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Mountainside School District

State budget report

Union 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: $21.9M → 2026-27: $22.6M (+3.1%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $3.5M → 2026-27: $4.5M (+30.6%)20.1% of day-to-day spending.Union County median +14.4% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $18.4M → 2026-27: $18M (-2.1%)Union County median -0.3% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $19.3M → 2026-27: $19.9M (+3%)Union County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $9,767 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $415,139 → 2026-27: $589,899Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $2.4M → 2024-25: $2.4M (-0.9%)Union County median +24.8% · 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: 10.4 → 2024-25: 11.3Union County median 11.9 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $70,236Union County median $77,934 · 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.