School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3413620
Rancocas Valley Regional High School District
Rancocas Valley Regional High School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (1,981 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Rancocas Valley Regional High School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $86,153
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $28,682
- Per-pupil spending
- 1,981
- Students enrolled
- 82nd
- Pct. in NJ
Above benchmark
Rancocas Valley Regional High School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (1,981 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $86,153, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,981 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Rancocas Valley Regional High School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (1,981 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 82nd percentile for New Jersey
- 81st percentile nationally
- 25% 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.
- Rancocas Valley Regional High School District ranks #93 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #301 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
- +15.5% 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, Rancocas Valley Regional High School District's instructional payroll puts 80.9% into regular program , 6.2 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 | Rancocas Valley | NJ median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 80.9% | 74.7% | +6.2 pp |
| Special education | 19.1% | 19.7% | -0.6 pp |
| Other programs | 0.0% | 4.0% | -4.0 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 3413620 · FY2023.
LEAID 3413620 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Rancocas Valley F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $86,153 estimated average teacher salary · P82 in New Jersey · P81 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Woodbridge (+$51est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Rancocas Valley
Salary neighbourhood · Rancocas Valley
Rancocas Valley 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
- Rancocas
Rancocas · this district
$86,153 est. salary
- Woodbridge · near
Woodbridge · near
$86,203 est. salary
- Perth · top pay
Perth · top pay
$159,259 est. salary
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National salary distribution for Rancocas Valley
Rancocas Valley Regional High School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$86,153 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 Rancocas Valley Regional High School District
- Estimated teacher pay here rose +15.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 4.6 points, a growth rate faster than 71% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Its per-pupil spending of $28,682 is among the highest in the nation.
New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $86,152.778
- New Jersey price level
- 108.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $79,082
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 Rancocas Valley Regional High School District
What the Numbers Say About Rancocas Valley Regional High School District
Rancocas Valley Regional High School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 1,981 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $28,682. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $86,153, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3413620 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 Rancocas Valley Regional High School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 82% 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, Rancocas Valley Regional High School District reports $56.8M in total expenditure against $51.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $10.0M, special-education teacher pay is $2.4M.
How does Rancocas Valley Regional High 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.
Rancocas Valley Regional High School District pays -7.0% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $28,682 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, Rancocas Valley Regional High School District sits closest to North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Bogota 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.
- North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
- Randolph Township School District
- Closter Public School District
- Prospect Park Public School District
- Irvington Public School District
- Keansburg School District
- Lyndhurst Public School District
- Westwood Regional School District
- Washington Township School District
- Metuchen Public School District
- School District of the Chathams
- Bogota Public School District
- South Plainfield School District
- Westwood Regional School District
- Berkeley Heights School District
- Holland Township School District
- Phillipsburg School District
- Newton Public School District
- Hasbrouck Heights School District
- Kearny
- Winslow Township School District
- Rutherford School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
- North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District$86,183 estimated salary+0.0% versus this district · 1,909 students
- Randolph Township School District$86,117 estimated salary-0.0% versus this district · 4,218 students
- Closter Public School District$86,106 estimated salary-0.1% versus this district · 1,198 students
Similar per-pupil investment
- Bogota Public School District$28,684 per pupil+0.0% versus this district · $76,887 estimated salary
- South Plainfield School District$28,679 per pupil-0.0% versus this district · $73,145 estimated salary
- Westwood Regional School District$28,667 per pupil-0.1% versus this district · $86,347 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Rancocas Valley Regional High School District's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Rancocas Valley Regional High School District: closest on enrollment (1,981 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($86,153 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 2 programs in Rancocas Valley Regional High School District: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% 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. Rancocas Valley Regional High School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 89 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 Rancocas Valley Regional High School District
What is the average teacher salary in Rancocas Valley Regional High School District?
The average teacher salary in Rancocas Valley Regional High School District is $86,153 (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 Rancocas Valley Regional High School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?
Rancocas Valley Regional High School District pays 9.6% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $86,153.
How does Rancocas Valley Regional High School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
Rancocas Valley Regional High School District pays 22.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $86,153.
What is the per-pupil spending in Rancocas Valley Regional High School District?
Rancocas Valley Regional High School District spends approximately $28,682 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Rancocas Valley Regional High School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 25% of Rancocas Valley Regional High School District's total expenditure of $56.8M (NCES FY2023).
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