Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District
State budget reportAtlantic 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: $84.2M → 2026-27: $87.3M (+3.7%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $12.7M → 2026-27: $14.1M (+11.3%)16.2% of day-to-day spending.Atlantic County median +16.5% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $71.6M → 2026-27: $73.2M (+2.3%)Atlantic County median -0.3% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $36.9M → 2026-27: $38.5M (+4.4%)Atlantic County median +3.7% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aid, K–122025-26: $42.3M → 2026-27: $44.4M (+5%)Atlantic County median +3.9% · New Jersey median +4.9%
- Equalization aid$34.6M → $36.2M
- Special education aid$4.7M → $4.9M
- Transportation aid$2M → $2.2M
- Security aid$1M → $1.1M
- Federal special education grant (IDEA)2025-26: $851,784 → 2026-27: $856,722 (+0.6%)Atlantic County median +0.5% · New Jersey median +1.7%Federal money for students with disabilities, ages 3 to 21. The 2026-27 award is the state's preliminary figure. $34,576 of it is set aside for students with disabilities whose parents placed them in private schools. From the state's IDEA award files: 2025-26, 2026-27
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.7M → 2026-27: $1.7MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 11.6 → 2024-25: 11.8Atlantic County median 10.5 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $92,075Atlantic County median $80,215 · 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.