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State budget report

Monmouth 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: $102.3M → 2026-27: $108.1M (+5.7%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $24.2M → 2026-27: $28M (+15.8%)25.9% of day-to-day spending.Monmouth County median +19.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $78.2M → 2026-27: $80.1M (+2.5%)Monmouth County median -0.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $85.4M → 2026-27: $91M (+6.5%)Monmouth County median +5% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $489,619 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $4.7M → 2026-27: $5.8MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $11.5M → 2024-25: $13.5M (+17.8%)Monmouth County median +17.1% · 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: 12.1 → 2024-25: 12.4Monmouth County median 9.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $89,325Monmouth County median $78,294 · 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.