Eastern Camden County Regional School District
State budget reportCamden 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: $42.5M → 2026-27: $43.8M (+3.2%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $7.7M → 2026-27: $8.8M (+13.7%)20% of day-to-day spending.Camden County median +16% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $34.8M → 2026-27: $35.1M (+0.9%)Camden County median +2.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $30.2M → 2026-27: $31.5M (+4.1%)Camden County median +6% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidDown $277,154 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.9M → 2026-27: $1.8MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 14.6 → 2024-25: 13Camden County median 11.1 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $83,049Camden County median $75,210 · 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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