Westwood Regional School District
State budget reportBergen 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: $70.6M → 2026-27: $74.8M (+6%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
- Employee benefits2025-26: $12.4M → 2026-27: $15.5M (+25.1%)20.8% of day-to-day spending.Bergen County median +23.5% · New Jersey median +18.2%
- Everything else2025-26: $58.2M → 2026-27: $59.3M (+1.9%)Bergen County median +0.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
- Local school tax levy2025-26: $61.5M → 2026-27: $65.7M (+6.8%)Bergen County median +6% · New Jersey median +5%
- State school aidUp $253,774 from last year State aid file
- Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $3.2M → 2026-27: $3.5MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Teachers
- Students per teacher2021-22: 10.6 → 2024-25: 10.4Bergen County median 11.2 · New Jersey median 10.7
- Median teacher salary2024-25: $89,676Bergen County median $83,387 · New Jersey median $78,587
Medians are across districts whose budgets are comparable; services commissions and districts outside the state aid formula are left out.