Plainfield Public School District budget 2026-27

Plainfield Public School District

Union 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: $31M → 2026-27: $31M (0%)Union County median +4% · New Jersey median +5%
State school aidUp $5.9M from last year State aid file
Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $8.3M → 2026-27: $4MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.

Health insurance costs

Health benefits, audited2022-23: $25.8M → 2024-25: $35.4M (+37%)Union County median +24.8% · 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: 13.4 → 2024-25: 11.2Union County median 11.9 · New Jersey median 10.7
Median teacher salary2024-25: $82,516Union County median $77,934 · 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.