School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3406870
Harrison Public Schools
Harrison Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (2,126 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Harrison Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $87,326
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $33,061
- Per-pupil spending
- 2,126
- Students enrolled
- 83rd
- Pct. in NJ
Above benchmark
Harrison Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (2,126 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $87,326, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,126 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Harrison Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (2,126 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 83rd percentile for New Jersey
- 82nd percentile nationally
- 23% 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.
- Harrison Public Schools ranks #84 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #149 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
- +4.6% 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, Harrison Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 82.3% into regular program , 7.6 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 | Harrison Public | NJ median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 82.3% | 74.7% | +7.6 pp |
| Special education | 13.5% | 19.7% | -6.2 pp |
| Other programs | 4.2% | 4.0% | +0.2 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 3406870 · FY2023.
LEAID 3406870 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Harrison Public F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $87,326 estimated average teacher salary · P83 in New Jersey · P82 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Edison (+$477est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Harrison Public
Salary neighbourhood · Harrison Public
Harrison Public 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).
- Toms · low pole
Toms · low pole
$70,980 est. salary
- Middletown · near
Middletown · near
$86,359 est. salary
- Harrison
Harrison · this district
$87,326 est. salary
- Edison · near
Edison · near
$87,803 est. salary
- Union · near
Union · near
$87,850 est. salary
- Perth · top pay
Perth · top pay
$159,259 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Harrison Public
Harrison Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$87,326 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Harrison Public 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)
- 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
- Harrison Public Schools
Harrison Public Schools
$87,326 est. avg salary
What this shows Harrison Public Schools ranks #84 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #149 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
Harrison Public Schools 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
- Harrison Public Schools
Harrison Public Schools
$33,061 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 Harrison Public Schools
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 6.4 points, a growth rate faster than 21% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Its per-pupil spending of $33,061 is among the highest in the nation.
New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $87,325.513
- New Jersey price level
- 108.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $80,159
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 Harrison Public Schools
What the Numbers Say About Harrison Public Schools
Harrison Public Schools is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 2,126 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $33,061. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $87,326, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3406870 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 Harrison Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 11.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 83% 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, Harrison Public Schools reports $70.3M in total expenditure against $70.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $12.3M, special-education teacher pay is $2.0M.
How does Harrison Public Schools compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the New Jersey average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Harrison Public Schools pays -5.7% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $33,061 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, Harrison Public Schools sits closest to New Providence School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Cresskill Public 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.
- New Providence School District
- Ringwood School District
- Mainland Regional High School
- Eastern Camden County Regional School District
- Moorestown Township Public School District
- Pemberton Township School District
- Park Ridge School District
- Franklin Lakes School District
- Kearny
- Lenape Valley Regional High School District
- Holmdel Township School District
- Cresskill Public School District
- Florham Park School District
- Oakland Public School District
- Jamesburg Public School District
- Rockaway Borough School District
- Township of Ocean School District
- Dennis Township School District
- Red Bank Borough Public School District
- Ewing Township School District
- Pleasantville Public School District
- Point Pleasant Beach School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Cresskill Public School District$33,094 per pupil+0.1% versus this district · $94,075 estimated salary
- Florham Park School District$33,025 per pupil-0.1% versus this district · $73,804 estimated salary
- Oakland Public School District$33,139 per pupil+0.2% versus this district · $93,155 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Harrison Public Schools's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Harrison Public Schools: closest on enrollment (2,126 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($87,326 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 Harrison Public Schools: 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. Harrison Public Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 81 of 422, 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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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 Harrison Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Harrison Public Schools?
The average teacher salary in Harrison Public Schools is $87,326 (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 Harrison Public Schools teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?
Harrison Public Schools pays 11.1% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $87,326.
How does Harrison Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?
Harrison Public Schools pays 24.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $87,326.
What is the per-pupil spending in Harrison Public Schools?
Harrison Public Schools spends approximately $33,061 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Harrison Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 23% of Harrison Public Schools's total expenditure of $70.3M (NCES FY2023).
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