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Monroe Township School District

Monroe Township School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (6,900 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Monroe Township School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$83,574
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$25,092
Per-pupil spending
6,900
Students enrolled
72nd
Pct. in NJ
$83,574

Monroe Township School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (6,900 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $83,574, above the national average of $70,245, serving 6,900 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Monroe Township School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (6,900 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 72nd percentile for New Jersey
  • 78th 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.
  • Monroe Township School District ranks #143 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #436 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
  • +13.4% 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, Monroe Township School District's instructional payroll puts 24.2% into special education , 4.5 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 Monroe Township NJ median Gap
Regular program 72.4% 74.7% -2.3 pp
Special education 24.2% 19.7% +4.5 pp
Other programs 3.4% 4.0% -0.6 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 3410500 · FY2023.

LEAID 3410500 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Monroe Township F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +6% vs state RANK-ST-MID P72 in state RANK-NAT-MID P78 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-MID 6,900 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near East FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $83,574 estimated average teacher salary · P72 in New Jersey · P78 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: East ($19est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Monroe Township

Salary neighbourhood · Monroe Township

Monroe 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
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National salary distribution for Monroe Township

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$83,574 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 Monroe Township School District

  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,092 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$83,573.544

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
$76,715

-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 Monroe Township School District

What the Numbers Say About Monroe Township School District

Monroe Township School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New Jersey, serving 6,900 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,092. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $83,574, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3410500 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 Monroe Township School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (19.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 72% 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, Monroe Township School District reports $173.1M in total expenditure against $176.1M 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 $33.5M, special-education teacher pay is $11.2M.

How does Monroe 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.

Monroe Township School District $83,574
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Monroe Township School District pays -9.8% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $25,092 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, Monroe Township School District sits closest to East Brunswick Township School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Upper Freehold Regional 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. East Brunswick Township School District
  2. Madison Public School District
  3. Glen Rock Public School District
  4. Essex County Schools of Technology
  5. Bernards Township School District
  6. Piscataway Township School District
  7. Trenton Public School District
  8. Wyckoff Township Public School District
  9. Fort Lee School District
  10. West Deptford Township School District
  11. Nutley Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Upper Freehold Regional School District
  2. Cranford Public School District
  3. Monroe Township Public School District
  4. Verona Public School District
  5. Deptford Township Public School District
  6. Middle Township Public School District
  7. Lacey Township School District
  8. Lyndhurst Public School District
  9. New Providence School District
  10. South Brunswick School District
  11. Metuchen Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Monroe Township School District: closest on enrollment (6,900 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($83,574 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

$176.1M
Total Revenue
$173.1M
Total Expenditure
$51.5M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$33.5M
Regular Program
$11.2M
Special Education
$1.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Monroe 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. Monroe Township School District places 135 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.

Bloomfield Township School District
$76,928
6,264 students
Jackson Township School District
$77,636
7,563 students
Township of Union School District
$84,821
7,600 students
Wayne Township Public School District
$94,514
7,623 students
Sayreville School District
$78,379
6,148 students
Bridgeton City School District
$70,674
6,137 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 Monroe Township School District
What is the average teacher salary in Monroe Township School District?

The average teacher salary in Monroe Township School District is $83,574 (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 Monroe Township School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Monroe Township School District pays 6.3% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $83,574.

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

Monroe Township School District pays 19.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $83,574.

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

Monroe Township School District spends approximately $25,092 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Monroe Township School District's total expenditure of $173.1M (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. Monroe 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.