Lawrence Township School District
State budget reportCumberland 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: $11.5M → 2026-27: $11.6M (+1%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $1.9M → 2026-27: $2.3M (+19.8%)19.8% of day-to-day spending.Cumberland County median +19.8% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $9.6M → 2026-27: $9.3M (-2.8%)Cumberland County median +2.3% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $2.9M → 2026-27: $3M (+3.6%)Cumberland County median +3% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $344,153 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $565,917 → 2026-27: $212,748Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.4 → 2024-25: 11.1Cumberland County median 11.6 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $87,249Cumberland County median $74,870 · 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.