Alpha Borough School District
State budget reportWarren 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: $7.6M → 2026-27: $7.9M (+3.8%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $940,157 → 2026-27: $1.2M (+30.5%)15.6% of day-to-day spending.Warren County median +14.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $6.6M → 2026-27: $6.7M (+0.1%)Warren County median -0.2% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $4.3M → 2026-27: $4.4M (+2%)Warren County median +3.3% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $72,998 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $659,318 → 2026-27: $717,919Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 7.9 → 2024-25: 8.2Warren County median 10.1 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $67,530Warren County median $75,163 · 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.