Allendale Public School District
State budget reportBergen 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: $21.7M → 2026-27: $23M (+6.3%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $4.9M → 2026-27: $5.6M (+14.1%)24.4% of day-to-day spending.Bergen County median +23.5% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $16.8M → 2026-27: $17.4M (+4%)Bergen County median +0.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $18.7M → 2026-27: $19.9M (+6.7%)Bergen County median +6% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidDown $33,808 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $2M → 2026-27: $1.6MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 12.2 → 2024-25: 12Bergen County median 11.2 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $85,140Bergen County median $83,387 · 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.