
The most — and least — expensive school districts in New Jersey
Special education is expensive.
Among the districts in the state with the highest per-pupil spending are the eight county-wide educational services commissions that serve special-needs students.
Bergen County's special services district, with a budget of $63.8 million, spent $97,424 per student in 2015-16.
That's nearly five times the average per-pupil cost in the state — $20,385, according to data released last week by the state Department of Education. The average cost increased 3.8 percent from the previous year.
The numbers were released as part of the annual Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
See the per-pupil cost for your district in the list below.
"The annual spending guide is a tool designed to provide transparency to New Jerseyans about how schools spend their taxpayer dollars to educate students," Acting Education Commissioner Kimberley Harrington said.
The data compares district's costs on teacher salaries, administrator pay and supplies.
The districts with the largest budgets include the 31 School Development Authority districts, more commonly known as "Abbott districts," which are in economically disadvantaged communities and benefit from decades of court orders mandating state subsidies. Half of all state education aid goes to these districts.
But when the money is divided by the districts' large student enrollments, their per-pupil amounts are matched or surpassed by many of the state's smaller and less disadvantaged districts.
Excluding the educational services commissions, these are the Top 10 per-pupil costs in the state. Two Abbott districts — Asbury Park and Keansburg — make the list.
- Avalon — $4.5M budget — $60,129 per pupil
- Stone Harbor — $3.2M budget — $38,451 per pupil
- Greater Brunswick Charter — $13.9M budget — $35,981 per pupil
- Asbury Park — $84.7M budget — $35,636 per pupil
- Beach Haven — $2.1M budget — $33,533 per pupil
- Carlstadt-East Rutherford — $16.3M budget — $33,000 per pupil
- Long Beach Island — $7.7M budget — $32,913 per pupil
- Margate — $15.8M — $32,129 per pupil
- Keansburg — $48.9M budget — $31,436 per pupil
- Henry Hudson Regional — $9.4M budget — $31,378 per pupil
When we look just at what districts spend in total, these are the Top 10 budgets in the state. All but Edison are former Abbott districts.
- Newark — $956.7M budget — $22,735 per pupil
- Jersey City — $706.7M budget — $22,751 per pupil
- Paterson — $618,9M budget — $21,766 per pupil
- Elizabeth — $585.8M budget — $21,387 per pupil
- Passaic — $347.1M budget — $23,336 per pupil
- Trenton — $318.7M budget — $23,326 per pupil
- Camden — $316,8M budget — $29,455 per pupil
- Union City — $313.5M budget — $22,782 per pupil
- East Orange — $280.9M budget — $27,699 per pupil
- Edison — $266.8M budget — $17,472 per pupil
State lawmakers have been trying to hammer out a new school funding formula by early June.
Top per-pupil costs by county
For the 2015-16 school year. Data released April 2017.
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(Thinkstock) ATLANTICAtlantic Co. Special Services
Atlantic County Special Services, with a budget of $23.2 million, was the most expensive in the county with a per-pupil cost of $60,051. Atlantic City had the biggest budget.
District Budget Per Pupil ATLANTIC CO SPECIAL SERV $23,211,479 $60,051 MARGATE CITY $15,803,186 $32,129 BRIGANTINE CITY $21,216,024 $26,176 MAINLAND REGIONAL $32,410,374 $24,558 ATLANTIC CITY $179,038,833 $24,409 EGG HARBOR CITY $12,858,138 $24,392 PLEASANTVILLE CITY $97,755,616 $24,372 GREATER EGG HARBOR REG $81,147,690 $23,923 VENTNOR CITY $24,392,451 $23,880 BUENA REGIONAL $44,747,416 $23,435 WEYMOUTH TWP $4,989,439 $21,609 ESTELL MANOR CITY $4,427,583 $21,177 EGG HARBOR TWP $148,145,904 $19,954 GALLOWAY TWP $66,344,936 $19,842 SOMERS POINT CITY $19,188,867 $19,482 CHARTERTECH HIGH SCHOOL $6,378,139 $19,275 ATLANTIC COMMUNITY CHARTE $2,785,967 $18,660 LINWOOD CITY $15,480,321 $18,500 NORTHFIELD CITY $16,674,299 $18,315 FOLSOM BORO $8,871,306 $18,275 HAMILTON TWP $54,606,806 $17,907 MULLICA TWP $13,285,020 $17,711 ATLANTIC CO VOCATIONAL $26,194,327 $17,592 PORT REPUBLIC CITY $2,998,951 $17,327 ABSECON CITY $15,140,516 $16,971 INTERNATIONAL ACAD OF ATL $3,965,184 $15,931 HAMMONTON TOWN $55,119,786 $15,030 - (AP Photo)
(AP Photo) BERGENBergen Co. Special Services
Bergen County Special Services, with a budget of $63.8 million, was the most expensive district in the county at $97,424 per pupil. The most expensive regular school district, Carlstadt-East Rutherford, came in third at $33,000 per pupil.
