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Egg Harbor Township School District

State budget report

Atlantic 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: $170.6M → 2026-27: $176.3M (+3.3%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $38.7M → 2026-27: $45.2M (+16.7%)25.6% of day-to-day spending.Atlantic County median +16.5% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $131.9M → 2026-27: $131.1M (-0.6%)Atlantic County median -0.3% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $82.9M → 2026-27: $84.5M (+2%)Atlantic County median +3.7% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $4.2M from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $3M → 2026-27: $2.7MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $23.4M → 2024-25: $30.4M (+30%)Atlantic County median +18% · 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: 11.1 → 2024-25: 10.6Atlantic County median 10.5 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $79,704Atlantic County median $80,215 · 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.