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Buena Regional School District

State budget report

Atlantic 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: $36.9M → 2026-27: $37.9M (+2.8%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $6.4M → 2026-27: $7M (+9.8%)18.5% of day-to-day spending.Atlantic County median +16.5% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $30.5M → 2026-27: $30.9M (+1.4%)Atlantic County median -0.3% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $15.2M → 2026-27: $15.6M (+2%)Atlantic County median +3.7% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $1.1M from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.6M → 2026-27: $956,463Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $3.9M → 2024-25: $4.4M (+12.4%)Atlantic County median +18% · 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: 10.8 → 2024-25: 10.7Atlantic County median 10.5 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $85,500Atlantic County median $80,215 · 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.