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Shrewsbury Borough School District

Shrewsbury Borough School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,868 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Shrewsbury Borough School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,868
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$30,136
Per-pupil spending
462
Students enrolled
16th
Pct. in NJ
$69,868

Shrewsbury Borough School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,868 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $69,868, near the national average of $70,245, serving 462 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Shrewsbury Borough School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,868 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 16th percentile for New Jersey
  • 59th percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Shrewsbury Borough School District ranks #434 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #242 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
  • +12.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2021 (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, Shrewsbury Borough School District's instructional payroll puts 31.8% into special education , 12.2 points above the state median of 19.7%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical New Jersey peer.

Program Shrewsbury Borough NJ median Gap
Regular program 68.2% 74.7% -6.6 pp
Special education 31.8% 19.7% +12.2 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 3414970 · FY2023.

LEAID 3414970 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Shrewsbury Borough F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -11% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P16 in state RANK-NAT-MID P59 national PPE-HIGH $30K/pupil ENR-TINY 462 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Alloway FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,868 estimated average teacher salary · P16 in New Jersey · P59 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Toms (+$1,112est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Shrewsbury Borough

Salary neighbourhood · Shrewsbury Borough

Shrewsbury 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
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National salary distribution for Shrewsbury Borough

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,868 Top 41% higher than 59% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $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

Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury Borough School District ranks #434 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #242 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

Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury Borough School District

  • This is a contracting district: 479 students in FY2019 down to 441 in FY2021, a 7.9% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.
  • It is a very small district (462 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $30,136 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$69,867.925

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
$64,134

-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 Shrewsbury Borough School District

What the Numbers Say About Shrewsbury Borough School District

Shrewsbury Borough School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 462 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $30,136. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,868, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3414970 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 Shrewsbury Borough School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 16% 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, Shrewsbury Borough School District reports $13.9M in total expenditure against $12.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.5M, special-education teacher pay is $1.2M.

How does Shrewsbury 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.

Shrewsbury Borough School District $69,868
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Shrewsbury Borough School District pays -24.6% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $30,136 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, Shrewsbury Borough School District sits closest to Alloway Twp School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lopatcong 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. Alloway Twp School District
  2. Mine Hill Township School District
  3. Westampton Township Public School District
  4. North Haledon School District
  5. Pitman Boro School District
  6. Paulsboro School District
  7. UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP School District
  8. Florence Township School District
  9. Great Meadows Regional School District
  10. Mountainside School District
  11. Bellmawr Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Lopatcong Township School District
  2. Atlantic Highlands School District
  3. Highland Park Boro School District
  4. Hampton Township School District
  5. Sussex County Technical School District
  6. Tinton Falls School District
  7. Pinelands Regional School District
  8. Egg Harbor City School District
  9. Belvidere School District
  10. Rumson Borough School District
  11. Delsea Regional High School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Shrewsbury Borough School District: closest on enrollment (462 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,868 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

$12.8M
Total Revenue
$13.9M
Total Expenditure
$4.1M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.5M
Regular Program
$1.2M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Shrewsbury Borough School District: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% 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 372 of 423, Shrewsbury 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.

Carlstadt Public School District
$90,176
520 students
Gloucester County Special Services School District
$67,634
521 students
Hainesport Township School District
$64,860
526 students
Belmar Elementary School District
$62,939
394 students
Maurice River Township School District
$55,863
393 students
Northvale Public School District
$83,731
533 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 Shrewsbury Borough School District
What is the average teacher salary in Shrewsbury Borough School District?

The average teacher salary in Shrewsbury Borough School District is $69,868 (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 Shrewsbury Borough School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Shrewsbury Borough School District pays 11.1% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $69,868.

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

Shrewsbury Borough School District pays 0.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,868.

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

Shrewsbury Borough School District spends approximately $30,136 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Shrewsbury Borough School District's total expenditure of $13.9M (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. Shrewsbury 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.