Pleasantville Public School District
State budget reportAtlantic 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: $10.4M → 2026-27: $11.8M (+13.7%)Atlantic County median +3.7% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aid, K–122025-26: $87.7M → 2026-27: $91.1M (+3.9%)Atlantic County median +3.9% · New Jersey median +4.9%
- Equalization aid$78.9M → $82.5M
- Special education aid$5.5M → $5.8M
- Transportation aid$1.6M → $1M
- Security aid$1.7M → $1.8M
- State preschool aid2025-26: $6.8M → 2026-27: $6.3M (-8.3%)Paid into a separate fund that can only be spent on preschool. From the state's preschool aid files: 2025-26, 2026-27
- Federal special education grant (IDEA)2025-26: $1,189,589 → 2026-27: $1,164,696 (-2.1%)Atlantic County median +0.5% · New Jersey median +1.7%Federal money for students with disabilities, ages 3 to 21. The 2026-27 award is the state's preliminary figure. From the state's IDEA award files: 2025-26, 2026-27
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $14.9M → 2026-27: $7.4MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.9 → 2024-25: 11.5Atlantic County median 10.5 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $99,897Atlantic County median $80,215 · 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.