Camden City School District
State budget reportCamden 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: $16.4M → 2026-27: $17.2M (+5%)Camden County median +6% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $22.1M from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $13M → 2026-27: $7.3MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 17.1 → 2024-25: 19.4Camden County median 11.1 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $86,972Camden County median $75,210 · 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.
Schools on schoolz
Big Picture Learning AcademyCamden High SchoolCooper's Poynt Family SchoolCreative Arts AcademyDr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High SchoolDr. Henry H. Davis Family SchoolEastside High SchoolForest Hill SchoolH.B. Wilson Family SchoolOctavius V. Catto Family SchoolThomas H. Dudley Family SchoolVeterans Memorial Family SchoolYorkship Family School