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State budget report

Monmouth 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: $88.9M → 2026-27: $93.3M (+5%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $20.9M → 2026-27: $26.1M (+24.8%)27.9% of day-to-day spending.Monmouth County median +19.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $68M → 2026-27: $67.2M (-1.1%)Monmouth County median -0.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $76.5M → 2026-27: $81.5M (+6.5%)Monmouth County median +5% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aid, K–122025-26: $5.9M → 2026-27: $6.3M (+6%)Monmouth County median +3.8% · New Jersey median +4.9%
    • Special education aid$3.9M → $4.1M
    • Transportation aid$1,391,854 → $1,445,247
    • Security aid$674,440 → $713,563
    Equalization, special education, transportation and security aid together can rise by no more than 6% a year, and this district is at that limit: the formula alone would have given more. From the state's aid files: 2025-26, 2026-27
  • State preschool aid2025-26: $4.7M → 2026-27: $5.3M (+12.7%)Paid into a separate fund that can only be spent on preschool. From the state's preschool aid files: 2025-26, 2026-27
  • Federal special education grant (IDEA)2025-26: $1.1M → 2026-27: $1.2M (+3.5%)Monmouth County median +1.4% · New Jersey median +1.7%Federal money for students with disabilities, ages 3 to 21. The 2026-27 award is the state's preliminary figure. $447,971 of it is set aside for students with disabilities whose parents placed them in private schools. From the state's IDEA award files: 2025-26, 2026-27
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $4.3M → 2026-27: $4.3MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
  • Students per teacher2021-22: 9 → 2024-25: 9.2Monmouth County median 9.4 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $79,815Monmouth County median $78,294 · 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.