Jersey City Public School District budget 2026-27

Jersey City Public School District

Hudson 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.

Where the money comes from

Local school tax levy2025-26: $534.5M → 2026-27: $625.3M (+17%)Hudson County median +7.2% · New Jersey median +5%
State school aid, K–122025-26: $129.6M → 2026-27: $125.7M (-3%)Hudson County median -2.3% · New Jersey median +4.9%
- Special education aid$86.3M → $83.6M
- Transportation aid$12M → $11.6M
- Security aid$31.3M → $30.4M
- Educational adequacy aid$125,411 → $125,411
Equalization, special education, transportation and security aid together can fall by no more than 3% a year, and this district is at that limit: the formula alone would have cut them further. From the state's aid files: 2025-26, 2026-27
State preschool aid2025-26: $72.4M → 2026-27: $74.1M (+2.4%)Paid into a separate fund that can only be spent on preschool. From the state's preschool aid files: 2025-26, 2026-27
Federal special education grant (IDEA)2025-26: $8.5M → 2026-27: $8.4M (-0.8%)Hudson County median 0% · 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. $279,819 of it is set aside for students with disabilities whose parents placed them in private schools. From the state's IDEA award files: 2025-26, 2026-27
Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $148.8M → 2026-27: $98.2MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.

Teachers

Students per teacher2021-22: 11.8 → 2024-25: 11.3Hudson County median 11.3 · New Jersey median 10.7
Median teacher salary2024-25: $110,500Hudson County median $87,331 · 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.