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South Amboy School District

State budget report

Middlesex 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: $21.7M → 2026-27: $22.4M (+2.9%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $3.1M → 2026-27: $3.9M (+25.5%)17.5% of day-to-day spending.Middlesex County median +19.2% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $18.6M → 2026-27: $18.5M (-0.9%)Middlesex County median +0.9% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $11.7M → 2026-27: $12.2M (+4.9%)Middlesex County median +5.8% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $557,149 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $406,378 → 2026-27: $0Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $1.9M → 2024-25: $2.5M (+30.6%)Middlesex County median +21.5% · 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: 13.3 → 2024-25: 26.2Middlesex County median 11.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $84,112Middlesex County median $82,805 · 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.