells

Essex Fells 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
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National salary distribution for Essex Fells

Essex Fells School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$99,663 Top 9% higher than 91% 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%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Essex Fells 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

Essex Fells in New Jersey's upper-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 Essex Fells School District ranks #9 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #128 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

Essex Fells 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 Essex Fells School District

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 91% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • It is a very small district (244 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $34,480 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$99,662.874

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
$91,483

-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 Essex Fells School District

What the Numbers Say About Essex Fells School District

Essex Fells School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 244 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $34,480. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $99,663, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3404830 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 Essex Fells School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 26.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (41.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 98% 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, Essex Fells School District reports $8.4M in total expenditure against $7.9M 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 $1.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Essex Fells 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.

Essex Fells School District $99,663
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Essex Fells School District pays +7.6% more than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $34,480 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, Essex Fells School District sits closest to High Point Regional High School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Mt. Ephraim 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. High Point Regional High School District
  2. Wallkill Valley Regional High School
  3. Kittatinny Regional School District
  4. Lakeland Regional High School District
  5. Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District
  6. Margate City School District
  7. Carlstadt Public School District
  8. Atlantic Highlands School District
  9. East Rutherford School District
  10. Old Tappan Public School District
  11. Allendale Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Mt. Ephraim School District
  2. Berlin Township School District
  3. Merchantville School District
  4. Oxford Township School District
  5. Wildwood City School District
  6. Greenwich Township School District
  7. Lakehurst School District
  8. Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District
  9. Westampton Township Public School District
  10. Barrington School District
  11. South Bound Brook Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Essex Fells School District: closest on enrollment (244 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($99,663 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

$7.9M
Total Revenue
$8.4M
Total Expenditure
$2.4M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Essex Fells School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% 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. Essex Fells School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 9 of 423, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

Atlantic County Special Services School District
$134,240
294 students
Netcong School District
$70,813
295 students
Henry Hudson Regional School District
$73,061
296 students
Pohatcong Township School District
$74,049
307 students
Spring Lake Heights School District
$66,198
307 students
Montague Township School District
$66,909
310 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 Essex Fells School District
What is the average teacher salary in Essex Fells School District?

The average teacher salary in Essex Fells School District is $99,663 (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 Essex Fells School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Essex Fells School District pays 26.8% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $99,663.

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

Essex Fells School District pays 41.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $99,663.

What is the per-pupil spending in Essex Fells School District?

Essex Fells School District spends approximately $34,480 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Essex Fells School District's total expenditure of $8.4M (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. Essex Fells 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.