School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3409660

Maple Shade School District

Maple Shade School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (2,403 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Maple Shade School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$77,597
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$26,806
Per-pupil spending
2,403
Students enrolled
49th
Pct. in NJ
$77,597

Maple Shade School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (2,403 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $77,597, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,403 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Maple Shade School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (2,403 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 49th percentile for New Jersey
  • 71st percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Maple Shade School District ranks #265 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #371 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
  • +12.9% 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, Maple Shade School District's instructional payroll puts 69.9% into regular program , 4.8 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 Maple Shade NJ median Gap
Regular program 69.9% 74.7% -4.8 pp
Special education 23.5% 19.7% +3.9 pp
Other programs 6.6% 4.0% +2.6 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 3409660 · FY2023.

LEAID 3409660 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Maple Shade F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P49 in state RANK-NAT-MID P71 national PPE-HIGH $27K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,403 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Jackson FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $77,597 estimated average teacher salary · P49 in New Jersey · P71 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Jackson (+$39est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Maple Shade

Salary neighbourhood · Maple Shade

Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade

Maple Shade School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$77,597 Top 29% higher than 71% 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. Maple Shade School 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

Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade School District ranks #265 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #371 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

Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade School District

  • Enrolment grew 9.6% here, from 2,192 students in FY2019 to 2,403 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $26,806 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$77,596.703

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
$71,228

-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 Maple Shade School District

What the Numbers Say About Maple Shade School District

Maple Shade School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 2,403 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $26,806. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $77,597, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3409660 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 Maple Shade School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (10.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 49% 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, Maple Shade School District reports $64.4M in total expenditure against $68.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $11.6M, special-education teacher pay is $3.9M.

How does Maple Shade 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.

Maple Shade School District $77,597
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Maple Shade School District pays -16.2% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $26,806 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 Maple Shade School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Maple Shade School District: closest on enrollment (2,403 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($77,597 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

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

$68.2M
Total Revenue
$64.4M
Total Expenditure
$19.6M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$11.6M
Regular Program
$3.9M
Special Education
$1.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Maple Shade School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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. Maple Shade School District places 243 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.

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 Maple Shade School District
What is the average teacher salary in Maple Shade School District?

The average teacher salary in Maple Shade School District is $77,597 (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 Maple Shade School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Maple Shade School District pays 1.3% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $77,597.

How does Maple Shade School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Maple Shade School District pays 10.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $77,597.

What is the per-pupil spending in Maple Shade School District?

Maple Shade School District spends approximately $26,806 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Maple Shade School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Maple Shade School District's total expenditure of $64.4M (NCES FY2023).

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