Little Ferry Public School District budget 2026-27

Little Ferry Public School District

Bergen 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: $28.7M → 2026-27: $31.3M (+8.8%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
Employee benefits2025-26: $3.4M → 2026-27: $4.2M (+23.5%)13.3% of day-to-day spending.Bergen County median +23.5% · New Jersey median +18.2%
Everything else2025-26: $25.4M → 2026-27: $27.1M (+6.8%)Bergen County median +0.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%

Where the money comes from

Local school tax levy2025-26: $22.5M → 2026-27: $23.4M (+3.9%)Bergen County median +6% · New Jersey median +5%
State school aidUp $318,406 from last year State aid file
Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $830,011 → 2026-27: $951,824Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.

Health insurance costs

Health benefits, audited2022-23: $2.1M → 2024-25: $2.5M (+22%)Bergen County median +21.3% · 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: 9.4 → 2024-25: 9.5Bergen County median 11.2 · New Jersey median 10.7
Median teacher salary2024-25: $74,857Bergen County median $83,387 · 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.