District Budget Per pupil BERGEN CO SPECIAL SERVICE $63,826,293 $97,424 BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL $76,801,115 $35,568 CARLSTADT-EAST RUTHERFORD $16,381,609 $33,000 ALPINE BORO $6,811,840 $30,765 FRANKLIN LAKES BORO $32,700,438 $27,484 TEANECK TWP $98,437,458 $26,486 PASCACK VALLEY REGIONAL $54,725,553 $26,143 SOUTH HACKENSACK TWP $9,223,727 $25,830 NORTHERN HIGHLANDS REG $34,390,140 $24,994 NORTHERN VALLEY REGIONAL $62,946,169 $24,798 PARK RIDGE BORO $30,578,112 $24,792 RAMAPO-INDIAN HILL REG $57,264,649 $24,515 RIDGEFIELD BORO $41,941,988 $24,369 ENGLEWOOD CITY $76,283,949 $24,128 HAWORTH BORO $10,154,474 $23,662 MIDLAND PARK BORO $23,371,043 $23,568 PARAMUS BORO $92,697,433 $23,541 WOODCLIFF LAKE BORO $17,813,657 $23,083 CARLSTADT BORO $13,257,051 $23,064 SADDLE RIVER BORO $9,147,972 $22,849 DEMAREST BORO $15,661,353 $22,766 MAHWAH TWP $68,733,479 $22,657 ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS BORO $13,404,842 $22,608 GARFIELD CITY $111,929,987 $22,234 OAKLAND BORO $33,151,809 $22,141 EAST RUTHERFORD BORO $18,151,909 $21,912 RAMSEY BORO $62,596,411 $21,800 MOONACHIE BORO $9,036,757 $21,756 HARRINGTON PARK BORO $14,134,603 $21,686 GLEN ROCK BORO $53,018,784 $21,443 RIVER DELL REGIONAL $35,428,034 $21,302 ENGLEWOOD ON THE PALISADE $4,395,558 $21,183 WYCKOFF TWP $44,109,375 $21,033 NORTHVALE BORO $11,332,729 $20,959 UPPER SADDLE RIVER BORO $25,791,701 $20,830 SADDLE BROOK TWP $36,507,012 $20,757 TENAFLY BORO $76,263,771 $20,751 HILLSDALE BORO $24,683,308 $20,714 OLD TAPPAN BORO $15,168,648 $20,652 ALLENDALE BORO $18,828,843 $20,624 LEONIA BORO $37,353,565 $20,370 RIVER VALE TWP $24,406,791 $20,310 ROCHELLE PARK TWP $13,338,327 $20,230 LODI BOROUGH $68,664,138 $20,205 WALDWICK BORO $32,287,321 $20,060 BOGOTA BORO $22,588,383 $19,973 FAIR LAWN BORO $96,636,150 $19,957 NORWOOD BORO $11,845,454 $19,807 WESTWOOD REGIONAL $55,088,151 $19,803 HACKENSACK CITY $112,985,319 $19,628 BERGENFIELD BORO $69,251,626 $19,545 NEW MILFORD BORO $39,164,027 $19,432 CLOSTER BORO $21,875,348 $19,397 RUTHERFORD BORO $49,203,705 $19,304 RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE $110,020,871 $19,129 EMERSON BORO $22,756,403 $19,075 FORT LEE BORO $71,422,515 $18,988 DUMONT BORO $49,551,059 $18,962 CRESSKILL BORO $33,836,278 $18,590 WOOD-RIDGE BORO $22,623,723 $18,553 HO HO KUS BORO $15,990,364 $18,288 LYNDHURST TWP $44,121,784 $18,131 MONTVALE BORO $18,126,168 $17,952 RIDGEFIELD PARK TWP $43,398,527 $17,924 HASBROUCK HEIGHTS BORO $33,893,718 $17,876 MAYWOOD BORO $22,042,899 $17,804 TEANECK COMMUNITY CHARTER $5,445,971 $17,803 EDGEWATER BORO $23,317,628 $17,774 CLIFFSIDE PARK BORO $51,237,770 $17,212 PALISADES PARK $28,372,372 $17,121 ELMWOOD PARK $43,899,101 $16,874 RIVER EDGE BORO $19,824,137 $16,832 ORADELL BORO $12,650,187 $16,556 LITTLE FERRY BORO $22,434,674 $16,459 WALLINGTON BORO $21,760,033 $16,417 BERGEN ARTS AND SCIENCES $15,340,288 $15,841 NORTH ARLINGTON BORO $26,990,670 $15,092 FAIRVIEW BORO $25,361,616 $13,837 - Dino Flammia, Townsquare Media NJ
Dino Flammia, Townsquare Media NJ BURLINGTONBurlington Co. Special Services
Burlington County Special Services, with a budget of $45 million, was the most expensive in the county at $65,329 per pupil. Lenape Regional had the biggest budget.
District Budget Per Pupil BURLINGTON CO SPEC SERV $45,093,186 $65,329 BURLINGTON CITY $50,024,755 $28,165 NEW HANOVER TWP $6,654,707 $27,189 BASS RIVER TWP $2,754,989 $25,164 LENAPE REGIONAL $169,100,663 $24,656 NORTH HANOVER TWP $29,060,732 $24,234 PEMBERTON TWP $124,176,650 $24,049 BURLINGTON CO VOCATIONAL $47,781,394 $23,534 SPRINGFIELD TWP $5,268,909 $23,340 WILLINGBORO TWP $82,475,792 $21,630 BEVERLY CITY $7,542,910 $21,600 SOUTHAMPTON TWP $15,132,846 $21,483 TABERNACLE TWP $15,728,851 $21,014 MOUNT HOLLY TWP $21,365,083 $20,988 MANSFIELD TWP $13,325,562 $20,615 SHAMONG TWP $15,949,647 $20,547 EASTAMPTON TWP $12,422,492 $20,380 MOORESTOWN TWP $79,852,391 $20,205 NORTHERN BURLINGTON REG $41,504,025 $20,167 WOODLAND TWP $3,138,886 $20,099 MEDFORD TWP $55,373,016 $20,064 LUMBERTON TWP $27,737,373 $19,753 CINNAMINSON TWP $48,478,814 $19,484 FLORENCE TWP $31,823,955 $19,422 EVESHAM TWP $86,400,864 $19,199 DELANCO TWP $9,764,726 $19,042 PALMYRA BORO $18,156,201 $18,918 MAPLE SHADE TWP $41,743,277 $18,831 RANCOCAS VALLEY REGIONAL $39,788,678 $18,613 BURLINGTON TWP $73,908,990 $18,536 BORDENTOWN REGIONAL $46,763,304 $18,455 MOUNT LAUREL TWP $78,181,217 $18,445 RIVERSIDE TWP $26,318,731 $18,152 HAINESPORT TWP $11,284,878 $17,903 EDGEWATER PARK TWP $18,517,558 $17,552 DELRAN TWP $52,088,582 $17,016 CHESTERFIELD TWP $12,705,526 $16,557 RIVERTON $6,140,091 $16,478 BENJAMIN BANNEKER PREPARA $2,495,614 $16,419 WESTAMPTON $15,988,877 $16,039 MEDFORD LAKES BORO $8,363,415 $15,263 RIVERBANK CHARTER SCH OF $1,884,706 $13,263 - CAMDEN
Camden
The Camden city school district, with a budget of $316.8 million, was the most expensive in the county at $29,455 per pupil.
