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Cedar Grove Township School District

State budget report

Essex 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: $39.5M → 2026-27: $40.7M (+3.2%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $8.8M → 2026-27: $9.9M (+12.6%)24.4% of day-to-day spending.Essex County median +19.2% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $30.7M → 2026-27: $30.8M (+0.4%)Essex County median +0.1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $33.3M → 2026-27: $34.8M (+4.5%)Essex County median +4.9% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $36,623 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.4M → 2026-27: $417,376Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $5.3M → 2024-25: $6.4M (+20.3%)Essex County median +22.1% · 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: 10.5 → 2024-25: 10.4Essex County median 11.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $73,559Essex County median $85,163 · 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.