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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3406840

Harrington Park School District

Harrington Park School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (615 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Harrington Park School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$81,121
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$30,576
Per-pupil spending
615
Students enrolled
65th
Pct. in NJ
$81,121

Harrington Park School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (615 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $81,121, above the national average of $70,245, serving 615 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Harrington Park School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (615 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 65th percentile for New Jersey
  • 76th percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Harrington Park School District ranks #178 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #219 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
  • +12.3% 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, Harrington Park School District's instructional payroll puts 85.5% into regular program , 10.8 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 Harrington Park NJ median Gap
Regular program 85.5% 74.7% +10.8 pp
Special education 12.3% 19.7% -7.4 pp
Other programs 2.2% 4.0% -1.8 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 3406840 · FY2023.

LEAID 3406840 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Harrington Park F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +3% vs state RANK-ST-MID P65 in state RANK-NAT-MID P76 national PPE-HIGH $31K/pupil ENR-SMALL 615 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Gateway FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $81,121 estimated average teacher salary · P65 in New Jersey · P76 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Egg ($220est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Harrington Park

Salary neighbourhood · Harrington Park

Harrington Park 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 Harrington Park

Harrington Park School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$81,121 Top 24% higher than 76% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

What stands out about Harrington Park School District

  • Its per-pupil spending of $30,576 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$81,121.145

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
$74,463

-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 Harrington Park School District

What the Numbers Say About Harrington Park School District

Harrington Park School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 615 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $30,576. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $81,121, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3406840 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 Harrington Park School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 3.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 65% 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, Harrington Park School District reports $18.8M in total expenditure against $19.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Harrington Park 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.

Harrington Park School District $81,121
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Harrington Park School District pays -12.4% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $30,576 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, Harrington Park School District sits closest to Gateway Regional High School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Upper Township 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. Gateway Regional High School District
  2. Springfield Public School District
  3. Long Beach Island Consolidated School District
  4. Bethlehem Township School District
  5. Hillsdale School District
  6. Totowa Public School District
  7. Norwood Public School District
  8. Salem City School District
  9. Rochelle Park School District
  10. Delaware Township School District
  11. Butler Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Upper Township School District
  2. Maywood School District
  3. Sussex-Wantage Regional School District
  4. Butler Public School District
  5. Fairview Public School District
  6. Clinton-Glen Gardner School District
  7. Burlington City Public School District
  8. Warren Hills Regional School District
  9. Washington Township School District
  10. Boonton Town Public School District
  11. Maurice River Township School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Harrington Park School District: closest on enrollment (615 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($81,121 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

$19.2M
Total Revenue
$18.8M
Total Expenditure
$5.7M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.1M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Harrington Park 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. Harrington Park School District places 168 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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Other New Jersey Districts

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

Eastampton Township School District
$71,200
573 students
Greenwich Township School District
$72,316
658 students
Edgewater School District
$77,126
659 students
Dennis Township School District
$66,204
659 students
Watchung Borough School District
$79,504
664 students
Jamesburg Public School District
$61,845
666 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 Harrington Park School District
What is the average teacher salary in Harrington Park School District?

The average teacher salary in Harrington Park School District is $81,121 (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 Harrington Park School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Harrington Park School District pays 3.2% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $81,121.

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

Harrington Park School District pays 15.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $81,121.

What is the per-pupil spending in Harrington Park School District?

Harrington Park School District spends approximately $30,576 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Harrington Park School District's total expenditure of $18.8M (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. Harrington Park 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.