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Toms River Regional School District

State budget report

Ocean 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: $272.9M → 2026-27: $282.5M (+3.5%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $69.7M → 2026-27: $75M (+7.7%)26.6% of day-to-day spending.Ocean County median +20.8% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $203.2M → 2026-27: $207.5M (+2.1%)Ocean County median +1.2% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $222.9M → 2026-27: $234M (+4.9%)Ocean County median +5.4% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $1.8M from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $4.6M → 2026-27: $4.6MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $43.2M → 2024-25: $47.1M (+9.1%)Ocean County median +20.2% · New Jersey median +18.1%What the district actually spent, from its audited annual financial reports: 2022-23, 2024-25
Teachers
  • Students per teacher2021-22: 13.4 → 2024-25: 14Ocean County median 11.2 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $78,920Ocean County median $75,096 · New Jersey median $78,587
New Jersey School Performance Reports

Medians are across districts whose budgets are comparable; services commissions and districts outside the state aid formula are left out.