School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3415390
South River Public School District
South River Public School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,120 (above only 8% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for South River Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $66,120
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $23,469
- Per-pupil spending
- 2,399
- Students enrolled
- 8th
- Pct. in NJ
Well below benchmark
South River Public School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,120 (above only 8% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,120, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,399 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower-third pay in state: South River Public School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,120 (above only 8% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 8th percentile for New Jersey
- 51st 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.
- South River Public School District ranks #472 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #483 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
- +10.6% 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, South River Public School District's instructional payroll puts 69.0% into regular program , 5.7 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 | South River | NJ median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 69.0% | 74.7% | -5.7 pp |
| Special education | 22.9% | 19.7% | +3.2 pp |
| Other programs | 8.0% | 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 3415390 · FY2023.
LEAID 3415390 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
South River F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $66,120 estimated average teacher salary · P8 in New Jersey · P51 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Toms (+$4,861est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for South River
Salary neighbourhood · South River
South River 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).
- South
South · this district · low pay
$66,120 est. salary
- Toms · near
Toms · near
$70,980 est. salary
- Franklin · near
Franklin · near
$72,894 est. salary
- Bayonne · near
Bayonne · near
$73,975 est. salary
- Perth · top pay
Perth · top pay
$159,259 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for South River
South River Public School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$66,120 Top 49% higher than 51% of 10,684 US districts
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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
South River 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)
- Perth Amboy Public School District
Perth Amboy Public School District
$159,259 est. avg salary
- Asbury Park School District
Asbury Park School District
$98,778 est. avg salary
- South River Public School District
South River Public School District
$66,120 est. avg salary
What this shows South River Public School District ranks #472 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #483 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
South River Public School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Asbury Park School District
Asbury Park School District
$62,321 per pupil
- Perth Amboy Public School District
Perth Amboy Public School District
$46,538 per pupil
- South River Public School District $23,469
South River Public School District
$23,469 per pupil
What this shows Asbury Park School District leads spending at $62,321 per pupil; Perth Amboy Public School District leads pay.
What stands out about South River Public School District
- Enrolment grew 8.6% here, from 2,209 students in FY2019 to 2,399 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $66,119.617
- New Jersey price level
- 108.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $60,693
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
-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 South River Public School District
What the Numbers Say About South River Public School District
South River Public School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 2,399 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,469. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,120, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3415390 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 South River Public School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 15.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 8% 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, South River Public School District reports $56.3M in total expenditure against $59.8M 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 $9.5M, special-education teacher pay is $3.2M.
How does South River Public 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.
South River Public School District pays -28.6% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $23,469 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, South River Public School District sits closest to Fair Haven School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Gloucester County Vocational-Technical 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.
- Fair Haven School District
- Dennis Township School District
- Somers Point School District
- Mount Holly Township Public School District
- Pittsgrove Township School District
- Fairview Public School District
- Logan Township School District
- Guttenberg School District
- Union Beach Public School District
- Edgewater Park Township School District
- North Hanover Township School District
- Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District
- Township of Franklin School District
- Spotswood Public School District
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District
- Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District
- Barnegat Township School District
- Hammonton School District
- Haledon Public School District
- Atlantic County Vocational School District
- Berlin Borough School District
- Point Pleasant Borough School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District$23,472 per pupil+0.0% versus this district · $79,534 estimated salary
- Township of Franklin School District$23,397 per pupil-0.3% versus this district · $58,873 estimated salary
- Spotswood Public School District$23,613 per pupil+0.6% versus this district · $74,869 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near South River Public School District's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for South River Public School District: closest on enrollment (2,399 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,120 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in South River Public School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational 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 399 of 422, South River Public 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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Smaller-district sample from 522 New Jersey peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 South River Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in South River Public School District?
The average teacher salary in South River Public School District is $66,120 (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 South River Public School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?
South River Public School District pays 15.9% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $66,120.
How does South River Public School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
South River Public School District pays 5.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,120.
What is the per-pupil spending in South River Public School District?
South River Public School District spends approximately $23,469 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of South River Public School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 27% of South River Public School District's total expenditure of $56.3M (NCES FY2023).
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