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Moonachie School District

Moonachie School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (357 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Moonachie School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,993
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$36,006
Per-pupil spending
357
Students enrolled
20th
Pct. in NJ
$70,993

Moonachie School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (357 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $70,993, near the national average of $70,245, serving 357 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Moonachie School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (357 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 20th percentile for New Jersey
  • 61st percentile nationally
  • 22% 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.
  • Moonachie School District ranks #410 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #101 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
  • +3.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3410680 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Moonachie School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -10% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P20 in state RANK-NAT-MID P61 national PPE-HIGH $36K/pupil ENR-TINY 357 students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Barrington FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,993 estimated average teacher salary · P20 in New Jersey · P61 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Toms ($13est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Moonachie School

Salary neighbourhood · Moonachie School

Moonachie School 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 Moonachie School

Moonachie School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,993 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. Moonachie 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

Moonachie School 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 Moonachie School District ranks #410 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #101 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

Moonachie 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 Moonachie School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +3.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 7.5 points, a growth rate faster than 18% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 15.2% here, from 310 students in FY2019 to 357 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.
  • It is a very small district (357 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $36,006 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$70,993.007

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
$65,166

-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 Moonachie School District

What the Numbers Say About Moonachie School District

Moonachie School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 357 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $36,006. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,993, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3410680 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 Moonachie School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.7% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.1% 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, Moonachie School District reports $12.9M in total expenditure against $14.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 22% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Moonachie 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.

Moonachie School District $70,993
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Moonachie School District pays -23.3% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $36,006 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, Moonachie School District sits closest to Barrington School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Wallkill Valley Regional High School. 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. Barrington School District
  2. West Long Branch School District
  3. Medford Lakes School District
  4. Upper Deerfield Township School District
  5. Netcong School District
  6. National Park Boro School District
  7. Eastampton Township School District
  8. Stanhope School District
  9. Green Brook Township Public School District
  10. Springfield Township School District
  11. Greenwich Township School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Wallkill Valley Regional High School
  2. Lincoln Park School District
  3. Eatontown Public School District
  4. Franklin Township School District
  5. East Newark School District
  6. Delanco Township School District
  7. Tewksbury Township School District
  8. Seaside Heights School District
  9. High Point Regional High School District
  10. Lakeland Regional High School District
  11. Pohatcong Township School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Moonachie School District: closest on enrollment (357 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,993 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

$14.0M
Total Revenue
$12.9M
Total Expenditure
$2.8M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.9M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Moonachie 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. Placed 355 of 423, Moonachie 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.

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.

Andover Regional School District
$72,763
428 students
Union Township School District
$72,429
429 students
Riverdale School District
$72,000
285 students
Garwood Boro
$68,987
357 students
Bethlehem Township School District
$80,793
355 students
Mine Hill Township School District
$69,969
355 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 Moonachie School District
What is the average teacher salary in Moonachie School District?

The average teacher salary in Moonachie School District is $70,993 (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 Moonachie School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Moonachie School District pays 9.7% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $70,993.

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

Moonachie School District pays 1.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,993.

What is the per-pupil spending in Moonachie School District?

Moonachie School District spends approximately $36,006 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Moonachie School District's total expenditure of $12.9M (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. Moonachie 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.