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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3408670

Linwood City School District

Linwood City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (803 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Linwood City School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$83,867
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$24,903
Per-pupil spending
803
Students enrolled
74th
Pct. in NJ
$83,867

Linwood City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (803 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $83,867, above the national average of $70,245, serving 803 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Linwood City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (803 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 74th percentile for New Jersey
  • 79th percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Linwood City School District ranks #135 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #440 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
  • +9.1% 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, Linwood City School District's instructional payroll puts 79.1% into regular program , 4.3 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 Linwood City NJ median Gap
Regular program 79.1% 74.7% +4.3 pp
Special education 20.4% 19.7% +0.7 pp
Other programs 0.6% 4.0% -3.4 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 3408670 · FY2023.

LEAID 3408670 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Linwood City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +7% vs state RANK-ST-MID P74 in state RANK-NAT-MID P79 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-SMALL 803 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Essex FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $83,867 estimated average teacher salary · P74 in New Jersey · P79 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Monroe ($293est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Linwood City

Salary neighbourhood · Linwood City

Linwood City 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Linwood City

Linwood City School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$83,867 Top 21% higher than 79% 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. Linwood City School District $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$83,866.819

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
$76,984

-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 Linwood City School District

What the Numbers Say About Linwood City School District

Linwood City School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 803 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,903. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $83,867, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3408670 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 Linwood City School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.7% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (19.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 74% 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, Linwood City School District reports $20.0M in total expenditure against $20.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.6M, special-education teacher pay is $1.2M.

How does Linwood City 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.

Linwood City School District $83,867
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Linwood City School District pays -9.4% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $24,903 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, Linwood City School District sits closest to Essex County Schools of Technology; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Byram 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. Essex County Schools of Technology
  2. Glen Rock Public School District
  3. Northvale Public School District
  4. Wyckoff Township Public School District
  5. Madison Public School District
  6. Boonton Township School District
  7. East Amwell Township School District
  8. Plumsted Township School District
  9. Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District
  10. Ridgefield School District
  11. Buena Regional School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Byram Township School District
  2. Lyndhurst Public School District
  3. Stratford School District
  4. Fairfield Public School District
  5. Wallington Boro School District
  6. Metuchen Public School District
  7. Elmwood Park School District
  8. National Park Boro School District
  9. Clark Township Public School District
  10. Cliffside Park School District
  11. Wood-Ridge School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Linwood City School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Linwood City School District: closest on enrollment (803 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($83,867 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

$20.7M
Total Revenue
$20.0M
Total Expenditure
$6.2M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.6M
Regular Program
$1.2M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Linwood City 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. Linwood City School District places 129 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.

Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District
$84,179
811 students
High Point Regional High School District
$98,436
817 students
Little Ferry Public School District
$77,226
787 students
Milltown School District
$61,485
824 students
Kittatinny Regional School District
$101,560
781 students
Runnemede Public School District
$64,208
826 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 Linwood City School District
What is the average teacher salary in Linwood City School District?

The average teacher salary in Linwood City School District is $83,867 (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 Linwood City School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Linwood City School District pays 6.7% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $83,867.

How does Linwood City School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Linwood City School District pays 19.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $83,867.

What is the per-pupil spending in Linwood City School District?

Linwood City School District spends approximately $24,903 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Linwood City School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Linwood City School District's total expenditure of $20.0M (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. Linwood City 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.