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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3416680

Ventnor City School District

Ventnor City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (508 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Ventnor City School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$76,358
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$50,742
Per-pupil spending
508
Students enrolled
43rd
Pct. in NJ
$76,358

Ventnor City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (508 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $76,358, above the national average of $70,245, serving 508 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Ventnor City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (508 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 43rd percentile for New Jersey
  • 69th 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.
  • Ventnor City School District ranks #296 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #8 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, Ventnor City School District's instructional payroll puts 7.9% into other programs , 3.9 points above the state median of 4.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Ventnor City NJ median Gap
Regular program 75.8% 74.7% +1.1 pp
Special education 16.3% 19.7% -3.4 pp
Other programs 7.9% 4.0% +3.9 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 3416680 · FY2023.

LEAID 3416680 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Ventnor City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P43 in state RANK-NAT-MID P69 national PPE-HIGH $51K/pupil ENR-SMALL 508 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Bloomingdale FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $76,358 estimated average teacher salary · P43 in New Jersey · P69 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Washington ($336est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Ventnor City

Salary neighbourhood · Ventnor City

Ventnor City sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Ventnor City

Ventnor City School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$76,358 Top 31% higher than 69% 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. Ventnor City 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

Ventnor City 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 Ventnor City School District ranks #296 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #8 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

Ventnor City 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 Ventnor City School District

  • Its per-pupil spending of $50,742 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$76,357.616

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
$70,091

-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 Ventnor City School District

What the Numbers Say About Ventnor City School District

Ventnor City School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 508 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $50,742. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $76,358, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3416680 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 Ventnor City School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 43% 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, Ventnor City School District reports $25.8M in total expenditure against $27.2M 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 $4.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.9M.

How does Ventnor City 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.

Ventnor City School District $76,358
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Ventnor City School District pays -17.6% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $50,742 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, Ventnor City School District sits closest to Bloomingdale School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Neptune City 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. Bloomingdale School District
  2. Lumberton Township Board of Education
  3. Berlin Township School District
  4. Oldmans Township School District
  5. Chester Township School District
  6. Brielle Boro School District
  7. Riverton School District
  8. River Edge School District
  9. Woodcliff Lake School District
  10. Highland Park Boro School District
  11. Woodbury City Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Neptune City School District
  2. Cape May County Technical High School District
  3. Andover Regional School District
  4. Harding Township School District
  5. Hamburg School District
  6. Mount Arlington Public School District
  7. Bradley Beach School District
  8. Bedminster Township Public School District
  9. Wildwood Crest Borough School District
  10. Belmar Elementary School District
  11. South Hackensack School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Ventnor City School District: closest on enrollment (508 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($76,358 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

$27.2M
Total Revenue
$25.8M
Total Expenditure
$6.5M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.4M
Regular Program
$0.9M
Special Education
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Ventnor City School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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. Ventnor City School District places 268 of 422 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.

Commercial Township School District
$64,641
470 students
Mansfield Township School District
$73,955
548 students
Roseland School District
$77,208
466 students
Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County
$74,517
464 students
Cape May County Technical High School District
$74,523
553 students
Egg Harbor City School District
$63,431
553 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 Ventnor City School District
What is the average teacher salary in Ventnor City School District?

The average teacher salary in Ventnor City School District is $76,358 (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 Ventnor City School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Ventnor City School District pays 2.8% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $76,358.

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

Ventnor City School District pays 8.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $76,358.

What is the per-pupil spending in Ventnor City School District?

Ventnor City School District spends approximately $50,742 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Ventnor City School District's total expenditure of $25.8M (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. Ventnor City 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.