Did Manasquan-Belmar Area Schools Win Or Lose In New Budget Deal?

One of the big things that stalled budget talks – and nearly led to a state shutdown of the government this month – was a debate over school funding. Looks like Gov. Phil Murphy may not have won the argument.

After proposing sizable increases for many districts under his original plan, manyschool districts will now get less money than what the Murphy administration originally promised them. The state released revised figures this past week

Senate President Steve Sweeney, meanwhile, got the upper hand in his argument to fully fund a number of districts that had been promised more money for years.

Below is how local school districts fared.

School funding in 2018-19 versus 2017-18

• Point Pleasant Boro -154,266 -2.59%
• Point Pleasant Beach 77,483 15.30%
• Manasquan 96,341 15.42%
• Belmar -11,121 -1.14%.
• Asbury Park -1,282,064 -2.36%

Did school districts get less or more than what Murphy originally promised (total school funding and percentage increase or decrease)?

• Asbury Park 53,166,244 -3.76%
• Point Pleasant Beach 583,748 0.00%
• Point Pleasant Boro 5,813,354 -5.90%
• Manasquan Boro 721,224 0.00%
• Belmar 964,473 -7.03%

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