Clayton Public School District
State budget reportGloucester 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: $32.7M → 2026-27: $35.3M (+7.7%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $6M → 2026-27: $7.2M (+19.9%)20.4% of day-to-day spending.Gloucester County median +16.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $26.7M → 2026-27: $28.1M (+5%)Gloucester County median -0.4% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $10M → 2026-27: $11.4M (+14.6%)Gloucester County median +4.3% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $1.3M from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.1M → 2026-27: $1.2MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 11.8 → 2024-25: 12Gloucester County median 11.5 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $64,861Gloucester County median $73,302 · 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.
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