Emerson Public School District
State budget reportBergen 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: $28M → 2026-27: $29.3M (+4.6%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $5.9M → 2026-27: $7.3M (+24.7%)25.1% of day-to-day spending.Bergen County median +23.5% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $22.2M → 2026-27: $22M (-0.8%)Bergen County median +0.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $24.4M → 2026-27: $26.1M (+6.9%)Bergen County median +6% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $19,391 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $400,000 → 2026-27: $400,000Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.7 → 2024-25: 10.6Bergen County median 11.2 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $73,650Bergen County median $83,387 · 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.