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Haledon Public School District

State budget report

Passaic 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: $22.1M → 2026-27: $22M (-0.4%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $4.9M → 2026-27: $5.8M (+17.5%)26.2% of day-to-day spending.Passaic County median +21.4% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $17.2M → 2026-27: $16.2M (-5.5%)Passaic County median -0.1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $6.9M → 2026-27: $7M (+2%)Passaic County median +3.9% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidDown $185,481 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.2M → 2026-27: $1.2MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $2.5M → 2024-25: $3.3M (+33%)Passaic County median +22.9% · 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: 10.1 → 2024-25: 9.9Passaic County median 11.2 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $66,495Passaic County median $82,988 · 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.