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Knowlton Township School District

State budget report

Warren 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: $4.6M → 2026-27: $4.5M (-2.5%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $990,959 → 2026-27: $1.2M (+20.7%)26.7% of day-to-day spending.Warren County median +14.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $3.6M → 2026-27: $3.3M (-8.9%)Warren County median -0.2% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $4.1M → 2026-27: $4.2M (+2%)Warren County median +3.3% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aid, K–122025-26: $338,293 → 2026-27: $358,591 (+6%)Warren County median +5.6% · New Jersey median +4.9%
    • Special education aid$208,919 → $220,904
    • Transportation aid$96,885 → $103,678
    • Security aid$32,489 → $34,009
    Equalization, special education, transportation and security aid together can rise by no more than 6% a year, and this district is at that limit: the formula alone would have given more. From the state's aid files: 2025-26, 2026-27
  • Federal special education grant (IDEA)2025-26: $59,734 → 2026-27: $61,093 (+2.3%)Warren County median +1.8% · 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: $232,241 → 2026-27: $0Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $528,798 → 2024-25: $720,113 (+36.2%)Warren County median +11.8% · 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 → 2024-25: 8.9Warren County median 10.1 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $76,585Warren County median $75,163 · 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.