District Budget Per Pupil CAMDEN CITY $316,863,502 $29,455 GLOUCESTER CITY $57,562,865 $25,148 WINSLOW TWP $115,655,581 $23,290 KIPP COOPER NORCROSS $11,323,200 $23,163 CAMDEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL $46,691,409 $22,956 CAMDEN PREP $6,622,126 $22,258 CAMDEN'S PROMISE CS $10,934,661 $22,243 BERLIN TWP $16,962,818 $21,057 CAMDEN ACADEMY CHARTER HS $10,380,235 $20,991 LAWNSIDE BORO $9,332,187 $20,966 BLACK HORSE PIKE REGIONAL $78,515,375 $20,572 GIBBSBORO BORO $5,280,462 $20,511 ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY OPP $3,651,845 $20,232 PINE HILL BORO $39,197,515 $20,210 CLEMENTON BORO $12,484,735 $19,863 PENNSAUKEN TWP $100,548,444 $19,540 COLLINGSWOOD BORO $38,216,167 $19,466 KNOWLEDGE A TO Z CHARTER SCHOOL $6,187,396 $19,372 VOORHEES TWP $57,083,274 $19,174 EASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY REG $39,125,102 $19,025 MOUNT EPHRAIM BORO $11,647,058 $18,698 STRATFORD BORO $15,873,679 $18,589 MERCHANTVILLE BORO $7,961,681 $18,384 HADDON HEIGHTS BORO $23,937,339 $18,244 CHERRY HILL TWP $205,688,624 $18,229 LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY C $25,816,521 $18,032 BROOKLAWN BORO $6,995,078 $18,016 WATERFORD TWP $29,357,852 $17,974 HADDON TWP $37,848,547 $17,901 GLOUCESTER TWP $116,479,565 $17,881 MAGNOLIA BORO $7,798,348 $17,851 HOPE COMMUNITY CS $3,110,318 $17,794 MASTERY SCHOOLS OF CAMDE $24,570,500 $17,747 AUDUBON BORO $27,768,625 $17,714 FREEDOM PREP CHARTER SCHO $14,147,393 $17,671 STERLING HIGH SCHOOL DIST $17,269,839 $17,646 BARRINGTON BORO $14,923,327 $17,645 SOMERDALE BORO $8,883,632 $17,194 RUNNEMEDE BORO $14,908,611 $17,108 LINDENWOLD BORO $48,232,143 $16,995 OAKLYN BORO $7,981,793 $16,802 WOODLYNNE BORO $9,767,222 $16,639 HADDONFIELD BORO $43,535,113 $16,260 LAUREL SPRINGS BORO $5,534,369 $16,164 CAMDENS PRIDE CHARTER SCHOOL $3,766,907 $15,761 BELLMAWR BORO $19,037,090 $15,530 BERLIN BORO $13,194,375 $15,462 CAMDEN COMMUNITY CHARTER $10,049,496 $14,600 THE KINGDOM CHARTER SCHOO $2,684,229 $13,660 - CAPE MAY
Avalon
Avalon, with a budget of $4.5 million, was the most expensive in the county at $60,129 per pupil. Other larger districts, however, had bigger budgets.
District Budget Per Pupil AVALON BORO $4,524,708 $60,129 CAPE MAY CO SPECIAL SERV $13,347,637 $55,841 STONE HARBOR BORO $3,246,130 $38,451 NORTH WILDWOOD CITY $9,460,698 $29,411 WILDWOOD CREST BORO $7,996,502 $26,627 WILDWOOD CITY $22,220,752 $25,707 DENNIS TWP $16,850,256 $25,388 CAPE MAY CO VOCATIONAL $16,716,412 $24,177 LOWER CAPE MAY REGIONAL $33,540,380 $24,030 WOODBINE BORO $6,471,543 $23,099 WEST CAPE MAY BORO $1,887,809 $22,360 OCEAN CITY $46,559,822 $21,830 CAPE MAY CITY $3,895,206 $20,386 MIDDLE TWP $50,932,314 $19,857 UPPER TWP $37,202,358 $17,929 LOWER TWP $31,369,123 $17,870 - CUMBERLAND
Cumberland Co. Vocational
The Cumberland County Vocational district, with a budget of $11.2 million, was the most expensive in the county at $30,310. Other districts in the county had higher total budgets.
District Budget Per Pupil CUMBERLAND CO VOCATIONAL $11,221,344 $30,310 GREENWICH TWP $1,477,743 $23,843 CUMBERLAND REGIONAL $26,370,189 $21,060 DOWNE TWP $4,259,649 $20,645 VINELAND CITY $222,644,190 $20,026 MILLVILLE CITY $116,919,039 $20,007 BRIDGETON CITY $122,979,967 $19,631 STOW CREEK TWP $2,177,577 $19,325 UPPER DEERFIELD TWP $17,591,577 $19,249 DEERFIELD TWP $6,414,708 $18,984 COMMERCIAL TWP $14,828,658 $18,183 FAIRFIELD TWP $12,211,739 $18,043 LAWRENCE TWP $10,632,996 $17,422 HOPEWELL TWP $8,555,725 $17,074 MAURICE RIVER TWP $9,097,977 $17,023 BRIDGETON PUBLIC CHARTER $1,483,874 $15,441 MILLVILLE PUBLIC CHARTER $2,956,831 $11,865 COMPASS ACADEMY CHARTER S $2,003,380 $11,396 VINELAND PUBLIC CHARTER S $3,737,033 $11,212 - ESSEX
New Horizons Community
A charter school with a budget of $11.9 million was the most expensive district in the county at $27,701 per pupil. Newark's city school district had the biggest budget, $956.7 million, but a per-pupil cost of just $22,735.
