Perth Amboy Public School District
State budget reportMiddlesex 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.
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $30M → 2026-27: $31.3M (+4%)Middlesex County median +5.8% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $6.3M from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $3M → 2026-27: $7MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 11.9 → 2024-25: 13.3Middlesex County median 11.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $90,483Middlesex County median $82,805 · New Jersey median $78,587
Medians are across districts whose budgets are comparable; services commissions and districts outside the state aid formula are left out.