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State budget report

Passaic 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: $12.8M → 2026-27: $13.6M (+6%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $2.3M → 2026-27: $2.8M (+23%)20.7% of day-to-day spending.Passaic County median +21.4% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $10.5M → 2026-27: $10.8M (+2.3%)Passaic County median -0.1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $11.6M → 2026-27: $12.3M (+5.8%)Passaic County median +3.9% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $54,410 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $413,169 → 2026-27: $439,301Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $1.4M → 2024-25: $1.6M (+13.6%)Passaic County median +22.9% · 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: 9.4 → 2024-25: 10.5Passaic County median 11.2 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $74,780Passaic County median $82,988 · 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.