District Budget Per Pupil NEW HORIZONS COMMUNITY CH $11,961,283 $27,701 EAST ORANGE $280,991,297 $27,699 WEST ORANGE TOWN $164,078,043 $24,156 ESSEX FELLS BORO $5,099,713 $24,148 WEST ESSEX REGIONAL $42,175,633 $24,146 IRVINGTON TOWNSHIP $177,142,380 $23,458 ROSELAND BORO $10,027,302 $23,146 NEWARK CITY $956,775,489 $22,735 ESSEX CO VOC-TECH $48,948,675 $22,690 CITY OF ORANGE TWP $126,148,649 $22,422 MARIA VARISCO ROGERS CHAR $10,861,181 $22,376 NEWARK EDUCATORS COMMUNIT $5,604,733 $22,188 LIVINGSTON TWP $128,086,869 $21,294 TEAM ACADEMY CHARTER SCHO $67,946,149 $21,114 LADY LIBERTY ACADEMY CHAR $9,196,553 $20,963 DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL $1,671,470 $20,893 GREAT OAKS LEGACY CHARTER $9,486,589 $20,614 NORTH CALDWELL BORO $14,042,104 $20,471 MONTCLAIR TOWN $138,009,337 $20,441 PEOPLES PREPARATORY CHART $7,423,271 $19,987 MILLBURN TWP $98,279,810 $19,890 NEWARK LEGACY CS $11,760,005 $19,788 MARION P. THOMAS CHARTER $24,408,161 $19,670 CEDAR GROVE TWP $32,560,360 $19,664 FAIRFIELD TWP $12,767,563 $19,542 SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD $136,772,116 $19,413 UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CHARTE $11,002,155 $19,178 VERONA BORO $39,774,555 $18,260 NORTH STAR ACADEMY CHARTE $72,868,190 $18,259 PRIDE ACADEMY CHARTER SCH $5,158,264 $17,992 GLEN RIDGE BORO $34,266,512 $17,890 NUTLEY TOWN $72,099,371 $17,684 PAULO FREIRE CHARTER SCHO $4,717,529 $17,459 NEWARK PREP CHARTER SCHOO $7,798,237 $17,345 MERIT PREPARATORY CHARTER $6,488,407 $17,302 ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHAR $11,131,057 $17,170 BURCH CHARTER SCHOOL OF E $5,833,973 $16,984 CALDWELL-WEST CALDWELL $49,185,544 $16,849 LINK COMMUNITY CHARTER SC $4,795,810 $16,751 BLOOMFIELD TWP $106,390,681 $16,724 BELLEVILLE TOWN $75,671,678 $16,150 EAST ORANGE COMMUNITY CHA $7,803,526 $16,050 ROSEVILLE COMMUNITY CHART $5,385,917 $15,463 THE GRAY CHARTER SCHOOL $4,640,032 $14,268 PHILLIP'S ACADEMY CHARTER $5,260,364 $14,046 - GLOUCESTER
Gloucester Co. Special Services
Gloucester County Special Services, with a budget of $37.2 million, was the most expensive in the county at $52,862 per pupil.
District Budget Per Pupil GLOUCESTER CO SPEC SERV $37,253,965 $52,862 GATEWAY REGIONAL $22,838,059 $24,156 GREENWICH TWP $13,206,531 $23,508 DELSEA REGIONAL H.S DIST. $36,955,274 $22,343 WOODBURY CITY $33,028,640 $21,500 WASHINGTON TWP $158,044,342 $21,429 PITMAN BORO $28,611,355 $20,696 PAULSBORO BORO $24,699,196 $20,686 GLASSBORO $44,520,496 $20,673 GLOUCESTER CO VOCATIONAL $25,766,090 $18,728 WENONAH BORO $3,680,548 $18,719 MANTUA TWP $23,020,845 $18,525 WESTVILLE BORO $6,765,863 $18,334 WOODBURY HEIGHTS BORO $4,146,903 $18,251 DEPTFORD TWP $78,736,520 $17,885 LOGAN TWP $20,137,403 $17,831 CLAYTON BORO $26,236,511 $17,751 ELK TWP $6,033,979 $17,451 NATIONAL PARK BORO $4,918,010 $17,446 SWEDESBORO-WOOLWICH $29,875,942 $17,327 CLEARVIEW REGIONAL $42,249,192 $17,286 WEST DEPTFORD TWP $51,740,906 $17,205 SOUTH HARRISON TWP $6,521,287 $16,474 MONROE TWP $101,097,887 $16,420 KINGSWAY REGIONAL $42,743,105 $16,396 FRANKLIN TWP $22,998,405 $16,001 EAST GREENWICH TWP $20,054,547 $15,708 HARRISON TWP $21,977,049 $14,958 - HUDSON
Hoboken
Hoboken, one of the so-called Abbott districts, had a budget of $67.6 million and was the most expensive district in the county at $28,217 per pupil.
