Chesterfield Township School District
State budget reportBurlington 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: $14.2M → 2026-27: $14.5M (+2.5%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $2.7M → 2026-27: $3.3M (+20.2%)22.5% of day-to-day spending.Burlington County median +15.7% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $11.5M → 2026-27: $11.3M (-1.7%)Burlington County median +1.1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $10.2M → 2026-27: $10.7M (+4.5%)Burlington County median +5.1% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidDown $97,293 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $422,365 → 2026-27: $521,530Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.3 → 2024-25: 10.3Burlington County median 11 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $76,504Burlington County median $77,357 · 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.