Tabernacle Township School District
State budget reportBurlington 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: $12.9M → 2026-27: $13.3M (+3.3%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $3.6M → 2026-27: $4.1M (+11.5%)30.5% of day-to-day spending.Burlington County median +15.7% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $9.2M → 2026-27: $9.2M (+0.1%)Burlington County median +1.1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $9.8M → 2026-27: $10.5M (+6.8%)Burlington County median +5.1% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $137,422 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $138,234 → 2026-27: $0Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 12.5 → 2024-25: 13.3Burlington County median 11 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $72,923Burlington County median $77,357 · New Jersey median $78,587
In the district's words
- Health plan renewal
School Health Insurance Fund with an increase of 15.35%
Board minutes, Apr 27, 2026 - Listed under 'Reductions in the 2026-2027 Budget'
7-8 staff positions
School Budget 2026-2027 presentation, Apr 27, 2026 - Listed under 'Reductions in the 2026-2027 Budget'
Sports and extracurricular Activities (excluding service activities and Band)
School Budget 2026-2027 presentation, Apr 27, 2026
Quoted from the district's own budget documents. The district may count costs differently from the state's figures above.
Medians are across districts whose budgets are comparable; services commissions and districts outside the state aid formula are left out.
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