Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
State budget reportHunterdon 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: $70.6M → 2026-27: $72.3M (+2.4%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $16.6M → 2026-27: $18.2M (+9.7%)25.1% of day-to-day spending.Hunterdon County median +19.1% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $54M → 2026-27: $54.1M (+0.2%)Hunterdon County median -1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $61.2M → 2026-27: $62.6M (+2.3%)Hunterdon County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aid, K–122025-26: $4,941,482 → 2026-27: $4,934,236 (-0.1%)Hunterdon County median +5.5% · New Jersey median +4.9%
- Special education aid$2.8M → $2.7M
- Transportation aid$1.5M → $1.6M
- Security aid$383,691 → $380,209
- School choice aid$313,136 → $323,888
- Federal special education grant (IDEA)2025-26: $523,989 → 2026-27: $527,458 (+0.7%)Hunterdon County median +1.5% · New Jersey median +1.7%Federal money for students with disabilities, ages 3 to 21. The 2026-27 award is the state's preliminary figure. From the state's IDEA award files: 2025-26, 2026-27
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $4.1M → 2026-27: $3.9MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 11.2 → 2024-25: 10.1Hunterdon County median 8.7 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $89,730Hunterdon County median $75,153 · 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.