Cliffside Park School District
State budget reportBergen 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: $65.8M → 2026-27: $70.8M (+7.5%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $12.9M → 2026-27: $17.2M (+33.7%)24.3% of day-to-day spending.Bergen County median +23.5% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $53M → 2026-27: $53.6M (+1.2%)Bergen County median +0.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $41M → 2026-27: $44.6M (+8.9%)Bergen County median +6% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $624,157 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1M → 2026-27: $1MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 11.7 → 2024-25: 12.3Bergen County median 11.2 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $75,590Bergen County median $83,387 · 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.