Hillside Public School District
State budget reportUnion 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: $72.2M → 2026-27: $68.2M (-5.6%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $13.7M → 2026-27: $16.3M (+19.2%)23.9% of day-to-day spending.Union County median +14.4% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $58.5M → 2026-27: $51.9M (-11.3%)Union County median -0.3% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $31.8M → 2026-27: $33.7M (+6.1%)Union County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidDown $1.1M from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $3.5M → 2026-27: $4.1MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 11 → 2024-25: 12.5Union County median 11.9 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $80,772Union County median $77,934 · 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.