Pitman Boro School District
State budget reportGloucester 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: $22.9M → 2026-27: $23.8M (+3.9%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $4.3M → 2026-27: $4.7M (+10.9%)19.9% of day-to-day spending.Gloucester County median +16.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $18.6M → 2026-27: $19.1M (+2.3%)Gloucester County median -0.4% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $16.5M → 2026-27: $17.1M (+4%)Gloucester County median +4.3% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $295,815 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $844,620 → 2026-27: $281,524Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 9.5 → 2024-25: 11.5Gloucester County median 11.5 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $88,902Gloucester County median $73,302 · 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.