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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3405790

Garwood Boro

Garwood Boro sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $68,987 (above only 14% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Garwood Boro come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,987
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$33,059
Per-pupil spending
357
Students enrolled
14th
Pct. in NJ
$68,987

Garwood Boro sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $68,987 (above only 14% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $68,987, near the national average of $70,245, serving 357 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Garwood Boro sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $68,987 (above only 14% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 14th percentile for New Jersey
  • 57th percentile nationally
  • 21% 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.
  • Garwood Boro ranks #444 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #150 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
  • +19.1% 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, Garwood Boro's instructional payroll puts 33.5% into special education , 13.8 points above the state median of 19.7%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical New Jersey peer.

Program Garwood Boro NJ median Gap
Regular program 66.5% 74.7% -8.2 pp
Special education 33.5% 19.7% +13.8 pp
Other programs 0.0% 4.0% -4.0 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 3405790 · FY2023.

LEAID 3405790 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Garwood Boro F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -12% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P14 in state RANK-NAT-MID P57 national PPE-HIGH $33K/pupil ENR-TINY 357 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Haledon FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,987 estimated average teacher salary · P14 in New Jersey · P57 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Toms (+$1,993est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Garwood Boro

Salary neighbourhood · Garwood Boro

Garwood Boro 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 Garwood Boro

Garwood Boro's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,987 Top 43% higher than 57% 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. Garwood Boro $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

Garwood Boro 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 Garwood Boro ranks #444 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #150 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

Garwood Boro 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 Garwood Boro

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +19.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 8.1 points, a growth rate faster than 85% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 379 to 357 students (5.8% 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 (357 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $33,059 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$68,987.342

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
$63,325

-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 Garwood Boro

What the Numbers Say About Garwood Boro

Garwood Boro is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 357 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $33,059. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,987, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3405790 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 Garwood Boro runs materially below the state benchmark, a 12.2% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 14% 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, Garwood Boro reports $11.8M in total expenditure against $11.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.

How does Garwood Boro compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the New Jersey average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Garwood Boro $68,987
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Garwood Boro pays -25.5% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $33,059 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, Garwood Boro sits closest to Haledon Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Florham Park 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. Haledon Public School District
  2. Deerfield Township School District
  3. North Caldwell School District
  4. Harding Township School District
  5. Southampton Township School District
  6. Hunterdon County Vocational School District
  7. Hardyston Township School District
  8. Paulsboro School District
  9. Waterford Township School District
  10. Oxford Township School District
  11. Kingwood Township School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Florham Park School District
  2. Oakland Public School District
  3. Jamesburg Public School District
  4. Rockaway Borough School District
  5. Brooklawn Public School District
  6. Dennis Township School District
  7. Red Bank Borough Public School District
  8. Point Pleasant Beach School District
  9. Mountainside School District
  10. Great Meadows Regional School District
  11. Red Bank Regional School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Garwood Boro's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Garwood Boro: closest on enrollment (357 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,987 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

$11.8M
Total Revenue
$11.8M
Total Expenditure
$2.5M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.4M
Regular Program
$0.7M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Garwood Boro: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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 380 of 423, Garwood Boro 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.

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.

Margate City School District
$92,736
336 students
Elk Township School District
$63,834
334 students
Lakehurst School District
$71,720
381 students
UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP School District
$70,182
333 students
South Harrison Township School District
$68,120
333 students
Woodlynne School District
$54,781
383 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 Garwood Boro
What is the average teacher salary in Garwood Boro?

The average teacher salary in Garwood Boro is $68,987 (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 Garwood Boro teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Garwood Boro pays 12.2% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $68,987.

How does Garwood Boro teacher pay compare to the national average?

Garwood Boro pays 1.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,987.

What is the per-pupil spending in Garwood Boro?

Garwood Boro spends approximately $33,059 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Garwood Boro's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Garwood Boro's total expenditure of $11.8M (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. Garwood Boro'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.