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Northern Burlington County Regional School District

State budget report

Burlington 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: $51.6M → 2026-27: $52.7M (+2.1%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $10.1M → 2026-27: $10.8M (+7.1%)20.4% of day-to-day spending.Burlington County median +15.7% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $41.6M → 2026-27: $41.9M (+0.9%)Burlington County median +1.1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $23.4M → 2026-27: $24.6M (+4.9%)Burlington County median +5.1% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aid, K–122025-26: $25M → 2026-27: $24.8M (-0.8%)Burlington County median +6% · New Jersey median +4.9%
    • Equalization aid$14.2M → $15M
    • Special education aid$3M → $3.2M
    • Transportation aid$1.4M → $1.5M
    • Security aid$346,717 → $350,459
    • School choice aid$634,185 → $648,006
    • Military impact aid$5.4M → $4.2M
    Equalization aid is based on the gap between what the state's formula says a district needs and the share it expects local taxes to raise. From the state's aid files: 2025-26, 2026-27
  • Federal special education grant (IDEA)2025-26: $455,926 → 2026-27: $458,829 (+0.6%)Burlington County median +2.1% · 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. From the state's IDEA award files: 2025-26, 2026-27
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.8M → 2026-27: $1.8MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $6.3M → 2024-25: $6.8M (+8.8%)Burlington County median +17.5% · 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: 13 → 2024-25: 12.1Burlington County median 11 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $85,200Burlington County median $77,357 · 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.