Elsinboro Township School District
State budget reportSalem 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: $3.5M → 2026-27: $3.5M (-1.5%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $652,462 → 2026-27: $822,664 (+26.1%)23.6% of day-to-day spending.Salem County median +19.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $2.9M → 2026-27: $2.7M (-7.8%)Salem County median +0.4% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $1.7M → 2026-27: $1.7M (+3.5%)Salem County median +3.9% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $83,019 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $786,738 → 2026-27: $230,622Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 7.7 → 2024-25: 6.5Salem County median 10.8 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $65,960Salem County median $70,308 · 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.