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North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District

State budget report

Hunterdon 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: $66.5M → 2026-27: $68.5M (+2.9%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $10.7M → 2026-27: $12.8M (+19.7%)18.7% of day-to-day spending.Hunterdon County median +19.1% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $55.8M → 2026-27: $55.7M (-0.3%)Hunterdon County median -1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $56.3M → 2026-27: $58.7M (+4.3%)Hunterdon County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $17,278 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $5.5M → 2026-27: $5.3MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $7M → 2024-25: $7.7M (+10.9%)Hunterdon County median +14% · 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: 10.5 → 2024-25: 10.1Hunterdon County median 8.7 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $85,880Hunterdon County median $75,153 · 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.