District Budget Per Pupil HOBOKEN CITY $67,607,527 $28,217 HUDSON COUNTY VOCATIONAL $57,660,376 $26,915 HARRISON TOWN $60,793,742 $24,587 UNION CITY $313,507,868 $22,782 JERSEY CITY $706,761,653 $22,751 WEEHAWKEN TWP $27,860,631 $19,523 SECAUCUS TOWN $41,460,077 $19,519 WEST NEW YORK TOWN $172,161,978 $18,826 HOBOKEN CHARTER SCHOOL $5,146,429 $17,305 BAYONNE CITY $162,204,753 $17,049 UNIVERSITY ACADEMY CHARTE $7,219,472 $16,939 NORTH BERGEN TWP $131,195,142 $16,520 KEARNY TOWN $98,738,582 $16,445 M.E.T.S. CHARTER SCHOOL $7,716,355 $16,103 ELYSIAN CHARTER SCHOOL $4,614,084 $16,027 DR LENA EDWARDS ACADEMIC $5,779,558 $15,090 LEARNING COMMUNITY CHARTE $8,126,003 $15,084 EAST NEWARK BORO $6,059,788 $14,769 JERSEY CITY GOLDEN DOOR C $7,358,846 $14,639 HOBOKEN DUAL LANGUAGE CHA $4,743,005 $14,500 JERSEY CITY COMMUNITY CHA $8,234,911 $14,427 GUTTENBERG TOWN $19,173,862 $14,422 SOARING HEIGHTS $3,219,345 $13,659 GREAT FUTURES CHARTER SCH $3,213,299 $13,581 BELOVED COMMUNITY CHARTER $9,162,881 $12,875 THE ETHICAL COMMUNITY CHA $4,320,662 $12,727 EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY CHART $2,264,419 $12,116 JERSEY CITY GLOBAL CS $3,163,314 $10,181 - AP File Photo
AP File Photo HUNTERDONHampton
The small district of Hampton, with a budget of $3.4 million, was the most expensive in the county at $28,411.
District Budget Per Pupil HAMPTON BORO $3,436,299 $28,411 BETHLEHEM TWP $10,441,550 $26,831 CALIFON BORO $2,899,969 $26,452 TEWKSBURY TWP $15,571,095 $25,779 MILFORD BORO $2,438,645 $25,643 UNION TWP $11,666,008 $25,491 DELAWARE TWP $10,197,200 $25,293 EAST AMWELL TWP $9,104,153 $24,624 SOUTH HUNTERDON $23,503,789 $24,604 FRANKLIN TWP $7,155,500 $23,717 DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL $21,089,449 $23,581 ALEXANDRIA TWP $11,382,614 $23,299 KINGWOOD TWP $7,912,663 $22,991 CLINTON TWP $32,448,989 $22,981 HIGH BRIDGE BORO $8,543,328 $22,780 FRENCHTOWN BORO $3,173,682 $22,358 LEBANON BORO $2,816,168 $21,696 HUNTERDON CENTRAL REG $64,734,062 $21,661 CLINTON-GLEN GARDNER $9,751,705 $21,301 HOLLAND TWP $11,859,642 $21,263 LEBANON TWP $13,965,383 $21,049 N HUNT/VOORHEES REGIONAL $59,380,677 $21,041 FLEMINGTON-RARITAN REG $66,102,965 $20,882 READINGTON TWP $35,050,924 $20,661 BLOOMSBURY BORO $3,493,713 $19,206 HUNTERDON CO VOCATIONAL $5,771,700 $19,198 - diego_cervo, ThinkStock
diego_cervo, ThinkStock MERCERMercer Co. Special Services
Mercer County Special Services, with a budget of $43.3 million, was the most expensive in the county at $69,185. Trenton had the biggest budget.
District Budget Per Pupil MERCER CO SPECIAL SERVICE $43,382,610 $69,185 MERCER COUNTY VOCATIONAL $13,644,866 $28,522 PRINCETON $92,996,190 $25,902 HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL $88,441,818 $23,961 TRENTON CITY $318,779,614 $23,326 EWING TWP $79,862,067 $22,148 LAWRENCE TWP $81,335,182 $20,480 PRINCETON CHARTER SCHOOL $6,870,368 $19,759 EAST WINDSOR REGIONAL $100,788,547 $19,364 W WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO REG $180,903,097 $18,555 HAMILTON TWP $212,438,707 $17,889 PAUL ROBESON CHARTER SCHO $6,514,259 $17,526 THE VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOO $6,213,766 $17,328 TRENTON STEM-TO-CIVICS CH $3,427,182 $17,239 ROBBINSVILLE TWP $49,945,046 $16,638 INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCH $1,473,666 $16,466 FOUNDATION ACADEMY CHARTE $14,255,708 $16,126 PACE CHARTER SCHOOL OF HA $3,583,566 $15,089 INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF $5,898,604 $13,403 - Thinkstock
Thinkstock MIDDLESEXGreater Brunswick Charter
A charter school had the greatest per-pupil cost in the county. Greater Brunswick's $13.9 million came out to $35,981 per pupil. Cranbury's $24,645 per-pupil cost was higher than the county's two Abbott districts (Perth Amboy and New Brunswick).
