Monmouth Regional High School
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: $31.9M → 2026-27: $33.2M (+4.2%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $6.5M → 2026-27: $8.2M (+27.7%)24.8% of day-to-day spending.Monmouth County median +19.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $25.4M → 2026-27: $25M (-1.8%)Monmouth County median -0.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $26.5M → 2026-27: $28M (+5.6%)Monmouth County median +5% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aid, K–122025-26: $2M → 2026-27: $2.1M (+6%)Monmouth County median +3.8% · New Jersey median +4.9%
- Special education aid$1.3M → $1.4M
- Transportation aid$498,054 → $548,062
- Security aid$170,572 → $172,845
- Federal special education grant (IDEA)2025-26: $360,926 → 2026-27: $362,101 (+0.3%)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. $62,918 of it is set aside for students with disabilities whose parents placed them in private schools. From the state's IDEA award files: 2025-26, 2026-27
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.6M → 2026-27: $2MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 9 → 2024-25: 9Monmouth County median 9.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $80,263Monmouth 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.