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Somerville Public School District

State budget report

Somerset 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: $50.7M → 2026-27: $53.5M (+5.5%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $10M → 2026-27: $11.3M (+13.6%)21.2% of day-to-day spending.Somerset County median +17.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $40.7M → 2026-27: $42.2M (+3.5%)Somerset County median +1.9% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $26.1M → 2026-27: $27.8M (+6.5%)Somerset County median +6.3% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $562,343 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $2.1M → 2026-27: $1.4MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $6.3M → 2024-25: $6.7M (+7.2%)Somerset County median +13.5% · 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: 10 → 2024-25: 10.4Somerset County median 10.3 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $84,024Somerset County median $83,002 · 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.