District Budget Per Pupil GREATER BRUNSWICK CHARTER $13,921,047 $35,981 CRANBURY TWP $18,936,927 $24,645 NEW BRUNSWICK CITY $234,678,090 $22,828 MIDDLESEX CO VOCATIONAL $52,286,739 $22,136 PERTH AMBOY CITY $241,353,693 $22,082 HIGHLAND PARK BORO $35,093,389 $21,565 EAST BRUNSWICK TWP $172,817,669 $21,120 ACADEMY FOR URBAN LEADERS $7,678,331 $19,703 METUCHEN BORO $42,613,807 $18,894 MONROE TWP $123,309,803 $18,852 SOUTH PLAINFIELD BORO $67,086,293 $18,848 MIDDLESEX BORO $39,146,456 $18,837 OLD BRIDGE TWP $163,900,507 $18,214 NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP $110,050,501 $17,962 SOUTH AMBOY CITY $19,643,436 $17,822 DUNELLEN BORO $20,384,868 $17,647 EDISON TWP $266,887,645 $17,472 SOUTH BRUNSWICK TWP $152,836,859 $17,394 PISCATAWAY TWP $125,358,774 $17,220 MILLTOWN BORO $17,347,117 $17,065 CARTERET BORO $64,561,508 $17,007 WOODBRIDGE TWP $234,772,318 $16,941 SPOTSWOOD BORO $30,361,472 $16,877 SOUTH RIVER BORO $36,557,001 $16,352 SAYREVILLE BORO $97,341,220 $15,831 JAMESBURG BORO $14,446,237 $15,466 HATIKVAH INTERNATIONAL CH $4,679,426 $14,057 - MONMOUTH
Asbury Park
Asbury Park, one of the so-called Abbott districts, which had a budget of $84.7 million, was the most expensive in the county at $35,636 per pupil.
District Budget Per Pupil ASBURY PARK CITY $84,794,564 $35,636 KEANSBURG BORO $48,991,686 $31,436 HENRY HUDSON REGIONAL $9,487,912 $31,378 MONMOUTH REGIONAL $29,748,174 $29,229 SHORE REGIONAL $18,250,511 $28,920 COLTS NECK TWP $26,386,180 $27,571 SPRING LAKE BORO $7,519,388 $27,298 RED BANK REGIONAL $31,470,285 $26,120 DEAL BORO $4,355,430 $26,080 NEPTUNE TWP $113,906,272 $25,920 LONG BRANCH CITY $143,836,819 $24,875 HIGHLANDS BORO $4,668,147 $24,010 SEA GIRT BORO $4,763,214 $23,975 OCEAN TWP $84,448,706 $22,945 HOLMDEL TWP $66,852,590 $22,452 MILLSTONE TWP $40,986,499 $22,294 MONMOUTH BEACH BORO $5,676,608 $22,250 ROOSEVELT BORO $2,630,768 $22,078 WALL TWP $79,157,034 $21,751 AVON BORO $4,270,241 $21,734 EATONTOWN BORO $22,866,788 $21,614 FREEHOLD TWP $83,113,839 $21,558 RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN REG $21,411,106 $21,436 HOWELL TWP $128,040,930 $21,218 BRADLEY BEACH BORO $8,200,397 $21,053 WEST LONG BRANCH BORO $12,153,499 $20,843 MATAWAN-ABERDEEN REGIONAL $76,818,375 $20,225 ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHO $3,750,120 $20,173 TINTON FALLS $30,530,745 $20,149 UPPER FREEHOLD REGIONAL $45,597,195 $19,623 KEYPORT BORO $20,997,123 $19,524 HAZLET TWP $56,402,794 $19,405 FREEHOLD REGIONAL $214,277,074 $19,340 ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS BORO $6,216,976 $19,194 RED BANK CHARTER SCHOOL $3,449,211 $19,173 SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS BORO $9,299,182 $19,166 BELMAR BORO $13,472,494 $19,158 MARLBORO TWP $96,270,656 $19,002 OCEANPORT BORO $11,392,251 $18,793 RUMSON BORO $18,116,611 $18,636 MIDDLETOWN TWP $181,858,023 $18,623 UNION BEACH $16,087,432 $18,333 LITTLE SILVER BORO $15,583,237 $18,322 MANALAPAN-ENGLISHTOWN REG $92,185,352 $18,297 MANASQUAN BORO $28,872,726 $18,116 SHREWSBURY BORO $9,125,869 $18,112 MONMOUTH CO VOCATIONAL $53,025,258 $18,093 BRIELLE BORO $14,403,367 $17,817 NEPTUNE CITY $9,734,184 $17,578 FARMINGDALE BORO $2,902,781 $17,358 RED BANK BORO $24,277,581 $17,043 FAIR HAVEN BORO $17,207,227 $16,913 HOPE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHO $3,443,783 $16,685 FREEHOLD BORO $27,522,672 $15,899 - MORRIS
Mendham Township
Mendham Township, with a budget of $19.5 million, was the most expensive in the county at $27,205 per pupil.
District Budget Per Pupil MENDHAM TWP $19,505,910 $27,205 HARDING TOWNSHIP $11,689,867 $26,988 MORRIS HILLS REGIONAL $73,591,593 $26,415 MOUNTAIN LAKES BORO $40,665,926 $26,265 HANOVER PARK REGIONAL $38,422,204 $24,551 BOONTON TOWN $31,154,925 $22,762 EAST HANOVER TWP $21,960,108 $22,628 CHESTER TWP $25,662,871 $22,607 PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS TWP $159,683,562 $22,430 MOUNT ARLINGTON BORO $11,322,408 $22,427 MONTVILLE TWP $85,315,574 $22,339 ROCKAWAY TWP $54,001,874 $22,326 LONG HILL TWP $18,257,274 $22,035 KINNELON BORO $43,333,453 $21,832 MENDHAM BORO $12,583,270 $21,731 ROXBURY TWP $80,371,284 $21,670 WASHINGTON TWP $47,746,584 $21,562 WEST MORRIS REGIONAL $56,727,674 $21,436 MOUNT OLIVE TWP $98,410,111 $21,430 BUTLER BORO $25,237,229 $21,357 JEFFERSON TWP $66,782,123 $21,119 FLORHAM PARK BORO $20,344,602 $20,936 MORRIS PLAINS BORO $17,615,044 $20,859 MORRIS COUNTY VOCATIONAL $21,442,536 $20,444 MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT $107,908,792 $20,232 RANDOLPH TWP $97,574,248 $20,116 BOONTON TWP $14,484,974 $19,908 HANOVER TWP $28,843,595 $19,699 PEQUANNOCK TWP $43,285,685 $19,688 MADISON BORO $49,959,198 $19,310 DENVILLE TWP $31,711,920 $19,205 MINE HILL TWP $10,438,499 $19,027 LINCOLN PARK BORO $23,081,739 $18,962 WHARTON BORO $15,527,379 $18,907 RIVERDALE BORO $8,782,260 $18,671 NETCONG BORO $5,404,577 $18,455 SCH DIST OF THE CHATHAMS $74,626,557 $17,847 UNITY CHARTER SCHOOL $3,608,569 $16,440 ROCKAWAY BORO $9,489,177 $16,169 DOVER TOWN $51,671,262 $15,766 - Szepy, ThinkStock
Szepy, ThinkStock OCEANBeach Haven
Beach Haven, with a budget of $2.1 million, was the county's most expensive at $33,533, although larger districts had bigger budgets.
