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East Brunswick Township School District

State budget report

Middlesex 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: $184.3M → 2026-27: $193.3M (+4.9%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $32.8M → 2026-27: $40.4M (+23.1%)20.9% of day-to-day spending.Middlesex County median +19.2% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $151.5M → 2026-27: $152.9M (+0.9%)Middlesex County median +0.9% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $150.1M → 2026-27: $159.8M (+6.5%)Middlesex County median +5.8% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $2.2M from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $4.6M → 2026-27: $2.3MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $25.1M → 2024-25: $30M (+19.6%)Middlesex County median +21.5% · New Jersey median +18.1%What the district actually spent, from its audited annual financial reports: 2022-23, 2024-25
Teachers
  • Students per teacher2021-22: 12.8 → 2024-25: 12.1Middlesex County median 11.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $86,746Middlesex County median $82,805 · New Jersey median $78,587
New Jersey School Performance Reports

Medians are across districts whose budgets are comparable; services commissions and districts outside the state aid formula are left out.