School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3407230
Hillsborough Township Public School District
Hillsborough Township Public School District spends $23,905 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable New Jersey districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Hillsborough Township Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $85,503
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $23,905
- Per-pupil spending
- 7,215
- Students enrolled
- 79th
- Pct. in NJ
Above benchmark
Hillsborough Township Public School District spends $23,905 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable New Jersey districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $85,503, above the national average of $70,245, serving 7,215 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower per-pupil spending: Hillsborough Township Public School District spends $23,905 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable New Jersey districts with a reliable figure.
- 79th percentile for New Jersey
- 80th percentile nationally
- 32% 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.
- Hillsborough Township Public School District ranks #108 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #473 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
- +5.3% 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, Hillsborough Township Public School District's instructional payroll puts 22.2% into special education , 2.5 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 | Hillsborough Township | NJ median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 75.9% | 74.7% | +1.2 pp |
| Special education | 22.2% | 19.7% | +2.5 pp |
| Other programs | 2.0% | 4.0% | -2.1 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 3407230 · FY2023.
LEAID 3407230 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Hillsborough Township F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $85,503 estimated average teacher salary · P79 in New Jersey · P80 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Cherry ($343est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Hillsborough Township
Salary neighbourhood · Hillsborough Township
Hillsborough Township 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
- Cherry · near
Cherry · near
$85,159 est. salary
- Hillsborough
Hillsborough · this district
$85,503 est. salary
- Bridgewater-Raritan
Bridgewater-Raritan · near
$86,048 est. salary
- Irvington · near
Irvington · near
$86,061 est. salary
- Perth · top pay
Perth · top pay
$159,259 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Hillsborough Township
Hillsborough Township Public School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$85,503 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
What stands out about Hillsborough Township Public School District
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +5.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 5.7 points, a growth rate faster than 24% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $85,502.532
- New Jersey price level
- 108.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $78,485
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 Hillsborough Township Public School District
What the Numbers Say About Hillsborough Township Public School District
Hillsborough Township Public School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New Jersey, serving 7,215 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,905. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $85,503, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3407230 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 Hillsborough Township Public School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 8.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (21.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 79% 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, Hillsborough Township Public School District reports $172.5M in total expenditure against $173.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $38.7M, special-education teacher pay is $11.3M.
How does Hillsborough Township Public 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.
Hillsborough Township Public School District pays -7.7% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $23,905 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, Hillsborough Township Public School District sits closest to Belleville Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Gloucester Township Public Schools. 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.
- Belleville Public School District
- Gloucester Township Public Schools
- Montville Township School District
- Verona Public School District
- School District of the Chathams
- Metuchen Public School District
- Cherry Hill School District
- West Milford Township Public School District
- Rahway Public School District
- Bergenfield Borough School District
- Washington Township School District
- Gloucester Township Public Schools
- Haddon Township School District
- Bayonne School District
- Leonia Public School District
- Hamilton Township School District
- Hammonton School District
- Barnegat Township School District
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District
- Piscataway Township School District
- Collingswood Public School District
- Cinnaminson Township School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
- Belleville Public School District$85,485 estimated salary-0.0% versus this district · 4,868 students
- Gloucester Township Public Schools$85,444 estimated salary-0.1% versus this district · 6,548 students
- Montville Township School District$85,579 estimated salary+0.1% versus this district · 3,436 students
Similar per-pupil investment
- Gloucester Township Public Schools$23,930 per pupil+0.1% versus this district · $85,444 estimated salary
- Haddon Township School District$23,972 per pupil+0.3% versus this district · $77,699 estimated salary
- Bayonne School District$23,818 per pupil-0.4% versus this district · $73,975 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Hillsborough Township Public School District's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Hillsborough Township Public School District: closest on enrollment (7,215 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($85,503 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 Hillsborough Township Public School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 94% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 6% 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. Hillsborough Township Public School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 103 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 Hillsborough Township Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in Hillsborough Township Public School District?
The average teacher salary in Hillsborough Township Public School District is $85,503 (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 Hillsborough Township Public School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?
Hillsborough Township Public School District pays 8.8% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $85,503.
How does Hillsborough Township Public School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
Hillsborough Township Public School District pays 21.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $85,503.
What is the per-pupil spending in Hillsborough Township Public School District?
Hillsborough Township Public School District spends approximately $23,905 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Hillsborough Township Public School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 32% of Hillsborough Township Public School District's total expenditure of $172.5M (NCES FY2023).
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