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Weehawken Public School District

State budget report

Hudson 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: $30.6M → 2026-27: $35.9M (+17.2%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $6.7M → 2026-27: $9.6M (+44.7%)26.8% of day-to-day spending.Hudson County median +16.4% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $24M → 2026-27: $26.3M (+9.6%)Hudson County median +3% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $27.8M → 2026-27: $32.3M (+16.1%)Hudson County median +7.2% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $88,002 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $0 → 2026-27: $245,582Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $3.7M → 2024-25: $4.8M (+27.6%)Hudson County median +32% · 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: 9.9 → 2024-25: 10.4Hudson County median 11.3 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $71,033Hudson County median $87,331 · 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.