School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3417610
West Orange Public Schools
West Orange Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (6,660 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for West Orange Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $99,766
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $35,816
- Per-pupil spending
- 6,660
- Students enrolled
- 98th
- Pct. in NJ
Well above benchmark
West Orange Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (6,660 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $99,766, above the national average of $70,245, serving 6,660 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: West Orange Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (6,660 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 98th percentile for New Jersey
- 91st percentile nationally
- 31% 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.
- West Orange Public Schools ranks #8 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #103 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, West Orange Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 7.8% into other programs , 3.8 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 | West Orange | NJ median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 73.4% | 74.7% | -1.3 pp |
| Special education | 18.8% | 19.7% | -0.8 pp |
| Other programs | 7.8% | 4.0% | +3.8 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 3417610 · FY2023.
LEAID 3417610 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
West Orange F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $99,766 estimated average teacher salary · P98 in New Jersey · P91 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Freehold ($832est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for West Orange
Salary neighbourhood · West Orange
West Orange 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).
- Toms · low pole
Toms · low pole
$70,980 est. salary
- East · near
East · near
$93,950 est. salary
- Wayne · near
Wayne · near
$94,514 est. salary
- Freehold · near
Freehold · near
$98,934 est. salary
- West · this district
West · this district
$99,766 est. salary
- Perth · top pay
Perth · top pay
$159,259 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for West Orange
West Orange Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$99,766 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
West Orange 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)
- Perth Amboy Public School District
Perth Amboy Public School District
$159,259 est. avg salary
- West Orange Public Schools
West Orange Public Schools
$99,766 est. avg salary
- Asbury Park School District
Asbury Park School District
$98,778 est. avg salary
What this shows West Orange Public Schools ranks #8 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #103 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
West Orange Public Schools 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
- West Orange Public Schools
West Orange Public Schools
$35,816 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 West Orange Public Schools
- It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 91% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
- Its per-pupil spending of $35,816 is among the highest in the nation.
New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $99,766.145
- New Jersey price level
- 108.9 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $91,578
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 West Orange Public Schools
What the Numbers Say About West Orange Public Schools
West Orange Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New Jersey, serving 6,660 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $35,816. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $99,766, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3417610 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 West Orange Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 26.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (42.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 98% 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, West Orange Public Schools reports $238.5M in total expenditure against $241.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $47.3M, special-education teacher pay is $12.1M.
How does West Orange Public Schools compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the New Jersey average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
West Orange Public Schools pays +7.7% more than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $35,816 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, West Orange Public Schools sits closest to Freehold Regional High School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Jersey City Public Schools. 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.
- Freehold Regional High School District
- Bergen County Vocational Technical School District
- Ridgewood Public School District
- Hudson County Schools of Technology School District
- Hackensack School District
- Morris Hills Regional School District
- Wayne Township Public School District
- Atlantic City School District
- Northern Valley Regional High School District
- Cresskill Public School District
- Lenape Regional High School District
- Jersey City Public Schools
- Irvington Public School District
- Paramus Public School District
- Montclair Public School District
- Englewood Public School District
- Mahwah Township Public School District
- South Orange-Maplewood School District
- Hackensack School District
- Watchung Hills Regional High School District
- Princeton Public School District
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
- Freehold Regional High School District$98,934 estimated salary-0.8% versus this district · 10,316 students
- Bergen County Vocational Technical School District$101,061 estimated salary+1.3% versus this district · 2,565 students
- Ridgewood Public School District$97,728 estimated salary-2.0% versus this district · 5,514 students
Similar per-pupil investment
- Jersey City Public Schools$35,851 per pupil+0.1% versus this district · $93,662 estimated salary
- Irvington Public School District$35,779 per pupil-0.1% versus this district · $86,061 estimated salary
- Paramus Public School District$35,509 per pupil-0.9% versus this district · $90,249 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near West Orange Public Schools's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for West Orange Public Schools: closest on enrollment (6,660 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($99,766 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 West Orange Public Schools: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% 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. West Orange Public Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 8 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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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 West Orange Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in West Orange Public Schools?
The average teacher salary in West Orange Public Schools is $99,766 (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 West Orange Public Schools teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?
West Orange Public Schools pays 26.9% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $99,766.
How does West Orange Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?
West Orange Public Schools pays 42.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $99,766.
What is the per-pupil spending in West Orange Public Schools?
West Orange Public Schools spends approximately $35,816 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of West Orange Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 31% of West Orange Public Schools's total expenditure of $238.5M (NCES FY2023).
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