District Budget Per Pupil BEACH HAVEN BORO $2,124,525 $33,533 LONG BEACH ISLAND $7,765,367 $32,913 LAKEWOOD TWP $165,797,302 $26,477 PINELANDS REGIONAL $37,386,188 $23,759 LAVALLETTE BORO $4,511,200 $23,351 OCEAN GATE BORO $3,196,580 $22,949 SEASIDE HEIGHTS BORO $4,825,557 $22,373 SOUTHERN REGIONAL $63,534,097 $22,139 POINT PLEASANT BEACH BORO $18,164,910 $21,957 BAY HEAD BORO $3,802,079 $21,833 PLUMSTED TWP $31,023,083 $21,507 CENTRAL REGIONAL $41,614,512 $20,817 OCEAN TWP $19,495,872 $20,629 MANCHESTER TWP $61,312,943 $20,538 LITTLE EGG HARBOR TWP $32,062,495 $20,275 STAFFORD TWP $44,385,801 $20,263 LAKEHURST BORO $10,201,361 $20,194 BARNEGAT TWP $63,456,731 $20,154 EAGLESWOOD TWP $3,119,804 $20,087 ISLAND HEIGHTS BORO $2,368,486 $19,723 LACEY TWP $80,760,963 $19,328 TUCKERTON BORO $5,780,258 $18,469 JACKSON TWP $158,769,557 $18,296 BRICK TWP $161,376,350 $18,047 BERKELEY TWP $38,329,847 $17,936 OCEAN COUNTY VOCATIONAL $28,093,040 $17,385 POINT PLEASANT BORO $47,746,058 $17,190 TOMS RIVER REGIONAL $259,810,590 $16,319 - PASSAIC
Lakeland Regional
Lakeland Regional, with a budget of $30.2 million, was the most expensive district in the county at $29,531 per pupil.
District Budget Per Pupil LAKELAND REGIONAL $30,260,013 $29,531 PASSAIC COUNTY VOCATIONAL $86,244,614 $25,892 PASSAIC CO MANCHESTER REG $20,755,691 $23,340 PASSAIC CITY $347,103,454 $23,336 PASSAIC VALLEY REGIONAL $29,966,862 $23,055 WEST MILFORD TWP $80,305,605 $22,599 BLOOMINGDALE BORO $19,119,307 $21,938 PATERSON CITY $618,916,932 $21,766 RINGWOOD BORO $26,001,931 $21,479 WAYNE TWP $172,920,511 $21,281 POMPTON LAKES BORO $35,111,633 $20,747 WANAQUE BORO $19,747,471 $20,644 NORTH HALEDON BORO $13,032,856 $18,871 LITTLE FALLS TWP $16,866,637 $18,860 HAWTHORNE BORO $43,845,008 $18,573 JOHN P. HOLLAND CHARTER S $3,525,362 $18,219 WOODLAND PARK $19,589,112 $18,095 COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL $15,668,183 $17,569 PATERSON CHARTER SCHOOL F $18,369,407 $17,299 HALEDON BORO $17,947,357 $17,150 CLIFTON CITY $187,219,196 $17,083 PASSAIC ARTS AND SCIENCE $12,373,605 $17,069 TOTOWA BORO $18,040,816 $16,709 PROSPECT PARK BORO $15,025,031 $16,338 PATERSON ARTS AND SCIENCE $7,683,962 $16,167 CLASSICAL ACADEMY CHARTER $1,304,239 $11,157 - Thinkstock
Thinkstock SALEMSalem Co. Special Services
Salem County Special Services, with a $9 million budget, was the most expensive district in the county at $45,967 per pupil.
District Budget Per Pupil SALEM CO SPECIAL SERVICE $9,063,518 $45,967 SALEM CITY $29,160,318 $24,627 LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK $4,581,498 $24,237 ELSINBORO TWP $3,167,618 $22,022 PENNSVILLE $34,089,370 $19,840 PENNS GRV-CARNEY'S PT REG $42,371,404 $18,754 PITTSGROVE TWP $31,665,269 $18,299 QUINTON TWP $7,430,059 $18,280 MANNINGTON TWP $3,468,774 $17,862 UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP $8,674,934 $17,401 ALLOWAY TWP $9,067,091 $17,092 OLDMANS TWP $5,474,324 $16,773 WOODSTOWN-PILESGROVE REG $26,771,569 $16,601 SALEM COUNTY VOCATIONAL $10,489,208 $11,230 - (AP Photo)
(AP Photo) SOMERSETSomerset Co. Vocational
Somerset County Vocational-Technical Schools, with a budget of $16.1 million, was the most expensive district in the county at $31,485 per pupil. Bridgewater-Raritan Regional had the biggest budget.
