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Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District

State budget report

Salem 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: $28.1M → 2026-27: $28.7M (+2.3%)The general fund's current expense: salaries, benefits, supplies and services. Not building projects or debt.
  • Employee benefits2025-26: $5.3M → 2026-27: $6.1M (+15.4%)21.2% of day-to-day spending.Salem County median +19.9% · New Jersey median +18.2%
  • Everything else2025-26: $22.8M → 2026-27: $22.6M (-0.8%)Salem County median +0.4% · New Jersey median +0.5%
Where the money comes from
  • Local school tax levy2025-26: $13.9M → 2026-27: $14.6M (+5.2%)Salem County median +3.9% · New Jersey median +5%
  • State school aidUp $545,124 from last year State aid file
  • Surplus budgeted to balance the budget2025-26: $1.5M → 2026-27: $966,350Planned amount, not what is left in reserve. Does not include capital or maintenance reserve withdrawals.
Health insurance costs
  • Health benefits, audited2022-23: $3.4M → 2024-25: $3.8M (+10.5%)Salem County median +17.1% · 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: 11.7 → 2024-25: 11.1Salem County median 10.8 · New Jersey median 10.7
  • Median teacher salary2024-25: $77,053Salem County median $70,308 · 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.