Haddonfield School District
State budget reportCamden 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: $48.8M → 2026-27: $51.5M (+5.5%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $8.9M → 2026-27: $10.7M (+20.2%)20.7% of day-to-day spending.Camden County median +16% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $39.9M → 2026-27: $40.8M (+2.2%)Camden County median +2.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $42.2M → 2026-27: $44.8M (+6%)Camden County median +6% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $49,042 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.3M → 2026-27: $1.7MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 12.6 → 2024-25: 13.3Camden County median 11.1 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $77,678Camden County median $75,210 · New Jersey median $78,587
In the district's words
- Budget gap
faces a projected budget deficit of $3,447,781
2026-27 Budget Overview - Budget gap
the cost of maintaining current programs and staffing is outpacing traditional revenue sources.
2026-27 Budget Overview - Health benefits
Benefits Increase: +$1,804,313
2026-27 Budget Overview - Recommended staff reductions
5 paraprofessionals & EAs, 3.5 FTE teaching staff, PT Central Office Staff, 1 Maintenance Position, Summer Paint Crew
Budget Recommendation, Mar 17, 2026
Quoted from the district's own budget documents. The district may count costs differently from the state's figures above.
Medians are across districts whose budgets are comparable; services commissions and districts outside the state aid formula are left out.
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