High Point Regional High 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: $25.6M → 2026-27: $25.4M (-0.8%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $4.2M → 2026-27: $4.7M (+12.5%)18.7% of day-to-day spending.Sussex County median +15.6% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $21.3M → 2026-27: $20.6M (-3.5%)Sussex County median -0.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $18.4M → 2026-27: $19.1M (+3.9%)Sussex County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $43,456 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1M → 2026-27: $504,520Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 11.1 → 2024-25: 11.6Sussex County median 10.3 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $99,050Sussex 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.