Garwood Boro
State budget reportUnion 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: $11.1M → 2026-27: $11.6M (+4.9%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $1.6M → 2026-27: $1.9M (+15.7%)16.2% of day-to-day spending.Union County median +14.4% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $9.4M → 2026-27: $9.7M (+3%)Union County median -0.3% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $9.6M → 2026-27: $10.3M (+6.6%)Union County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $49,363 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $470,694 → 2026-27: $270,600Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.9 → 2024-25: 12.9Union County median 11.9 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $63,209Union County median $77,934 · 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.