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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3409720

Marlboro Township School District

Marlboro Township School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (4,522 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Marlboro Township School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$82,830
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$26,664
Per-pupil spending
4,522
Students enrolled
71st
Pct. in NJ
$82,830

Marlboro Township School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (4,522 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $82,830, above the national average of $70,245, serving 4,522 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Marlboro Township School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (4,522 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 71st percentile for New Jersey
  • 77th 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.
  • Marlboro Township School District ranks #151 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #376 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
  • +15.6% 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, Marlboro Township School District's instructional payroll puts 27.8% into special education , 8.1 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 Marlboro Township NJ median Gap
Regular program 69.2% 74.7% -5.5 pp
Special education 27.8% 19.7% +8.1 pp
Other programs 3.0% 4.0% -1.0 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 3409720 · FY2023.

LEAID 3409720 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Marlboro Township F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +5% vs state RANK-ST-MID P71 in state RANK-NAT-MID P77 national PPE-HIGH $27K/pupil ENR-MID 4,522 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Linden FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $82,830 estimated average teacher salary · P71 in New Jersey · P77 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Trenton (+$323est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Marlboro Township

Salary neighbourhood · Marlboro Township

Marlboro Township 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 Marlboro Township

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$82,830 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

What stands out about Marlboro Township School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +15.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 4.6 points, a growth rate faster than 72% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 4,761 to 4,522 students (5.0% 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 per-pupil spending of $26,664 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$82,830.005

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
$76,032

-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 Marlboro Township School District

What the Numbers Say About Marlboro Township School District

Marlboro Township School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New Jersey, serving 4,522 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $26,664. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $82,830, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3409720 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 Marlboro Township School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 5.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (17.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 71% 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, Marlboro Township School District reports $120.6M in total expenditure against $118.9M 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 $23.5M, special-education teacher pay is $9.4M.

How does Marlboro 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.

Marlboro Township School District $82,830
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Marlboro Township School District pays -10.6% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $26,664 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, Marlboro Township School District sits closest to Linden Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Fort Lee 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. Linden Public School District
  2. Evesham Township School District
  3. West Deptford Township School District
  4. Camden City School District
  5. Fort Lee School District
  6. Pequannock Township School District
  7. Mahwah Township Public School District
  8. Howell Township Public School District
  9. Trenton Public School District
  10. Buena Regional School District
  11. Hanover Park Regional High School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Fort Lee School District
  2. Florence Township School District
  3. Hazlet Township Public School District
  4. Manville School District
  5. Carteret Public School District
  6. Fair Lawn Public School District
  7. Glen Ridge Public School District
  8. Ridgewood Public School District
  9. Maple Shade School District
  10. Jackson Township School District
  11. Burlington Township School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Marlboro Township School District: closest on enrollment (4,522 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($82,830 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

$118.9M
Total Revenue
$120.6M
Total Expenditure
$37.0M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$23.5M
Regular Program
$9.4M
Special Education
$1.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Marlboro Township School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 92% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 8% 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. Marlboro Township School District places 143 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.

Phillipsburg School District
$82,014
3,896 students
Morris School District
$82,178
5,198 students
Moorestown Township Public School District
$87,025
3,838 students
Lacey Township School District
$77,134
3,822 students
Carteret Public School District
$84,918
3,773 students
ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
$81,934
5,299 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 Marlboro Township School District
What is the average teacher salary in Marlboro Township School District?

The average teacher salary in Marlboro Township School District is $82,830 (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 Marlboro Township School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Marlboro Township School District pays 5.4% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $82,830.

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

Marlboro Township School District pays 17.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $82,830.

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

Marlboro Township School District spends approximately $26,664 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Marlboro Township School District's total expenditure of $120.6M (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. Marlboro 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.