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Morris School District

State budget report

Morris 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: $135.2M → 2026-27: $135.6M (+0.3%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $26M → 2026-27: $29.3M (+12.8%)21.6% of day-to-day spending.Morris County median +20.2% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $109.2M → 2026-27: $106.2M (-2.7%)Morris County median +1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $107.7M → 2026-27: $111.4M (+3.5%)Morris County median +5.7% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidDown $21,795 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $9.6M → 2026-27: $8.1MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $14.4M → 2024-25: $16.8M (+16.1%)Morris County median +16% · 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: 11 → 2024-25: 10.9Morris County median 10.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $81,345Morris County median $80,100 · 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.