Hopatcong Schools to Get Almost $700K More State Aid Than in 2010-11

Hopatcong will get about $700,000 more state aid in 2011-12 than it did in 2010-11.

Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday the district will get an additional $340,601—equal to the amount , giving Hopatcong $681,202 more state aid than in 2010-11.

Hopatcong will get $11,866,390 state aid overall in 2011-12 compared to the $11,185,188 it had the previous year.

Christie said the money is part of an extra $850 million being pumped into New Jersey's public schools into the state's Fisical Year 2012 Budget. There will be a $250 million increase for all school districts, as well as an additional $450 million for Abbot districts. Non-Abbotts will get an additional $150 million.

“This year, New Jersey increased state aid to school districts by $850 million over last year, restoring every dollar of the cuts we were forced to make last year and increasing aid by an additional $30 million," Christie said. "We are keeping faith with our commitment to New Jersey’s children and families, spending more money per pupil on New Jersey’s students than almost any other state in the country. Now is the time to complement the dollars spent with real education reform to bring a focus on student learning, accountability and results.”