Delsea Regional High 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: $39.6M → 2026-27: $40.6M (+2.5%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $7.9M → 2026-27: $9.5M (+20.4%)23.3% of day-to-day spending.Gloucester County median +16.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $31.7M → 2026-27: $31.1M (-2%)Gloucester County median -0.4% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $17.7M → 2026-27: $19M (+7%)Gloucester County median +4.3% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidDown $245,091 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.4M → 2026-27: $2.1MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 12.7 → 2024-25: 13.2Gloucester County median 11.5 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $91,734Gloucester 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.