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Merchantville School District

State budget report

Camden 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: $14M → 2026-27: $14.8M (+5.3%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $1.7M → 2026-27: $1.9M (+11.3%)13.1% of day-to-day spending.Camden County median +16% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $12.3M → 2026-27: $12.8M (+4.4%)Camden County median +2.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $6.6M → 2026-27: $7M (+6%)Camden County median +6% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $279,152 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.8M → 2026-27: $1.8MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $835,356 → 2024-25: $847,459 (+1.4%)Camden County median +16.4% · 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 → 2024-25: 11.1Camden County median 11.1 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $81,607Camden County median $75,210 · 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.

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