Dunellen Public School District
State budget reportMiddlesex 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: $34.5M → 2026-27: $36.6M (+6%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $6.7M → 2026-27: $8.5M (+26.3%)23.2% of day-to-day spending.Middlesex County median +19.2% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $27.8M → 2026-27: $28.1M (+1.1%)Middlesex County median +0.9% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $13.4M → 2026-27: $14.2M (+6%)Middlesex County median +5.8% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $1.2M from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.7M → 2026-27: $1.7MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.8 → 2024-25: 11.2Middlesex County median 11.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $74,136Middlesex County median $82,805 · 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.