Bay Head Borough School District
State budget reportOcean 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: $4.2M → 2026-27: $4.7M (+10.3%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $615,048 → 2026-27: $860,811 (+40%)18.4% of day-to-day spending.Ocean County median +20.8% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $3.6M → 2026-27: $3.8M (+5.3%)Ocean County median +1.2% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $3.8M → 2026-27: $4M (+5.4%)Ocean County median +5.4% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $4,230 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $34,607 → 2026-27: $100,676Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 11.4 → 2024-25: 6.7Ocean County median 11.2 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $74,995Ocean County median $75,096 · 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.