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Educational Services Commission of Morris County

State budget report

Morris 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: $40.2M → 2026-27: $37M (-8%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $776,356 → 2026-27: $836,083 (+7.7%)2.3% of day-to-day spending.
  • Everything else2025-26: $39.4M → 2026-27: $36.2M (-8.3%)
Where the money comes from
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $0 → 2026-27: $0Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $691,733 → 2024-25: $728,479 (+5.3%)What the district actually spent, from its audited annual financial reports: 2022-23, 2024-25

This district isn't counted in the county and state medians: its budget isn't comparable with a typical district's (a services commission, a very small benefits line, or state aid outside the school funding formula).