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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3411550

North Haledon School District

North Haledon School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $70,116 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for North Haledon School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,116
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$26,293
Per-pupil spending
580
Students enrolled
16th
Pct. in NJ
$70,116

North Haledon School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $70,116 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $70,116, near the national average of $70,245, serving 580 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: North Haledon School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $70,116 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 16th percentile for New Jersey
  • 59th 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.
  • North Haledon School District ranks #431 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #399 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
  • +13.8% 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, North Haledon School District's instructional payroll puts 23.0% into special education , 3.4 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 North Haledon NJ median Gap
Regular program 73.0% 74.7% -1.7 pp
Special education 23.0% 19.7% +3.4 pp
Other programs 4.0% 4.0% -0.0 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 3411550 · FY2023.

LEAID 3411550 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

North Haledon F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -11% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P16 in state RANK-NAT-MID P59 national PPE-HIGH $26K/pupil ENR-SMALL 580 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Westampton FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,116 estimated average teacher salary · P16 in New Jersey · P59 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Toms (+$864est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for North Haledon

Salary neighbourhood · North Haledon

North Haledon 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 North Haledon

North Haledon School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,116 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

North Haledon 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 North Haledon School District ranks #431 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #399 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

North Haledon 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 North Haledon School District

  • Enrolment fell from 619 to 580 students (6.3% 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 $26,293 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$70,116.495

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
$64,362

-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 North Haledon School District

What the Numbers Say About North Haledon School District

North Haledon School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 580 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $26,293. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,116, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3411550 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 North Haledon School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 10.8% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 16% 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, North Haledon School District reports $15.3M in total expenditure against $16.5M 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 $3.0M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does North Haledon 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.

North Haledon School District $70,116
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

North Haledon School District pays -24.3% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $26,293 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, North Haledon School District sits closest to Westampton Township Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Ogdensburg Borough 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. Westampton Township Public School District
  2. Pitman Boro School District
  3. UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP School District
  4. Florence Township School District
  5. Great Meadows Regional School District
  6. Mountainside School District
  7. Bellmawr Public School District
  8. Mine Hill Township School District
  9. Berlin Borough School District
  10. Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
  11. Tinton Falls School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Ogdensburg Borough School District
  2. Pittsgrove Township School District
  3. Norwood Public School District
  4. Pennsville School District
  5. Woodland Park School District
  6. Little Egg Harbor Township School District
  7. Middlesex Borough School District
  8. North Caldwell School District
  9. Springfield Public School District
  10. Hainesport Township School District
  11. Glen Ridge Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for North Haledon School District: closest on enrollment (580 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,116 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

$16.5M
Total Revenue
$15.3M
Total Expenditure
$4.5M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.0M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in North Haledon School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% 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 370 of 422, North Haledon 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.

Ho-Ho-Kus School District
$82,393
542 students
Rockaway Borough School District
$72,416
542 students
North Warren Regional School District
$79,444
620 students
Ocean Township School District
$54,533
540 students
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District
$69,459
624 students
Northvale Public School District
$83,731
533 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 North Haledon School District
What is the average teacher salary in North Haledon School District?

The average teacher salary in North Haledon School District is $70,116 (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 North Haledon School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

North Haledon School District pays 10.8% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $70,116.

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

North Haledon School District pays 0.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,116.

What is the per-pupil spending in North Haledon School District?

North Haledon School District spends approximately $26,293 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of North Haledon School District's total expenditure of $15.3M (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. North Haledon 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.