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Somerdale School District

Somerdale School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (445 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Somerdale School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,161
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$27,319
Per-pupil spending
445
Students enrolled
33rd
Pct. in NJ
$74,161

Somerdale School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (445 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,161, above the national average of $70,245, serving 445 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Somerdale School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (445 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 33rd percentile for New Jersey
  • 66th percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Somerdale School District ranks #345 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #357 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 FY2020→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, Somerdale School District's instructional payroll puts 14.3% into special education , 5.3 points below the state median of 19.7%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median New Jersey district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Somerdale School NJ median Gap
Regular program 78.9% 74.7% +4.2 pp
Special education 14.3% 19.7% -5.3 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 3415000 · FY2023.

LEAID 3415000 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Somerdale School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -6% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P33 in state RANK-NAT-MID P66 national PPE-HIGH $27K/pupil ENR-TINY 445 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Readington FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,161 estimated average teacher salary · P33 in New Jersey · P66 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Vineland ($37est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Somerdale School

Salary neighbourhood · Somerdale School

Somerdale School 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 Somerdale School

Somerdale School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,161 Top 34% higher than 66% 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. Somerdale School 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

Somerdale School 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 Somerdale School District ranks #345 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #357 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

Somerdale 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 Somerdale School District

  • This is a contracting district: 487 students in FY2020 down to 445 in FY2023, a 8.6% 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 (445 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $27,319 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$74,160.92

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
$68,074

-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 Somerdale School District

What the Numbers Say About Somerdale School District

Somerdale School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 445 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $27,319. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,161, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3415000 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 Somerdale School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 33% 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, Somerdale School District reports $12.2M in total expenditure against $13.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% 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 $0.5M.

How does Somerdale 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.

Somerdale School District $74,161
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Somerdale School District pays -19.9% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $27,319 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, Somerdale School District sits closest to Readington Township School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Pompton Lakes 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. Readington Township School District
  2. Pohatcong Township School District
  3. Little Falls Township Public School District
  4. Fairfield Public School District
  5. Lopatcong Township School District
  6. Lincoln Park School District
  7. Clinton Township School District
  8. Point Pleasant Beach School District
  9. Mansfield Township School District
  10. Demarest School District
  11. Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Pompton Lakes School District
  2. Sterling Regional School District
  3. Northfield City School District
  4. Denville Township K-8 School District
  5. Mount Holly Township Public School District
  6. Cedar Grove Township School District
  7. Lumberton Township Board of Education
  8. Absecon Public Schools District
  9. Deerfield Township School District
  10. Palmyra Public School District
  11. Gibbsboro Elementary School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Somerdale School District: closest on enrollment (445 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,161 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

$13.1M
Total Revenue
$12.2M
Total Expenditure
$3.3M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.5M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Somerdale School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 98% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 2% 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. Somerdale School District places 306 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.

Shrewsbury Borough School District
$69,868
462 students
Allamuchy Township School District
$77,235
426 students
Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County
$74,517
464 students
Haworth Public School District
$79,438
424 students
Roseland School District
$77,208
466 students
Greenwich Township School District
$70,545
423 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 Somerdale School District
What is the average teacher salary in Somerdale School District?

The average teacher salary in Somerdale School District is $74,161 (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 Somerdale School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Somerdale School District pays 5.6% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $74,161.

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

Somerdale School District pays 5.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,161.

What is the per-pupil spending in Somerdale School District?

Somerdale School District spends approximately $27,319 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Somerdale School District's total expenditure of $12.2M (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. Somerdale 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.