Greenwich Stow Creek Regional School District
State budget reportCumberland 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: $4.8M → 2026-27: $4.8M (-0.1%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $852,229 → 2026-27: $961,861 (+12.9%)20.1% of day-to-day spending.Cumberland County median +19.8% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $3.9M → 2026-27: $3.8M (-2.9%)Cumberland County median +2.3% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $2.5M → 2026-27: $2.7M (+5.4%)Cumberland County median +3% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $93,034 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $396,483 → 2026-27: $586,786Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Medians are across districts whose budgets are comparable; services commissions and districts outside the state aid formula are left out.