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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3416080

Teaneck School District

Teaneck School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (3,633 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Teaneck School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$89,200
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$40,882
Per-pupil spending
3,633
Students enrolled
87th
Pct. in NJ
$89,200

Teaneck School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (3,633 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $89,200, above the national average of $70,245, serving 3,633 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Teaneck School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (3,633 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 87th percentile for New Jersey
  • 84th percentile nationally
  • 23% 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.
  • Teaneck School District ranks #67 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #51 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

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Instructional payroll mix vs New Jersey median

Among 577 New Jersey districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Teaneck School District's instructional payroll puts 25.2% into special education , 5.6 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 Teaneck School NJ median Gap
Regular program 69.5% 74.7% -5.2 pp
Special education 25.2% 19.7% +5.6 pp
Other programs 5.2% 4.0% +1.2 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 3416080 · FY2023.

LEAID 3416080 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Teaneck School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +13% vs state RANK-ST-MID P87 in state RANK-NAT-MID P84 national PPE-HIGH $41K/pupil ENR-MID 3,633 students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Parsippany-Troy FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $89,200 estimated average teacher salary · P87 in New Jersey · P84 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Parsippany-Troy ($122est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Teaneck School

Salary neighbourhood · Teaneck School

Teaneck School already leads 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 Teaneck School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$89,200 Top 16% higher than 84% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Teaneck 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

Teaneck School in New Jersey's upper-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 Teaneck School District ranks #67 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #51 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

Teaneck 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 Teaneck School District

  • Its per-pupil spending of $40,882 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$89,199.677

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
$81,879

-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 Teaneck School District

What the Numbers Say About Teaneck School District

Teaneck School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New Jersey, serving 3,633 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $40,882. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $89,200, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3416080 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 Teaneck School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 13.5% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (27.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 87% 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, Teaneck School District reports $148.5M in total expenditure against $149.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $23.0M, special-education teacher pay is $8.4M.

How does Teaneck 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.

Teaneck School District $89,200
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Teaneck School District pays -3.7% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $40,882 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, Teaneck School District sits closest to Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Plainfield 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. Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District
  2. Livingston Board of Education School District
  3. Kenilworth School District
  4. Warren Township School District
  5. Dumont Public School District
  6. Hopewell Valley Regional School District
  7. Englewood Public School District
  8. Montclair Public School District
  9. West New York School District
  10. Paramus Public School District
  11. Garfield Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Plainfield Public School District
  2. Waldwick School District
  3. East Orange School District
  4. Monmouth Regional High School
  5. Hudson County Schools of Technology School District
  6. Passaic Valley Regional High School District
  7. Waterford Township School District
  8. Pascack Valley Regional High School District
  9. Millstone Township School District
  10. Camden County Technical School District
  11. Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Teaneck School District: closest on enrollment (3,633 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($89,200 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

$149.8M
Total Revenue
$148.5M
Total Expenditure
$34.9M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$23.0M
Regular Program
$8.4M
Special Education
$1.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Teaneck School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 95% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 5% 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. Teaneck School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 64 of 422, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
$77,389
3,902 students
Hammonton School District
$80,529
3,340 students
Summit Public School District
$79,943
3,932 students
Rahway Public School District
$85,127
3,935 students
Dover Public School District
$76,592
3,290 students
Fort Lee School District
$82,980
3,992 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 Teaneck School District
What is the average teacher salary in Teaneck School District?

The average teacher salary in Teaneck School District is $89,200 (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 Teaneck School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Teaneck School District pays 13.5% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $89,200.

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

Teaneck School District pays 27.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $89,200.

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

Teaneck School District spends approximately $40,882 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Teaneck School District's total expenditure of $148.5M (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. Teaneck 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.