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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3409360

Mainland Regional High School

Mainland Regional High School is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (1,181 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Mainland Regional High School come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$87,573
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$31,551
Per-pupil spending
1,181
Students enrolled
84th
Pct. in NJ
$87,573

Mainland Regional High School is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (1,181 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $87,573, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,181 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Mainland Regional High School is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (1,181 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 84th percentile for New Jersey
  • 82nd 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.
  • Mainland Regional High School ranks #81 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #186 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
  • -0.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2021 (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, Mainland Regional High School's instructional payroll puts 85.4% into regular program , 10.7 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 Mainland Regional NJ median Gap
Regular program 85.4% 74.7% +10.7 pp
Special education 14.6% 19.7% -5.0 pp
Other programs 0.0% 4.0% -4.0 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 3409360 · FY2023.

LEAID 3409360 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Mainland Regional F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +11% vs state RANK-ST-MID P84 in state RANK-NAT-MID P82 national PPE-HIGH $32K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,181 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Pemberton FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $87,573 estimated average teacher salary · P84 in New Jersey · P82 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Edison (+$230est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Mainland Regional

Salary neighbourhood · Mainland Regional

Mainland Regional 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
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National salary distribution for Mainland Regional

Mainland Regional High School's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$87,573 Top 18% higher than 82% 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. 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

Mainland Regional 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)

est. avg salary

What this shows Mainland Regional High School ranks #81 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #186 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

Mainland Regional High School 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 Mainland Regional High School

  • Its per-pupil spending of $31,551 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$87,572.727

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
$80,385

-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 Mainland Regional High School

What the Numbers Say About Mainland Regional High School

Mainland Regional High School is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 1,181 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $31,551. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $87,573, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3409360 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 Mainland Regional High School runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 11.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 84% 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, Mainland Regional High School reports $37.3M in total expenditure against $39.2M 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 $8.2M, special-education teacher pay is $1.4M.

How does Mainland Regional High School compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the New Jersey average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Mainland Regional High School $87,573
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Mainland Regional High School pays -5.4% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $31,551 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, Mainland Regional High School sits closest to Pemberton Township School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is West Milford Township 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.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Pemberton Township School District
  2. Franklin Lakes School District
  3. Lenape Valley Regional High School District
  4. Ringwood School District
  5. New Providence School District
  6. Harrison Public Schools
  7. Holmdel Township School District
  8. Garfield Public School District
  9. Eastern Camden County Regional School District
  10. Moorestown Township Public School District
  11. Park Ridge School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. West Milford Township Public School District
  2. Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District
  3. Ridgefield School District
  4. Somers Point School District
  5. Hanover Township School District
  6. Neptune Township School District
  7. East Amwell Township School District
  8. Folsom Borough School District
  9. UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP School District
  10. High Bridge Borough School District
  11. Somerset Hills Regional School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Mainland Regional High School's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Mainland Regional High School: closest on enrollment (1,181 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($87,573 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

$39.2M
Total Revenue
$37.3M
Total Expenditure
$11.6M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.2M
Regular Program
$1.4M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Mainland Regional High School: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% 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. Mainland Regional High School sits in the upper quarter of that field at 78 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.

View all New Jersey districts →

Other New Jersey Districts

Smaller-district sample from 522 New Jersey peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

River Vale Public School District
$95,688
1,008 students
Mountain Lakes Public School District
$107,040
1,357 students
Chester Township School District
$76,061
1,005 students
Colts Neck Township School District
$103,966
1,000 students
Tinton Falls School District
$70,317
1,376 students
Park Ridge School District
$86,989
1,183 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 Mainland Regional High School
What is the average teacher salary in Mainland Regional High School?

The average teacher salary in Mainland Regional High School is $87,573 (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 Mainland Regional High School teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Mainland Regional High School pays 11.4% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $87,573.

How does Mainland Regional High School teacher pay compare to the national average?

Mainland Regional High School pays 24.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $87,573.

What is the per-pupil spending in Mainland Regional High School?

Mainland Regional High School spends approximately $31,551 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Mainland Regional High School's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Mainland Regional High School's total expenditure of $37.3M (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. Mainland Regional High School'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.