Long Hill Township School District
State budget reportMorris 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: $22.1M → 2026-27: $22.6M (+2.2%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $4M → 2026-27: $4.9M (+23.8%)21.7% of day-to-day spending.Morris County median +20.2% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $18.1M → 2026-27: $17.7M (-2.5%)Morris County median +1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $19.1M → 2026-27: $20.2M (+5.7%)Morris County median +5.7% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aid, K–122025-26: $1,371,101 → 2026-27: $1,418,419 (+3.5%)Morris County median +5.6% · New Jersey median +4.9%
- Special education aid$931,928 → $969,122
- Transportation aid$308,679 → $311,160
- Security aid$130,494 → $138,137
- Federal special education grant (IDEA)2025-26: $235,051 → 2026-27: $242,481 (+3.2%)Morris 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: $330,000 → 2026-27: $330,000Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.5 → 2024-25: 10.5Morris County median 10.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $78,612Morris County median $80,100 · 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.