South Plainfield 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: $77.2M → 2026-27: $79.9M (+3.5%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $15.2M → 2026-27: $17.2M (+13.6%)21.6% of day-to-day spending.Middlesex County median +19.2% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $62M → 2026-27: $62.6M (+1%)Middlesex County median +0.9% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $62.9M → 2026-27: $64.9M (+3.1%)Middlesex County median +5.8% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $813,331 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.5M → 2026-27: $967,971Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.7 → 2024-25: 10.8Middlesex County median 11.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $67,035Middlesex 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.