The Lower Alloways Creek School District
State budget reportSalem 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: $4.6M → 2026-27: $4.7M (+1.4%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $743,219 → 2026-27: $792,901 (+6.7%)17% of day-to-day spending.Salem County median +19.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $3.9M → 2026-27: $3.9M (+0.3%)Salem County median +0.4% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $3.5M → 2026-27: $3.6M (+3.3%)Salem County median +3.9% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $20,860 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $683,779 → 2026-27: $656,296Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 7.6 → 2024-25: 9.2Salem County median 10.8 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $67,900Salem County median $70,308 · 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.