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Seaside Heights School District

Seaside Heights School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (202 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Seaside Heights School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$73,125
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$35,624
Per-pupil spending
202
Students enrolled
30th
Pct. in NJ
$73,125

Seaside Heights School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (202 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $73,125, near the national average of $70,245, serving 202 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Seaside Heights School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (202 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 30th percentile for New Jersey
  • 64th percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Seaside Heights School District ranks #364 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #108 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
  • +18.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2021 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3414790 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Seaside Heights F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -7% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P30 in state RANK-NAT-MID P64 national PPE-HIGH $36K/pupil ENR-TINY 202 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Merchantville FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $73,125 estimated average teacher salary · P30 in New Jersey · P64 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Franklin ($231est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Seaside Heights

Salary neighbourhood · Seaside Heights

Seaside Heights 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
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National salary distribution for Seaside Heights

Seaside Heights School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$73,125 Top 36% higher than 64% 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

Seaside Heights 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 Seaside Heights School District ranks #364 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #108 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

Seaside Heights 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 Seaside Heights School District

  • It is a very small district (202 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $35,624 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$73,125

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
$67,123

-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 Seaside Heights School District

What the Numbers Say About Seaside Heights School District

Seaside Heights School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 202 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $35,624. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $73,125, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3414790 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 Seaside Heights School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 7.0% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (4.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 30% 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, Seaside Heights School District reports $7.2M in total expenditure against $7.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Seaside Heights 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.

Seaside Heights School District $73,125
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Seaside Heights School District pays -21.0% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $35,624 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, Seaside Heights School District sits closest to Merchantville School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Tewksbury Township 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. Merchantville School District
  2. Lebanon Township School District
  3. Oceanport School District
  4. Henry Hudson Regional School District
  5. Wharton Borough School District
  6. Tabernacle Township School District
  7. Mendham Borough School District
  8. Andover Regional School District
  9. Brooklawn Public School District
  10. Union Township School District
  11. Rockaway Borough School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Tewksbury Township School District
  2. South Bound Brook Public School District
  3. Barrington School District
  4. Moonachie School District
  5. Wallkill Valley Regional High School
  6. Franklin Township School District
  7. East Newark School District
  8. Lakehurst School District
  9. Delanco Township School District
  10. Greenwich Township School District
  11. Pohatcong Township School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Seaside Heights School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Seaside Heights School District: closest on enrollment (202 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($73,125 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

$7.5M
Total Revenue
$7.2M
Total Expenditure
$2.2M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.3M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Seaside Heights School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% 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 324 of 423, Seaside Heights 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.

Long Beach Island Consolidated School District
$80,903
209 students
Morris-Union Jointure Commission School District
$60,028
213 students
East Newark School District
$59,474
227 students
Cape May County Special Services School District
$68,466
232 students
Woodbine School District
$54,793
232 students
Wildwood Crest Borough School District
$75,802
243 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 Seaside Heights School District
What is the average teacher salary in Seaside Heights School District?

The average teacher salary in Seaside Heights School District is $73,125 (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 Seaside Heights School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Seaside Heights School District pays 7.0% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $73,125.

How does Seaside Heights School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Seaside Heights School District pays 4.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $73,125.

What is the per-pupil spending in Seaside Heights School District?

Seaside Heights School District spends approximately $35,624 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Seaside Heights School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Seaside Heights School District's total expenditure of $7.2M (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. Seaside Heights 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.