Monmouth Beach School District
State budget reportMonmouth 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: $6.5M → 2026-27: $6.7M (+4.2%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $1,254,739 → 2026-27: $1,326,606 (+5.7%)19.7% of day-to-day spending.Monmouth County median +19.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $5.2M → 2026-27: $5.4M (+3.8%)Monmouth County median -0.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $5.8M → 2026-27: $5.9M (+2.4%)Monmouth County median +5% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aid, K–122025-26: $247,010 → 2026-27: $239,600 (-3%)Monmouth County median +3.8% · New Jersey median +4.9%
- Special education aid$210,023 → $203,447
- Transportation aid$2,726 → $3,522
- Security aid$34,261 → $32,631
- Federal special education grant (IDEA)2025-26: $65,517 → 2026-27: $65,767 (+0.4%)Monmouth County median +1.4% · 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: $134,595 → 2026-27: $206,285Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 7.2 → 2024-25: 7Monmouth County median 9.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $73,580Monmouth County median $78,294 · 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.