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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3414070

Rochelle Park School District

Rochelle Park School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (494 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Rochelle Park School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$81,625
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$37,615
Per-pupil spending
494
Students enrolled
67th
Pct. in NJ
$81,625

Rochelle Park School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (494 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $81,625, above the national average of $70,245, serving 494 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Rochelle Park School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (494 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 67th percentile for New Jersey
  • 76th 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.
  • Rochelle Park School District ranks #170 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #79 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
  • +8.1% 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, Rochelle Park School District's instructional payroll puts 67.9% into regular program , 6.8 points below the state median of 74.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Rochelle Park NJ median Gap
Regular program 67.9% 74.7% -6.8 pp
Special education 25.3% 19.7% +5.6 pp
Other programs 6.8% 4.0% +2.8 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 3414070 · FY2023.

LEAID 3414070 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Rochelle Park F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +4% vs state RANK-ST-MID P67 in state RANK-NAT-MID P76 national PPE-HIGH $38K/pupil ENR-TINY 494 students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Delaware FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $81,625 estimated average teacher salary · P67 in New Jersey · P76 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Egg ($724est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Rochelle Park

Salary neighbourhood · Rochelle Park

Rochelle 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Rochelle Park

Rochelle Park School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$81,625 Top 24% higher than 76% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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

What stands out about Rochelle Park School District

  • It is a very small district (494 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $37,615 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$81,625

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
$74,926

-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 Rochelle Park School District

What the Numbers Say About Rochelle Park School District

Rochelle Park School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 494 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $37,615. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $81,625, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3414070 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 Rochelle Park School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 3.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 67% 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, Rochelle Park School District reports $18.6M in total expenditure against $19.3M 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 $2.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does Rochelle 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.

Rochelle Park School District $81,625
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Rochelle Park School District pays -11.9% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $37,615 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, Rochelle Park School District sits closest to Delaware Township School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Midland Park 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. Delaware Township School District
  2. Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District
  3. Hanover Township School District
  4. Totowa Public School District
  5. Hillsdale School District
  6. Northfield City School District
  7. Ocean City School District
  8. Harrington Park School District
  9. Gateway Regional High School District
  10. Long Beach Island Consolidated School District
  11. Ho-Ho-Kus School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Midland Park School District
  2. Franklin Lakes School District
  3. Carlstadt Public School District
  4. Alloway Twp School District
  5. Hanover Park Regional High School District
  6. Riverdale School District
  7. North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
  8. Gateway Regional High School District
  9. Millstone Township School District
  10. Mountain Lakes Public School District
  11. Beverly City School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Rochelle Park School District: closest on enrollment (494 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($81,625 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

$19.3M
Total Revenue
$18.6M
Total Expenditure
$4.2M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.7M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Rochelle Park School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 94% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 6% 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. Rochelle Park School District places 161 of 423 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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Other New Jersey Districts

Smaller-district sample from 522 New Jersey peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Allamuchy Township School District
$77,235
426 students
Haworth Public School District
$79,438
424 students
Greenwich Township School District
$70,545
423 students
Eastampton Township School District
$71,200
573 students
Morris Plains School District
$78,702
574 students
Clementon Elementary School District
$54,785
574 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 Rochelle Park School District
What is the average teacher salary in Rochelle Park School District?

The average teacher salary in Rochelle Park School District is $81,625 (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 Rochelle Park School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Rochelle Park School District pays 3.9% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $81,625.

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

Rochelle Park School District pays 16.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $81,625.

What is the per-pupil spending in Rochelle Park School District?

Rochelle Park School District spends approximately $37,615 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Rochelle Park School District's total expenditure of $18.6M (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. Rochelle Park 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.