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Warren County Vocational Technical School

State budget report

Warren 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: $10M → 2026-27: $9.6M (-4.1%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $2.4M → 2026-27: $2.4M (-3%)24.7% of day-to-day spending.Warren County median +14.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $7.6M → 2026-27: $7.2M (-4.4%)Warren County median -0.2% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $4.7M → 2026-27: $4.8M (+2.5%)Warren County median +3.3% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidDown $101,780 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $476,442 → 2026-27: $400,000Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $1.2M → 2024-25: $1.3M (+15.1%)Warren County median +11.8% · 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: 11.6 → 2024-25: 10Warren County median 10.1 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $69,031Warren County median $75,163 · 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.