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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3409840

Medford Lakes School District

Medford Lakes School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $70,825 (above only 20% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Medford Lakes School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,825
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$22,457
Per-pupil spending
484
Students enrolled
20th
Pct. in NJ
$70,825

Medford Lakes School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $70,825 (above only 20% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $70,825, near the national average of $70,245, serving 484 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Medford Lakes School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $70,825 (above only 20% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 20th percentile for New Jersey
  • 61st percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Medford Lakes School District ranks #413 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #496 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
  • +20.1% 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, Medford Lakes School District's instructional payroll puts 71.6% into regular program , 3.1 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 Medford Lakes NJ median Gap
Regular program 71.6% 74.7% -3.1 pp
Special education 22.6% 19.7% +2.9 pp
Other programs 5.9% 4.0% +1.8 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 3409840 · FY2023.

LEAID 3409840 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Medford Lakes F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -10% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P20 in state RANK-NAT-MID P61 national PPE-HIGH $22K/pupil ENR-TINY 484 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near West FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,825 estimated average teacher salary · P20 in New Jersey · P61 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Toms (+$156est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Medford Lakes

Salary neighbourhood · Medford Lakes

Medford Lakes trails 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 Medford Lakes

Medford Lakes School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,825 Top 39% higher than 61% 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

Medford Lakes 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 Medford Lakes School District ranks #413 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #496 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

Medford Lakes 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 Medford Lakes School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +20.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 9.1 points, a growth rate faster than 88% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 514 to 484 students (5.8% 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.
  • It is a very small district (484 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$70,824.524

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
$65,012

-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 Medford Lakes School District

What the Numbers Say About Medford Lakes School District

Medford Lakes School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 484 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,457. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,825, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3409840 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 Medford Lakes School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.9% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 20% 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, Medford Lakes School District reports $10.9M in total expenditure against $11.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.8M.

How does Medford Lakes 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.

Medford Lakes School District $70,825
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Medford Lakes School District pays -23.5% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $22,457 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, Medford Lakes School District sits closest to West Long Branch School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Totowa 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. West Long Branch School District
  2. Netcong School District
  3. Moonachie School District
  4. Clayton Public School District
  5. Stanhope School District
  6. Greenwich Township School District
  7. Chesterfield Township School District
  8. Barrington School District
  9. Upper Deerfield Township School District
  10. National Park Boro School District
  11. Eastampton Township School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Totowa Public School District
  2. Dunellen Public School District
  3. HADDON HEIGHTS School District
  4. Springfield Township School District
  5. South Amboy School District
  6. East Greenwich Township School District
  7. Salem County Vocational Technical School District
  8. Oradell Public School District
  9. River Edge School District
  10. Washington Borough School District
  11. Woodbury Heights Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Medford Lakes School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Medford Lakes School District: closest on enrollment (484 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,825 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

$11.6M
Total Revenue
$10.9M
Total Expenditure
$3.7M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.4M
Regular Program
$0.8M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Medford Lakes 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. Placed 357 of 423, Medford Lakes School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Bedminster Township Public School District
$79,952
452 students
Clinton-Glen Gardner School District
$80,023
450 students
Carlstadt Public School District
$90,176
520 students
Alexandria Township School District
$78,980
447 students
Cranbury Township School District
$75,812
447 students
Gloucester County Special Services School District
$67,634
521 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 Medford Lakes School District
What is the average teacher salary in Medford Lakes School District?

The average teacher salary in Medford Lakes School District is $70,825 (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 Medford Lakes School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Medford Lakes School District pays 9.9% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $70,825.

How does Medford Lakes School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Medford Lakes School District pays 0.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,825.

What is the per-pupil spending in Medford Lakes School District?

Medford Lakes School District spends approximately $22,457 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Medford Lakes School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Medford Lakes School District's total expenditure of $10.9M (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. Medford Lakes 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.