Here's How Much Local Taxpayers Pay For School, Per Student

The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has released a list of every district that details how much money taxpayers spend to send each child to a public school.

It costs $14,467 to send each student to school in the Haddon Township Public School District, and $12,369 to send each student to school in the Haddonfield Public School District, according to the list. Haddon Township checked in at No. 453 on the list, and the Haddonfield checked in at No. 603.

Avalon topped the list, with taxpayers paying $57,574 per student. Compass Academy Charter School students cost an average of $8,863 to send to school. See the full list here: Taxpayers In These NJ School Districts Pay More Than Anybody

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.

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