Here’s What Lawrence Twp Paid Principals, Administrators in 2020

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — The Lawrence Township Public School district paid principals and administrators less than the median statewide salary, according to recent state data for the 2020-21 school year.

After delays caused by the pandemic, New Jersey recently released new information that shows how much your school district budgeted to pay principals, superintendents and administrators in 2020.

The median statewide salary is $128,052. Lawrence Township pays principals and administrators a median salary of $126,432, which although is the 10th highest in Mercer County, comes in at 248th place statewide.

In Mercer County, Ewing Township pays its principals and administrators the most — $150,361, while the Mercer County Special Services School District pays the least — $91,755.

Patch put together a list of the median salaries set before the 2020-21 school year for all Mercer County towns.

Here is the list of Mercer County school districts and their median principal, superintendent and administrator salaries, from highest to lowest and overall state ranking:

1. Ewing Twp $150,361 (34)
2. W Windsor-Plainsboro Regional $144,396 (67)
3. Village Charter School $143,000 (74)
4. Princeton Public Schools $140,867 (91)
5. Trenton Public School District $140,023 (97)
6. Princeton Charter School $135,702 (142)
7. Hopewell Valley Regional $131,655 (183)
8. Foundation Academy Charter $131,029 (192)
9. Robbinsville $130,000 (201)
10. Lawrence Twp $126,432 (248)
11. Hamilton Twp 122,990 (294)
12. Trenton Stem-To-Civics Cs $122,500 (298)
13. East Windsor Regional $117,671 (349)
14. International Charter School $110,480 (430)
15. Paul Robeson Humanities Charter School $110,000 (439)
16. Pace Cs Of Hamilton $109,999 (440)
17. Mercer County Vocational $96,000 (561)
18. Mercer County Special Services School District $91,755(580)

The above information is part of the state Department of Education's Taxpayer's Guide to Education Spending, which shows the median salary in every school district.

In addition to median salaries, the state's site also shows each district's total spending, average daily enrollment and students from sending districts, the per-pupil costs and the district's total budget spending for 2020.

To see the full list of principals’ and administrators’ salaries in New Jersey, click here.

(This article contains reporting by Alexis Tarrazi, Patch Staff)

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