Bound Brook School District
State budget reportSomerset 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: $54.7M → 2026-27: $63.6M (+16.3%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $10M → 2026-27: $12.2M (+22.7%)19.3% of day-to-day spending.Somerset County median +17.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $44.7M → 2026-27: $51.3M (+14.9%)Somerset County median +1.9% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $14.2M → 2026-27: $16.1M (+13.2%)Somerset County median +6.3% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $2.2M from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $2.9M → 2026-27: $7.5MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 11.3 → 2024-25: 10.5Somerset County median 10.3 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $70,065Somerset County median $83,002 · 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.