$118M Tentative Budget Announced For Howell School District

HOWELL, NJ — At the Howell Board of Education meeting on Wednesday night members of the board introduced the tentative budget of $118.1 million for the 2022-23 school year.

The budget will be used to operate 12 schools.

The pre-kindergarten through second-grade schools are:

• The Adelphia School
• The Greenville School
• The Griebling School
• The Land O’ Pines School
• The Taunton School

The third through fifth-grade schools are:

• The Aldrich School
• The Ardena School
• Memorial School
• The Newbury School
• The Ramtown School

The middle schools are:

• Howell Middle School
• Howell Middle School South

The $118.1 million budget will be supported by $82.57 million in taxes collected from Howell's residential and commercial property owners, according to district administrators.

Gov. Phil Murphy's administration announced the budget for state aid to all municipalities earlier this month. The Howell Township school district received a $2.8 million reduction in state aid.

During the March 23 meeting, the board did not include information on how the proposed budget will affect local property taxes in the coming year.

Residents currently pay municipal taxes in Howell, Monmouth County taxes, Freehold Regional High School District taxes, and a fire district tax in addition to the Howell K-8 school taxes.

A public hearing on the final budget has been scheduled for May 4 at 7 p.m.