Plumsted Township School District
State budget reportOcean 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: $24.4M → 2026-27: $25.1M (+2.7%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $3.7M → 2026-27: $4.3M (+15.3%)17.1% of day-to-day spending.Ocean County median +20.8% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $20.7M → 2026-27: $20.8M (+0.4%)Ocean County median +1.2% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $17.4M → 2026-27: $18.2M (+4.5%)Ocean County median +5.4% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $279,307 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $265,504 → 2026-27: $0Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.8 → 2024-25: 13.4Ocean County median 11.2 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $81,268Ocean County median $75,096 · 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.