Bridgeton City School District
State budget reportCumberland 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.
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $3.7M → 2026-27: $3.7M (0%)Cumberland County median +3% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidDown $3.3M from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $14M → 2026-27: $16.4MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 12.4 → 2024-25: 12.3Cumberland County median 11.6 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $74,870Cumberland County median $74,870 · 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.