Brick Township Public School District budget 2026-27

Brick Township Public School District

Ocean 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: $158.2M → 2026-27: $162.7M (+2.8%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
Employee benefits2025-26: $40.8M → 2026-27: $46.7M (+14.5%)28.7% of day-to-day spending.Ocean County median +20.8% · New Jersey median +18.2%
Everything else2025-26: $117.4M → 2026-27: $116M (-1.2%)Ocean County median +1.2% · New Jersey median +0.5%

Where the money comes from

Local school tax levy2025-26: $134.8M → 2026-27: $142.6M (+5.8%)Ocean County median +5.4% · New Jersey median +5%
State school aidUp $923,445 from last year State aid file
Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $3.2M → 2026-27: $0Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.

Health insurance costs

Health benefits, audited2022-23: $26.4M → 2024-25: $31.7M (+19.9%)Ocean County median +20.2% · 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: 12.2 → 2024-25: 11.8Ocean County median 11.2 · New Jersey median 10.7
Median teacher salary2024-25: $81,985Ocean County median $75,096 · 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.