Good News For Taxpayers: Livingston Schools To Get Increase In State Aid

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Among counties in New Jersey, Essex County will get the most aid under the next education budget from Gov. Phil Murphy's administration, news that will likely be welcomed by local taxpayers.

Livingston will tentatively get an increase of $7.37 million, a 21.79 percent increase.

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

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.

Read more about what Essex County and all of its individual districts are getting 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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