School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3412360
Palisades Park School District
Palisades Park School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (1,756 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Palisades Park School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $80,439
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $25,627
- Per-pupil spending
- 1,756
- Students enrolled
- 62nd
- Pct. in NJ
Near benchmark
Palisades Park School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (1,756 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $80,439, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,756 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Palisades Park School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (1,756 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 62nd percentile for New Jersey
- 75th percentile nationally
- 29% 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.
- Palisades Park School District ranks #194 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #420 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
- +14.1% estimated-basis panel FY2020→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, Palisades Park School District's instructional payroll puts 12.4% into other programs , 8.4 points above the state median of 4.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.
| Program | Palisades Park | NJ median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 72.1% | 74.7% | -2.6 pp |
| Special education | 15.5% | 19.7% | -4.2 pp |
| Other programs | 12.4% | 4.0% | +8.4 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 3412360 · FY2023.
LEAID 3412360 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Palisades Park F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $80,439 estimated average teacher salary · P62 in New Jersey · P75 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: South (+$134est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Palisades Park
Salary neighbourhood · Palisades Park
Palisades Park sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).
- Toms · low pole
Toms · low pole
$70,980 est. salary
- Paterson · near
Paterson · near
$79,067 est. salary
- Palisades
Palisades · this district
$80,439 est. salary
- South · near
South · near
$80,573 est. salary
- Egg · near
Egg · near
$80,901 est. salary
- Perth · top pay
Perth · top pay
$159,259 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Palisades Park
Palisades Park School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$80,439 Top 25% higher than 75% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Palisades Park 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)
- Perth Amboy Public School District
Perth Amboy Public School District
$159,259 est. avg salary
- Asbury Park School District
Asbury Park School District
$98,778 est. avg salary
- Palisades Park School District
Palisades Park School District
$80,439 est. avg salary
What this shows Palisades Park School District ranks #194 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #420 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Palisades Park School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Asbury Park School District
Asbury Park School District
$62,321 per pupil
- Perth Amboy Public School District
Perth Amboy Public School District
$46,538 per pupil
- Palisades Park School District
Palisades Park School District
$25,627 per pupil
What this shows Asbury Park School District leads spending at $62,321 per pupil; Perth Amboy Public School District leads pay.
What stands out about Palisades Park School District
- Its per-pupil spending of $25,627 is among the highest in the nation.
New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $80,438.657
- New Jersey price level
- 108.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $73,837
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
-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 Palisades Park School District
What the Numbers Say About Palisades Park School District
Palisades Park School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 1,756 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,627. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $80,439, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3412360 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 Palisades Park School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 62% 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, Palisades Park School District reports $45.0M in total expenditure against $45.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.5M, special-education teacher pay is $1.8M.
How does Palisades Park 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.
Palisades Park School District pays -13.1% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $25,627 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, Palisades Park School District sits closest to Union County Vocational-Technical School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Little Falls Township 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.
- Union County Vocational-Technical School District
- Leonia Public School District
- Rockaway Township School District
- Hammonton School District
- Belvidere School District
- Butler Public School District
- Mount Olive Township School District
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
- Caldwell-West School District
- Lawrence Township Public School District
- Salem City School District
- Little Falls Township Public School District
- Bellmawr Public School District
- West Deptford Township School District
- Hackettstown Public School District
- Westfield Public School District
- Dumont Public School District
- Central Regional School District
- Riverside Township School District
- New Providence School District
- Shamong Township School District
- Lacey Township School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
- Union County Vocational-Technical School District$80,463 estimated salary+0.0% versus this district · 1,687 students
- Leonia Public School District$80,492 estimated salary+0.1% versus this district · 2,109 students
- Rockaway Township School District$80,500 estimated salary+0.1% versus this district · 2,379 students
Similar per-pupil investment
- Little Falls Township Public School District$25,658 per pupil+0.1% versus this district · $74,306 estimated salary
- Bellmawr Public School District$25,564 per pupil-0.2% versus this district · $70,260 estimated salary
- West Deptford Township School District$25,718 per pupil+0.4% versus this district · $82,959 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Palisades Park School District's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Palisades Park School District: closest on enrollment (1,756 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($80,439 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Palisades Park 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. Palisades Park School District places 181 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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Smaller-district sample from 522 New Jersey peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Palisades Park School District
What is the average teacher salary in Palisades Park School District?
The average teacher salary in Palisades Park School District is $80,439 (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 Palisades Park School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?
Palisades Park School District pays 2.3% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $80,439.
How does Palisades Park School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
Palisades Park School District pays 14.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $80,439.
What is the per-pupil spending in Palisades Park School District?
Palisades Park School District spends approximately $25,627 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Palisades Park School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 29% of Palisades Park School District's total expenditure of $45.0M (NCES FY2023).
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