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Lopatcong Township School District

Lopatcong Township School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (739 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lopatcong Township School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,325
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$30,146
Per-pupil spending
739
Students enrolled
34th
Pct. in NJ
$74,325

Lopatcong Township School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (739 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,325, above the national average of $70,245, serving 739 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Lopatcong Township School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (739 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 34th percentile for New Jersey
  • 66th 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.
  • Lopatcong Township School District ranks #340 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #240 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
  • +15.1% 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, Lopatcong Township School District's instructional payroll puts 25.9% into special education , 6.3 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 Lopatcong Township NJ median Gap
Regular program 73.3% 74.7% -1.4 pp
Special education 25.9% 19.7% +6.3 pp
Other programs 0.7% 4.0% -3.3 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 3409000 · FY2023.

LEAID 3409000 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lopatcong Township F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P34 in state RANK-NAT-MID P66 national PPE-HIGH $30K/pupil ENR-SMALL 739 students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Fairfield FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,325 estimated average teacher salary · P34 in New Jersey · P66 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Hamilton (+$176est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lopatcong Township

Salary neighbourhood · Lopatcong Township

Lopatcong Township 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 Lopatcong Township

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,325 Top 34% higher than 66% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Lopatcong Township in New Jersey's lower-third pay band

Same 510 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Lopatcong Township School District ranks #340 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #240 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

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Lopatcong Township School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Asbury Park School District leads spending at $62,321 per pupil; Perth Amboy Public School District leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Lopatcong Township School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +15.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 4.2 points, a growth rate faster than 68% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $30,146 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$74,325.203

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
$68,225

-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 Lopatcong Township School District

What the Numbers Say About Lopatcong Township School District

Lopatcong Township School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 739 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $30,146. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,325, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3409000 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 Lopatcong Township School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 34% 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, Lopatcong Township School District reports $22.3M in total expenditure against $23.4M 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 $3.4M, special-education teacher pay is $1.2M.

How does Lopatcong 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.

Lopatcong Township School District $74,325
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Lopatcong Township School District pays -19.7% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $30,146 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, Lopatcong Township School District sits closest to Fairfield Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Shrewsbury Borough 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. Fairfield Public School District
  2. Lincoln Park School District
  3. Little Falls Township Public School District
  4. Clinton Township School District
  5. Point Pleasant Beach School District
  6. Central Regional School District
  7. Somerdale School District
  8. Demarest School District
  9. Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County
  10. Readington Township School District
  11. Cape May County Technical High School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Shrewsbury Borough School District
  2. Atlantic Highlands School District
  3. Highland Park Boro School District
  4. Hampton Township School District
  5. Sussex County Technical School District
  6. Tinton Falls School District
  7. Pinelands Regional School District
  8. Belvidere School District
  9. Egg Harbor City School District
  10. Rumson Borough School District
  11. Delsea Regional High School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lopatcong Township School District: closest on enrollment (739 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,325 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

$23.4M
Total Revenue
$22.3M
Total Expenditure
$5.1M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.4M
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 Lopatcong Township School District: 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. Lopatcong Township School District places 301 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.

Delaware Valley Regional High School District
$79,993
722 students
Mendham Township School District
$79,009
757 students
Prospect Park Public School District
$86,073
761 students
Demarest School District
$74,500
763 students
Chesterfield Township School District
$70,515
715 students
Berlin Borough School District
$70,265
770 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 Lopatcong Township School District
What is the average teacher salary in Lopatcong Township School District?

The average teacher salary in Lopatcong Township School District is $74,325 (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 Lopatcong Township School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Lopatcong Township School District pays 5.4% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $74,325.

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

Lopatcong Township School District pays 5.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,325.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lopatcong Township School District?

Lopatcong Township School District spends approximately $30,146 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Lopatcong Township School District's total expenditure of $22.3M (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. Lopatcong 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.