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Rockaway Borough School District

Rockaway Borough School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (542 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Rockaway Borough School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$72,416
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$32,935
Per-pupil spending
542
Students enrolled
27th
Pct. in NJ
$72,416

Rockaway Borough School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (542 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $72,416, near the national average of $70,245, serving 542 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Rockaway Borough School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (542 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 27th percentile for New Jersey
  • 63rd percentile nationally
  • 26% 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.
  • Rockaway Borough School District ranks #380 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #153 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
  • +26.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3414100 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Rockaway Borough F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -8% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P27 in state RANK-NAT-MID P63 national PPE-HIGH $33K/pupil ENR-SMALL 542 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Upper FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $72,416 estimated average teacher salary · P27 in New Jersey · P63 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Franklin (+$478est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Rockaway Borough

Salary neighbourhood · Rockaway Borough

Rockaway Borough 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Rockaway Borough

Rockaway Borough School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$72,416 Top 37% higher than 63% 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

Rockaway Borough 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 Rockaway Borough School District ranks #380 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #153 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

Rockaway Borough 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 Rockaway Borough School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +26.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 15.6 points, a growth rate faster than 96% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $32,935 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$72,415.631

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
$66,472

-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 Rockaway Borough School District

What the Numbers Say About Rockaway Borough School District

Rockaway Borough School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 542 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $32,935. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $72,416, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3414100 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 Rockaway Borough School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 7.9% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (3.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 27% 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, Rockaway Borough School District reports $17.9M in total expenditure against $15.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% 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 $0.8M.

How does Rockaway Borough 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.

Rockaway Borough School District $72,416
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Rockaway Borough School District pays -21.8% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $32,935 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, Rockaway Borough School District sits closest to Upper Township School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Brooklawn 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.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Upper Township School District
  2. Union Township School District
  3. Franklin Township School District
  4. Delsea Regional High School District
  5. Brooklawn Public School District
  6. Greenwich Township School District
  7. East Greenwich Township School District
  8. North Arlington School District
  9. Washington Township School District
  10. Andover Regional School District
  11. Denville Township K-8 School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Brooklawn Public School District
  2. Florham Park School District
  3. Garwood Boro
  4. Harrison Public Schools
  5. Cresskill Public School District
  6. Oakland Public School District
  7. Red Bank Borough Public School District
  8. Jamesburg Public School District
  9. Lebanon Township School District
  10. Bound Brook School District
  11. Montvale Board of Education School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Rockaway Borough School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Rockaway Borough School District: closest on enrollment (542 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($72,416 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

$15.4M
Total Revenue
$17.9M
Total Expenditure
$4.6M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.0M
Regular Program
$0.8M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Rockaway Borough School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational 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. Placed 333 of 422, Rockaway Borough 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.

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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.

Shrewsbury Borough School District
$69,868
462 students
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District
$69,459
624 students
Bedminster Township Public School District
$79,952
452 students
Ho-Ho-Kus School District
$82,393
542 students
Mansfield Township Elementary School District
$78,852
543 students
West Long Branch School District
$70,825
543 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 Rockaway Borough School District
What is the average teacher salary in Rockaway Borough School District?

The average teacher salary in Rockaway Borough School District is $72,416 (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 Rockaway Borough School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Rockaway Borough School District pays 7.9% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $72,416.

How does Rockaway Borough School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Rockaway Borough School District pays 3.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $72,416.

What is the per-pupil spending in Rockaway Borough School District?

Rockaway Borough School District spends approximately $32,935 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Rockaway Borough School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Rockaway Borough School District's total expenditure of $17.9M (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. Rockaway Borough 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.