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Island Heights School District

State budget report

Ocean 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: $3.2M → 2026-27: $3.3M (+4.1%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $633,940 → 2026-27: $829,038 (+30.8%)25% of day-to-day spending.Ocean County median +20.8% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $2.5M → 2026-27: $2.5M (-2.5%)Ocean County median +1.2% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $2.6M → 2026-27: $2.8M (+5.7%)Ocean County median +5.4% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $2,368 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $131,594 → 2026-27: $87,747Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $332,588 → 2024-25: $446,933 (+34.4%)Ocean County median +20.2% · 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: 8.3 → 2024-25: 9.3Ocean County median 11.2 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $64,288Ocean County median $75,096 · 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.