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Belvidere School District

State budget report

Warren 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: $11.9M → 2026-27: $12.3M (+3.8%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $2.6M → 2026-27: $3.1M (+22.2%)25.3% of day-to-day spending.Warren County median +14.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $9.3M → 2026-27: $9.2M (-1.2%)Warren County median -0.2% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $4.4M → 2026-27: $4.8M (+10%)Warren County median +3.3% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $173,283 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $200,000 → 2026-27: $350,000Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $1.8M → 2024-25: $1.7M (-3.1%)Warren County median +11.8% · 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: 9.6 → 2024-25: 11.1Warren County median 10.1 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $84,349Warren County median $75,163 · 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.