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Woodland Park School District

State budget report

Passaic 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: $22.8M → 2026-27: $23.3M (+1.8%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $4.5M → 2026-27: $5.7M (+27.8%)24.6% of day-to-day spending.Passaic County median +21.4% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $18.4M → 2026-27: $17.5M (-4.5%)Passaic County median -0.1% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $19.4M → 2026-27: $20.1M (+3.8%)Passaic County median +3.9% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidDown $85,398 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $113,421 → 2026-27: $257,589Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $2.5M → 2024-25: $2.9M (+16.8%)Passaic County median +22.9% · 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: 10.7 → 2024-25: 11.4Passaic County median 11.2 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $70,460Passaic County median $82,988 · 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.