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Fairfield Public School District

State budget report

Essex 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: $16.7M → 2026-27: $17.9M (+7.2%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $3.4M → 2026-27: $4.3M (+25.6%)23.9% of day-to-day spending.Essex County median +19.2% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $13.3M → 2026-27: $13.7M (+2.5%)Essex County median +0.1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $15.3M → 2026-27: $16.4M (+7%)Essex County median +4.9% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidDown $30,017 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $695,910 → 2026-27: $605,255Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $1.5M → 2024-25: $2M (+31.5%)Essex County median +22.1% · 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: 9.9 → 2024-25: 9.9Essex County median 11.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $62,734Essex County median $85,163 · 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.