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Toms River Regional School District

Toms River Regional School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $70,980 (above only 20% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Toms River Regional School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,980
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$24,657
Per-pupil spending
14,501
Students enrolled
20th
Pct. in NJ
$70,980

Toms River Regional School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $70,980 (above only 20% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $70,980, near the national average of $70,245, serving 14,501 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Toms River Regional School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $70,980 (above only 20% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 20th percentile for New Jersey
  • 61st percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Toms River Regional School District ranks #411 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #452 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
  • +6.8% 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, Toms River Regional School District's instructional payroll puts 77.1% into regular program , 2.4 points above the state median of 74.7%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median New Jersey district.

Program Toms River NJ median Gap
Regular program 77.1% 74.7% +2.4 pp
Special education 20.6% 19.7% +0.9 pp
Other programs 2.3% 4.0% -1.7 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 3416230 · FY2023.

LEAID 3416230 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Toms River F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -10% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P20 in state RANK-NAT-MID P61 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-LARGE 14.5K students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Bridgeton FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,980 estimated average teacher salary · P20 in New Jersey · P61 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Franklin (+$1,914est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Toms River

Salary neighbourhood · Toms River

Toms 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Toms River

Toms River Regional School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,980 Top 39% higher than 61% 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

Toms 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)

est. avg salary

What this shows Toms River Regional School District ranks #411 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #452 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

Toms River Regional 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 Toms River Regional School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +6.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 4.2 points, a growth rate faster than 30% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 15,374 to 14,501 students (5.7% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$70,980.356

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
$65,155

-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 Toms River Regional School District

What the Numbers Say About Toms River Regional School District

Toms River Regional School District is a mid-sized school district in New Jersey, serving 14,501 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,657. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,980, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3416230 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 Toms River Regional School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.7% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 20% 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, Toms River Regional School District reports $357.6M in total expenditure against $331.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $60.0M, special-education teacher pay is $16.0M.

How does Toms River Regional 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.

Toms River Regional School District $70,980
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Toms River Regional School District pays -23.4% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $24,657 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, Toms River Regional School District sits closest to Bridgeton City School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Mount Laurel 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. Bridgeton City School District
  2. Millville School District
  3. LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District
  4. Franklin Township Public School District
  5. Monroe Township Public School District
  6. Bayonne School District
  7. Vineland Public School District
  8. Hamilton Township Public School District
  9. Brick Township Public School District
  10. Winslow Township School District
  11. Washington Township School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Mount Laurel Township School District
  2. Freehold Regional High School District
  3. South Brunswick School District
  4. Hamilton Township Public School District
  5. Deptford Township Public School District
  6. Monroe Township Public School District
  7. Monroe Township School District
  8. Piscataway Township School District
  9. Cranford Public School District
  10. Lacey Township School District
  11. Gloucester Township Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Toms River Regional School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Toms River Regional School District: closest on enrollment (14,501 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,980 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

$331.2M
Total Revenue
$357.6M
Total Expenditure
$87.9M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$60.0M
Regular Program
$16.0M
Special Education
$1.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Toms River Regional School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% 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 355 of 422, Toms River Regional 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.

View all New Jersey districts →

Other New Jersey Districts

Large-district sample from 522 New Jersey peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Montclair Public School District
$90,128
6,122 students
Linden Public School District
$82,729
6,032 students
Westfield Public School District
$91,876
5,891 students
Woodbridge Township School District
$86,203
13,683 students
Trenton Public School District
$83,153
12,483 students
Edison Township School District
$87,803
16,596 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 Toms River Regional School District
What is the average teacher salary in Toms River Regional School District?

The average teacher salary in Toms River Regional School District is $70,980 (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 Toms River Regional School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Toms River Regional School District pays 9.7% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $70,980.

How does Toms River Regional School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Toms River Regional School District pays 1.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,980.

What is the per-pupil spending in Toms River Regional School District?

Toms River Regional School District spends approximately $24,657 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Toms River Regional School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Toms River Regional School District's total expenditure of $357.6M (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. Toms River Regional 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.