School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3413470
Prospect Park Public School District
Prospect Park Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (761 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Prospect Park Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $86,073
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $30,385
- Per-pupil spending
- 761
- Students enrolled
- 81st
- Pct. in NJ
Above benchmark
Prospect Park Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (761 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $86,073, above the national average of $70,245, serving 761 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Prospect Park Public School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (761 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 81st percentile for New Jersey
- 81st percentile nationally
- 24% 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.
- Prospect Park Public School District ranks #97 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #232 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
- +30.5% 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, Prospect Park Public School District's instructional payroll puts 83.6% into regular program , 8.9 points above the state median of 74.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median New Jersey district.
| Program | Prospect Park | NJ median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 83.6% | 74.7% | +8.9 pp |
| Special education | 14.2% | 19.7% | -5.4 pp |
| Other programs | 2.2% | 4.0% | -1.9 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 3413470 · FY2023.
LEAID 3413470 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Prospect Park F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $86,073 estimated average teacher salary · P81 in New Jersey · P81 nationally · 24% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Irvington ($12est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Prospect Park
Salary neighbourhood · Prospect Park
Prospect Park 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).
- Toms · low pole
Toms · low pole
$70,980 est. salary
- Bridgewater-Raritan
Bridgewater-Raritan · near
$86,048 est. salary
- Irvington · near
Irvington · near
$86,061 est. salary
- Prospect
Prospect · this district
$86,073 est. salary
- Woodbridge · near
Woodbridge · near
$86,203 est. salary
- Perth · top pay
Perth · top pay
$159,259 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Prospect Park
Prospect Park Public School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$86,073 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
What stands out about Prospect Park Public School District
- Estimated teacher pay here rose +30.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 19.5 points, a growth rate faster than 98% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment fell from 884 to 761 students (13.9% 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 $30,385 is among the highest in the nation.
New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $86,072.727
- New Jersey price level
- 108.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $79,009
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 Prospect Park Public School District
What the Numbers Say About Prospect Park Public School District
Prospect Park Public School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 761 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $30,385. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $86,073, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3413470 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 Prospect Park Public School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.5% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 81% 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, Prospect Park Public School District reports $23.1M in total expenditure against $23.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 24% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.
How does Prospect Park Public 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.
Prospect Park Public School District pays -7.1% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $30,385 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, Prospect Park Public School District sits closest to South Hackensack School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Delsea Regional High 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.
- South Hackensack School District
- Closter Public School District
- Keansburg School District
- Rancocas Valley Regional High School District
- Lyndhurst Public School District
- North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
- Washington Township School District
- Metuchen Public School District
- Westwood Regional School District
- Verona Public School District
- Hasbrouck Heights School District
- Delsea Regional High School District
- North Warren Regional School District
- Little Silver Boro School District
- East Hanover Township School District
- Stillwater Township School District
- Rumson Borough School District
- Boonton Town Public School District
- Washington Township School District
- Warren Hills Regional School District
- Jefferson Township Public School District
- Burlington City Public School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Delsea Regional High School District$30,353 per pupil-0.1% versus this district · $72,386 estimated salary
- North Warren Regional School District$30,424 per pupil+0.1% versus this district · $79,444 estimated salary
- Little Silver Boro School District$30,426 per pupil+0.1% versus this district · $77,675 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Prospect Park Public School District's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Prospect Park Public School District: closest on enrollment (761 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($86,073 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 Prospect Park Public School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. Prospect Park Public School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 92 of 422, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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 Prospect Park Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in Prospect Park Public School District?
The average teacher salary in Prospect Park Public School District is $86,073 (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 Prospect Park Public School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?
Prospect Park Public School District pays 9.5% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $86,073.
How does Prospect Park Public School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
Prospect Park Public School District pays 22.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $86,073.
What is the per-pupil spending in Prospect Park Public School District?
Prospect Park Public School District spends approximately $30,385 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Prospect Park Public School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 24% of Prospect Park Public School District's total expenditure of $23.1M (NCES FY2023).
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