Cape May City School District
State budget reportCape May 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: $5M → 2026-27: $5.5M (+10.2%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $1M → 2026-27: $1.2M (+14.5%)20.9% of day-to-day spending.Cape May County median +14.5% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $4M → 2026-27: $4.4M (+9.1%)Cape May County median +0.1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $2M → 2026-27: $2M (+1.7%)Cape May County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $261,850 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.5M → 2026-27: $2MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 7.4 → 2024-25: 5.8Cape May County median 9.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $62,935Cape May County median $71,600 · 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.