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Bayonne School District

State budget report

Hudson 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: $209.6M → 2026-27: $220.6M (+5.3%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $43.6M → 2026-27: $51M (+16.9%)23.1% of day-to-day spending.Hudson County median +16.4% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $165.9M → 2026-27: $169.6M (+2.2%)Hudson County median +3% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $76.3M → 2026-27: $85.7M (+12.3%)Hudson County median +7.2% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $7.6M from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $5.8M → 2026-27: $1.4MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $19.6M → 2024-25: $30.5M (+55.9%)Hudson County median +32% · New Jersey median +18.1%What the district actually spent, from its audited annual financial reports: 2022-23, 2024-25
Teachers
  • Students per teacher2021-22: 12.3 → 2024-25: 11.2Hudson County median 11.3 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $71,800Hudson County median $87,331 · New Jersey median $78,587
New Jersey School Performance Reports

Medians are across districts whose budgets are comparable; services commissions and districts outside the state aid formula are left out.