Washington Township School District budget 2026-27

Washington Township School District

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: $9.1M → 2026-27: $9.3M (+2.6%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
Employee benefits2025-26: $1.5M → 2026-27: $1.8M (+18.9%)19.7% of day-to-day spending.Warren County median +14.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
Everything else2025-26: $7,548,852 → 2026-27: $7,492,000 (-0.8%)Warren County median -0.2% · New Jersey median +0.5%

Where the money comes from

Local school tax levy2025-26: $7.9M → 2026-27: $8.3M (+5.9%)Warren County median +3.3% · New Jersey median +5%
State school aid, K–122025-26: $783,421 → 2026-27: $759,919 (-3%)Warren County median +5.6% · New Jersey median +4.9%
- Special education aid$444,270 → $386,731
- Transportation aid$266,441 → $296,105
- Security aid$72,710 → $77,083
Equalization, special education, transportation and security aid together can fall by no more than 3% a year, and this district is at that limit: the formula alone would have cut them further. From the state's aid files: 2025-26, 2026-27
State preschool aid2025-26: $561,672 → 2026-27: $662,560 (+18%)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: $166,326 → 2026-27: $170,034 (+2.2%)Warren County median +1.8% · 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. From the state's IDEA award files: 2025-26, 2026-27
Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $144,519 → 2026-27: $66,296Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.

Health insurance costs

Health benefits, audited2022-23: $1M → 2024-25: $1M (+1.4%)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: 8.9 → 2024-25: 10.6Warren County median 10.1 · New Jersey median 10.7
Median teacher salary2024-25: $74,605Warren 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.