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Flemington-Raritan Regional School District

State budget report

Hunterdon 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: $72.9M → 2026-27: $77.9M (+6.8%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $14.2M → 2026-27: $18.5M (+30%)23.8% of day-to-day spending.Hunterdon County median +19.1% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $58.7M → 2026-27: $59.4M (+1.2%)Hunterdon County median -1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $65.7M → 2026-27: $70.5M (+7.2%)Hunterdon County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $151,839 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $0 → 2026-27: $116,284Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $9.7M → 2024-25: $10.5M (+8%)Hunterdon County median +14% · 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: 9.5 → 2024-25: 9.9Hunterdon County median 8.7 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $77,735Hunterdon County median $75,153 · 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.