South Brunswick School District
State budget reportMiddlesex 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: $163.2M → 2026-27: $165.6M (+1.5%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $35.3M → 2026-27: $36.9M (+4.7%)22.3% of day-to-day spending.Middlesex County median +19.2% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $127.9M → 2026-27: $128.6M (+0.6%)Middlesex County median +0.9% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $141.6M → 2026-27: $144.1M (+1.8%)Middlesex County median +5.8% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidDown $415,429 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $4.8M → 2026-27: $4.6MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 11.9 → 2024-25: 11.9Middlesex County median 11.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $95,650Middlesex County median $82,805 · 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.