Berkeley Heights School District
State budget reportUnion 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: $60.9M → 2026-27: $61.1M (+0.2%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $11.7M → 2026-27: $12.1M (+3.7%)19.8% of day-to-day spending.Union County median +14.4% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $49.3M → 2026-27: $49M (-0.6%)Union County median -0.3% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $47.7M → 2026-27: $49.1M (+3%)Union County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $143,929 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $2.4M → 2026-27: $397,054Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.6 → 2024-25: 10.5Union County median 11.9 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $86,168Union County median $77,934 · 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.