District Budget Per Pupil SOMERSET CO VOCATIONAL $16,105,139 $31,485 WARREN TWP $45,979,534 $25,447 BEDMINSTER TWP $18,929,824 $24,011 SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL $45,135,728 $22,255 WATCHUNG BORO $15,087,072 $22,034 WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL $46,571,247 $21,483 FRANKLIN TWP $160,232,099 $21,439 BRANCHBURG TWP $47,579,494 $21,208 NORTH PLAINFIELD BORO $67,802,780 $20,174 MONTGOMERY TWP $95,306,790 $19,780 GREEN BROOK TWP $26,314,446 $19,451 BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG $166,461,307 $19,263 SOMERVILLE BORO $46,655,974 $19,166 SOUTH BOUND BROOK $11,070,663 $19,073 BERNARDS TWP $106,142,360 $18,755 HILLSBOROUGH TWP $136,076,648 $18,645 MANVILLE BORO $24,510,015 $17,029 BOUND BROOK BORO $30,698,915 $16,409 CENTRAL JERSEY COLLEGE PR $6,619,681 $15,780 THOMAS EDISON ENERGYSMART $3,842,614 $11,433 - SUSSEX
Montague
Montague, with a $9.5 million budget, was the county's most expensive district at $28,407 per pupil.
District Budget Per Pupil MONTAGUE TWP $9,589,100 $28,407 HIGH POINT REGIONAL $26,734,426 $26,737 HOPATCONG $40,941,472 $25,238 HAMBURG BORO $6,143,312 $24,690 WALLKILL VALLEY REGIONAL $17,005,297 $24,457 SUSSEX-WANTAGE REGIONAL $26,407,808 $24,382 HAMPTON TWP $7,324,533 $24,321 LAFAYETTE TWP $5,933,806 $24,150 ANDOVER REG $17,989,812 $23,832 VERNON TWP $76,855,640 $23,818 SANDYSTON-WALPACK TWP $3,415,419 $22,863 KITTATINNY REGIONAL $24,076,309 $22,756 FRANKFORD TWP $11,859,746 $22,527 SPARTA TWP $72,829,796 $22,017 FREDON TWP $5,063,172 $21,391 STILLWATER TWP $6,785,356 $21,311 SUSSEX COUNTY VOCATIONAL $16,352,454 $21,288 LENAPE VALLEY REGIONAL $17,145,493 $20,834 STANHOPE BORO $6,698,820 $20,766 FRANKLIN BORO $9,546,064 $20,272 BYRAM TWP $17,668,968 $19,899 OGDENSBURG BORO $5,281,303 $19,812 NEWTON TOWN $30,928,959 $19,736 GREEN TWP $13,330,256 $19,513 SUSSEX COUNTY TECHNOLOGY $4,375,801 $19,491 HARDYSTON TWP $13,900,144 $18,873 - (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images) UNIONElizabeth
Elizabeth, one of the so-called Abbott districts, with a budget of $585.8 million, was the district's most expensive at $21,387 per pupil.
District Budget Per Pupil ELIZABETH CITY $585,805,321 $21,387 LINDEN CITY $128,733,216 $21,070 ROSELLE BORO $57,384,959 $20,944 BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP $55,836,118 $20,762 PLAINFIELD CITY $192,458,010 $20,301 RAHWAY CITY $76,569,500 $19,954 SUMMIT CITY $81,912,607 $19,782 KENILWORTH BORO $28,258,302 $19,698 HILLSIDE TWP $60,317,752 $19,529 WINFIELD TWP $3,638,529 $19,293 UNION TWP $142,493,379 $19,280 SPRINGFIELD TWP $43,856,179 $19,050 GARWOOD BORO $9,408,712 $19,049 THE BARACK OBAMA GREEN CH $4,391,841 $18,996 SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD REG $102,965,731 $18,667 ROSELLE PARK BORO $37,757,837 $18,563 THE QUEEN CITY ACADEMY CH $5,839,024 $18,094 CLARK TWP $41,846,300 $17,969 CRANFORD TWP $68,564,020 $17,604 MOUNTAINSIDE BORO $18,316,803 $17,483 WESTFIELD TOWN $110,956,556 $17,446 UNION COUNTY VOCATIONAL $30,086,363 $17,151 NEW PROVIDENCE BORO $41,133,876 $16,996 UNION COUNTY TEAMS CHARTE $5,239,475 $13,876 COLLEGE ACHIEVE CENTRAL C $4,380,526 $12,922 - WARREN
Warren Co. Special Services
Warren County Special Services, with a budget of $1.6 million, was the most expensive district in the county at $52,471 per pupil. Phillipsburg, one of the so-called Abbott districts, had the biggest budget.
District Budget Per Pupil WARREN CO SPECIAL SERVICE $1,695,109 $52,471 WARREN COUNTY VOCATIONAL $12,033,040 $25,393 FRANKLIN TWP $5,647,170 $24,792 PHILLIPSBURG TOWN $89,515,493 $22,957 KNOWLTON TWP $4,542,681 $22,544 WHITE TWP $10,117,786 $22,323 WARREN HILLS REGIONAL $40,682,485 $21,303 POHATCONG TWP $9,134,395 $21,092 HOPE TWP $5,090,908 $20,962 WASHINGTON TWP $9,977,850 $20,586 NORTH WARREN REGIONAL $18,268,182 $20,207 GREAT MEADOWS REGIONAL $22,020,245 $19,873 HARMONY TWP $6,996,338 $19,382 OXFORD TWP $7,722,059 $19,370 ALPHA BORO $5,681,989 $19,070 BLAIRSTOWN TWP $9,518,126 $18,650 FRELINGHUYSEN TWP $2,889,096 $18,290 RIDGE AND VALLEY CHARTER $1,935,727 $17,957 BELVIDERE TOWN $13,406,907 $17,865 ALLAMUCHY TWP $10,383,847 $17,484 HACKETTSTOWN $33,560,683 $17,254 GREENWICH TWP $19,183,773 $16,977 MANSFIELD TWP $11,274,147 $16,420 LOPATCONG TWP $19,650,636 $16,068 WASHINGTON BORO $8,701,523 $15,811
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