How Much Barnegat, Stafford Taxpayers Pay For School, Per Student

BARNEGAT, NJ — The NJ Department of Education released a list of every district that details how much money taxpayers spend to send each child to a public school. Taxpayers for the Barnegat, Manahawkin and Southern Regional school districts all pay close to or below the state average.

Here's where the districts placed overall out of 650 listed areas:

• Southern Regional: $16,516 (237th)
• Stafford Township: $15,595 (344th)
• Barnegat Township: $14,484 (451st)

The statewide average for school spending per-pupil in 2017-2018 was $15,720, a 5 percent increase over two years.

These costs include: transportation, special revenues, pension and benefits paid by the state, facilities (including debt service), equipment, total food services, judgments against the school district and tuition/costs for students sent out of district (except payments to charter schools), according to state officials.

Two LBI school districts placed in the top 10 for most how much taxpayers spent on each student's education:

• Beach Haven: $28,149 (seventh)
• Long Beach Island: $26,429 (10th)

Here's the full list: Taxpayers In These NJ School Districts Pay More Than Anybody

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