Good News For Taxpayers: Caldwells To Get More State Aid For Schools

THE CALDWELLS, NJ — Among counties in New Jersey, Essex County will get the most aid under the next education budget from Gov. Phil Murphy's administration, which is good news for taxpayers in Caldwell, North Caldwell, and West Caldwell.

New Jersey's pre-K to 12 schools will get $19.2 billion in total in the fiscal year 2023 budget.

The Caldwells will tentatively get:

• Caldwell-West Caldwell - $2,905,519 (19.64 percent increase)

• North Caldwell - $809,755 (27.62 percent increase)

When residents pay property taxes, it goes to their city, county, and schools. Their local school budget — made up largely of state aid, federal aid, and taxes for the rest — influences how much they must contribute.

In Essex County, only Nutley will get less aid next year than this year.

Read more about what Essex County will get and see the list by individual district here:

• Essex County Will Get Most School Aid In NJ By Wide Margin
• NJ School Aid: Who's Getting More, Who's Getting Less

Eric Kiefer contributed reporting for this story.

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