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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3418090

Woodbine School District

Woodbine School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,793 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Woodbine School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,793
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$43,530
Per-pupil spending
232
Students enrolled
1st
Pct. in NJ
$54,793

Woodbine School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,793 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,793, below the national average of $70,245, serving 232 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Woodbine School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,793 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 1st percentile for New Jersey
  • 25th 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.
  • Woodbine School District ranks #506 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #36 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
  • +9.4% 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, Woodbine School District's instructional payroll puts 83.6% into regular program , 8.9 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 Woodbine School NJ median Gap
Regular program 83.6% 74.7% +8.9 pp
Special education 13.1% 19.7% -6.6 pp
Other programs 3.3% 4.0% -0.7 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 3418090 · FY2023.

LEAID 3418090 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Woodbine School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -30% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P1 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P25 national PPE-HIGH $44K/pupil ENR-TINY 232 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Clementon FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,793 estimated average teacher salary · P1 in New Jersey · P25 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Toms (+$16,187est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Woodbine School

Salary neighbourhood · Woodbine School

Woodbine School 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 Woodbine School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,793 25th percentile higher than 25% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $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. Woodbine 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

Woodbine School 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 Woodbine School District ranks #506 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #36 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

Woodbine 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 Woodbine School District

  • It is a very small district (232 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $43,530 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$54,793.103

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
$50,296

-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 Woodbine School District

What the Numbers Say About Woodbine School District

Woodbine School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 232 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $43,530. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,793, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3418090 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 Woodbine School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 30.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 1% 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, Woodbine School District reports $10.1M in total expenditure against $10.8M 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 $1.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Woodbine 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.

Woodbine School District $54,793
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Woodbine School District pays -40.8% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $43,530 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, Woodbine School District sits closest to Clementon Elementary School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hunterdon County Vocational 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. Clementon Elementary School District
  2. Woodlynne School District
  3. Beverly City School District
  4. Ocean Township School District
  5. Maurice River Township School District
  6. Neptune City School District
  7. East Newark School District
  8. Holland Township School District
  9. Lawnside School District
  10. Milltown School District
  11. Salem County Vocational Technical School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hunterdon County Vocational School District
  2. Bloomingdale School District
  3. Green Township School District
  4. Woodlynne School District
  5. Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County
  6. Spring Lake Heights School District
  7. Long Beach Island Consolidated School District
  8. Henry Hudson Regional School District
  9. East Rutherford School District
  10. Oaklyn Public School District
  11. Shore Regional High School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Woodbine School District: closest on enrollment (232 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,793 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

$10.8M
Total Revenue
$10.1M
Total Expenditure
$2.7M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.3M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Woodbine School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 59% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 41% 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 419 of 423, Woodbine 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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Other New Jersey Districts

Smaller-district sample from 522 New Jersey peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Seaside Heights School District
$73,125
202 students
Alloway Twp School District
$69,852
262 students
Hunterdon County Vocational School District
$68,519
263 students
White Township Consolidated School District
$78,006
265 students
Riverton School District
$76,696
272 students
Brooklawn Public School District
$72,453
279 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 Woodbine School District
What is the average teacher salary in Woodbine School District?

The average teacher salary in Woodbine School District is $54,793 (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 Woodbine School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Woodbine School District pays 30.3% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $54,793.

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

Woodbine School District pays 22.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,793.

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

Woodbine School District spends approximately $43,530 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Woodbine School District's total expenditure of $10.1M (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. Woodbine 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.