Winslow Township School District budget 2026-27

Winslow Township School District

Camden 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: $124.1M → 2026-27: $133M (+7.2%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
Employee benefits2025-26: $19.5M → 2026-27: $23.9M (+22.7%)18% of day-to-day spending.Camden County median +16% · New Jersey median +18.2%
Everything else2025-26: $104.6M → 2026-27: $109.1M (+4.3%)Camden County median +2.5% · New Jersey median +0.5%

Where the money comes from

Local school tax levy2025-26: $55.8M → 2026-27: $62.3M (+11.6%)Camden County median +6% · New Jersey median +5%
State school aid, K–122025-26: $56.8M → 2026-27: $60.2M (+6%)Camden County median +3.9% · New Jersey median +4.9%
- Equalization aid$44.1M → $46.2M
- Special education aid$7.2M → $8M
- Transportation aid$3.9M → $4.4M
- Security aid$1.5M → $1.6M
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. Equalization aid is based on the gap between what the state's formula says a district needs and the share it expects local taxes to raise. From the state's aid files: 2025-26, 2026-27
State preschool aid2025-26: $3.1M → 2026-27: $3.8M (+21.5%)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: $1,468,735 → 2026-27: $1,462,435 (-0.4%)Camden County median +1.7% · 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. $16,202 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: $6.8M → 2026-27: $5.5MPlanned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.

Health insurance costs

Health benefits, audited2022-23: $10.4M → 2024-25: $11.8M (+13.6%)Camden County median +16.4% · 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: 10 → 2024-25: 11.2Camden County median 11.1 · New Jersey median 10.7
Median teacher salary2024-25: $86,405Camden County median $75,210 · 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.

Schools on schoolz

Winslow Township Elementary School 1 Winslow Township Elementary School 2 Winslow Township Elementary School 3 Winslow Township Elementary School 4 Winslow Township Elementary School 5 Winslow Township Elementary School 6 Winslow Township High School Winslow Township Middle School