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Ocean City School District

State budget report

Cape May 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: $47M → 2026-27: $49.2M (+4.6%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $9.1M → 2026-27: $10.5M (+16.1%)21.4% of day-to-day spending.Cape May County median +14.5% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $38M → 2026-27: $38.7M (+1.9%)Cape May County median +0.1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $26.3M → 2026-27: $28.2M (+6.9%)Cape May County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $29,574 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.1M → 2026-27: $711,201Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $4.9M → 2024-25: $5.9M (+20.6%)Cape May County median +17.2% · 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: 10.6 → 2024-25: 9.4Cape May County median 9.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $102,680Cape May County median $71,600 · 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.