Oaklyn Public School District
State budget reportCamden 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: $10.7M → 2026-27: $11M (+2.9%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $1.1M → 2026-27: $1.3M (+19.6%)11.7% of day-to-day spending.Camden County median +16% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $9.7M → 2026-27: $9.7M (+1%)Camden County median +2.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $6.9M → 2026-27: $7.4M (+7%)Camden County median +6% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $147,683 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $399,381 → 2026-27: $412,092Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 8.3 → 2024-25: 9.6Camden County median 11.1 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $75,244Camden County median $75,210 · New Jersey median $78,587
In the district's words
- Budget gap
The 2026-27 budget remains structurally imbalanced.
Budget Sustainability & Multi-Year Forecast - Health benefits
Health benefits increase by about $204,083 (20.3%)
Budget Sustainability & Multi-Year Forecast - Reserves
diminishing financial reserves are being used to balance the annual operating budget
BOE Budget Update: Long-Term Financial Planning, Sep 1, 2026
Quoted from the district's own budget documents. The district may count costs differently from the state's figures above.
Medians are across districts whose budgets are comparable; services commissions and districts outside the state aid formula are left out.
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