Alexandria Township School District
State budget reportHunterdon County · 2026-27 budget, from New Jersey Department of Education files. Budgets are set for a whole district, so every school in it shares these figures.
Spending
- Day-to-day spending2025-26: $11.6M → 2026-27: $12M (+3.6%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $2M → 2026-27: $2.5M (+20.2%)20.4% of day-to-day spending.Hunterdon County median +19.1% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $9.5M → 2026-27: $9.6M (+0.1%)Hunterdon County median -1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $9.9M → 2026-27: $10.4M (+5.2%)Hunterdon County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $61,216 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $366,749 → 2026-27: $80,337Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 9.2 → 2024-25: 8.5Hunterdon County median 8.7 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $77,425Hunterdon County median $75,153 · New Jersey median $78,587
Medians are across districts whose budgets are comparable; services commissions and districts outside the state aid formula are left out.