Hardyston Township School District
State budget reportSussex 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: $13.9M → 2026-27: $14M (+1.3%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $2.5M → 2026-27: $2.9M (+16.9%)20.4% of day-to-day spending.Sussex County median +15.6% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $11.4M → 2026-27: $11.2M (-2%)Sussex County median -0.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $11.3M → 2026-27: $12M (+6%)Sussex County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $84,169 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $700,696 → 2026-27: $463,308Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.1 → 2024-25: 9.9Sussex County median 10.3 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $69,841Sussex County median $74,947 · 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.