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Hackettstown Public School District

State budget report

Warren 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: $48.5M → 2026-27: $50.3M (+3.8%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $8.8M → 2026-27: $9.9M (+12.9%)19.6% of day-to-day spending.Warren County median +14.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $39.7M → 2026-27: $40.4M (+1.7%)Warren County median -0.2% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $21.3M → 2026-27: $22.4M (+5%)Warren County median +3.3% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $929,501 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $361,182 → 2026-27: $300,000Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $5.2M → 2024-25: $6.2M (+20.1%)Warren County median +11.8% · 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: 11.5 → 2024-25: 10.7Warren County median 10.1 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $74,045Warren County median $75,163 · 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.