Middlesex Borough School District
State budget reportMiddlesex 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: $49.5M → 2026-27: $52.1M (+5.2%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $7.4M → 2026-27: $9.2M (+23.6%)17.7% of day-to-day spending.Middlesex County median +19.2% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $42.1M → 2026-27: $42.9M (+1.9%)Middlesex County median +0.9% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $29.1M → 2026-27: $31.2M (+7.1%)Middlesex County median +5.8% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $731,899 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $899,406 → 2026-27: $1.1MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 11.3 → 2024-25: 11.3Middlesex County median 11.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $76,628Middlesex County median $82,805 · 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.