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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: $73.8M → 2026-27: $61.6M (-16.5%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $3.3M → 2026-27: $3.9M (+18.1%)6.4% of day-to-day spending.
  • Everything else2025-26: $70.5M → 2026-27: $57.6M (-18.2%)
Where the money comes from
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $0 → 2026-27: $0Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $428,818 → 2024-25: $1.3M (+203.9%)What the district actually spent, from its audited annual financial reports: 2022-23, 2024-25

This district isn't counted in the county and state medians: its budget isn't comparable with a typical district's (a services commission, a very small benefits line, or state aid outside the school funding formula).