Ewing Township School District
State budget reportMercer 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: $100.1M → 2026-27: $103M (+2.9%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $21.4M → 2026-27: $23.1M (+8%)22.4% of day-to-day spending.Mercer County median +16% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $78.7M → 2026-27: $80M (+1.6%)Mercer County median +1.4% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $69.1M → 2026-27: $72.2M (+4.4%)Mercer County median +4.5% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $1.7M from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.2M → 2026-27: $802,341Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 9.8 → 2024-25: 10.7Mercer County median 11.1 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $72,550Mercer County median $81,684 · 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.