South Bound Brook Public School District
State budget reportSomerset 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: $15.2M → 2026-27: $15.9M (+4.7%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $2M → 2026-27: $2.8M (+36.8%)17.5% of day-to-day spending.Somerset County median +17.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $13.2M → 2026-27: $13.1M (-0.3%)Somerset County median +1.9% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $7.7M → 2026-27: $8.4M (+8.5%)Somerset County median +6.3% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidDown $209,831 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $471,770 → 2026-27: $344,470Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.5 → 2024-25: 11.1Somerset County median 10.3 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $65,475Somerset County median $83,002 · 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.