Lafayette Township School District
State budget reportSussex 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: $5.7M → 2026-27: $5.9M (+3.4%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $872,907 → 2026-27: $979,895 (+12.3%)16.6% of day-to-day spending.Sussex County median +15.6% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $4.8M → 2026-27: $4.9M (+1.8%)Sussex County median -0.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $4.6M → 2026-27: $4.8M (+3.9%)Sussex County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $23,644 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $42,183 → 2026-27: $65,027Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 8.3 → 2024-25: 8.2Sussex County median 10.3 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $74,760Sussex County median $74,947 · 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.