Lebanon Borough School District
State budget reportHunterdon 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: $3.4M → 2026-27: $3.5M (+0.5%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $650,078 → 2026-27: $770,555 (+18.5%)22.3% of day-to-day spending.Hunterdon County median +19.1% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $2.8M → 2026-27: $2.7M (-3.7%)Hunterdon County median -1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $3.1M → 2026-27: $3.2M (+3.9%)Hunterdon County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aid, K–122025-26: $157,410 → 2026-27: $166,856 (+6%)Hunterdon County median +5.5% · New Jersey median +4.9%
- Special education aid$117,285 → $98,937
- Transportation aid$28,291 → $51,106
- Security aid$11,834 → $16,813
- Federal special education grant (IDEA)2025-26: $31,003 → 2026-27: $30,955 (-0.2%)Hunterdon County median +1.5% · 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: $67,785 → 2026-27: $14,743Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 7.3 → 2024-25: 6.6Hunterdon County median 8.7 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $66,660Hunterdon County median $75,153 · 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.