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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3408220

Lakewood Township School District

Lakewood Township School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,866 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lakewood Township School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,866
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$349.0M
Total spending
4,616
Students enrolled
16th
Pct. in NJ
$69,866

Lakewood Township School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,866 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $69,866, near the national average of $70,245, serving 4,616 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Lakewood Township School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,866 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 16th percentile for New Jersey
  • 59th percentile nationally
  • 12% 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.
  • +51.0% 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, Lakewood Township School District's instructional payroll puts 61.9% into regular program , 12.8 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 Lakewood Township NJ median Gap
Regular program 61.9% 74.7% -12.8 pp
Special education 25.4% 19.7% +5.7 pp
Other programs 12.8% 4.0% +8.7 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 3408220 · FY2023.

LEAID 3408220 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lakewood Township F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -11% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P16 in state RANK-NAT-MID P59 national PPE-AGENCY Agency spend ENR-MID 4,616 students INSTR-LOW 12% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Paulsboro FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,866 estimated average teacher salary · P16 in New Jersey · P59 nationally · 12% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Toms (+$1,115est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lakewood Township

Salary neighbourhood · Lakewood Township

Lakewood Township 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
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National salary distribution for Lakewood Township

Lakewood Township School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,866 Top 41% higher than 59% 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. 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 Lakewood Township School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +51.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 40.0 points, a growth rate faster than 99% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 5,536 to 4,616 students (16.6% 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.
  • Its reported per-pupil figure ($75,604) reflects regional or program spending divided by a small number of directly-enrolled students, it is not a comparable per-classroom figure.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$69,865.702

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
$64,132

-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 Lakewood Township School District

What the Numbers Say About Lakewood Township School District

Lakewood Township School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New Jersey, serving 4,616 students with $349.0M in total spending across its regional programs. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,866. NCES LEAID 3408220 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 Lakewood Township School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 16% 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, Lakewood Township School District reports $349.0M in total expenditure against $366.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 12% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $20.9M, special-education teacher pay is $8.6M.

How does Lakewood Township 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.

Lakewood Township School District $69,866
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Lakewood Township School District pays -24.6% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $75,604 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.

Out-of-state districts near Lakewood Township School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lakewood Township School District: closest on enrollment (4,616 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,866 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

$366.4M
Total Revenue
$349.0M
Total Expenditure
$41.5M
Instruction Salaries
12% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$20.9M
Regular Program
$8.6M
Special Education
$4.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Lakewood Township School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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 372 of 422, Lakewood Township School District 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.

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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.

Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District
$79,579
4,693 students
Garfield Public School District
$87,979
4,709 students
Marlboro Township School District
$82,830
4,522 students
Bernards Township School District
$83,843
4,732 students
Millburn Township School District
$92,524
4,752 students
Mount Olive Township School District
$80,291
4,754 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 Lakewood Township School District
What is the average teacher salary in Lakewood Township School District?

The average teacher salary in Lakewood Township School District is $69,866 (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 Lakewood Township School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Lakewood Township School District pays 11.1% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $69,866.

How does Lakewood Township School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lakewood Township School District pays 0.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,866.

Why is the per-pupil figure for Lakewood Township School District so high?

Lakewood Township School District is a specialized or regional agency (such as a county office, service cooperative, or career-technical center) that directly enrolls only 4,616 students while delivering programs to many more. Dividing its $349.0M budget by that small enrollment produces a per-pupil figure that is not comparable to a standard school district, so we report total spending and enrollment instead.

What percentage of Lakewood Township School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 12% of Lakewood Township School District's total expenditure of $349.0M (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. Lakewood Township 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.