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375 NJ School Districts May Face Tax Hikes, Cuts Amid Coronavirus
The losing school districts – 375 of them – may be forced to raise taxes and impose staff cuts to make up for losses in 2020-21 funding.
NEW JERSEY – School districts are going to have to find ways to come up with another $336 million now that New Jersey officials have sliced a huge amount of school funding amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Gov. Phil Murphy's administration released its revised state aid numbers this week for every school district in the 2020-21 school year. Funding for 375 school districts was reduced from Murphy's original proposal in February, and they may need tax increases, staff cuts or furloughs to make up the differences (see complete list below).
That means many districts will have to redo their budgets even after approving them now that the state says its experiencing "unprecedented" budget challenges.
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Those challenges come as developments in the coronavirus outbreak continue to unfold rapidly in New Jersey now that the number of cases has risen to 160,445, and 11,698 people have died. Read more: NJ Coronavirus, Reopen Updates: Here's What You Need To Know
Reacting to the crisis and the ensuring economic downturn, Murphy recently rescinded Executive Order No. 73 (2019), which directed the Department of the Treasury to achieve a $1.276 billion surplus by the end of this current fiscal year.
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“No one has been more committed to restoring our state's fiscal foundation than I have,” said Murphy. “We have spent the past two years working nonstop to build surpluses and put money aside for a rainy day fund.
"However, in the absence of significant federal assistance, we are on the brink of having to make very tough fiscal decisions, and a $1.28 billion surplus for this fiscal year is no longer realistic.”
“New Jersey is not alone in dealing with unprecedented budget challenges right now as this crisis continues to unfold,” said Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio. “Building our reserves to responsible new heights was one of our paramount fiscal goals.
"However, COVID-19 handed us an entirely new reality. Absent additional federal funding and a substantive borrowing facility, our foremost priority now is ensuring sufficient cash flow to meet this health crisis head on while also meeting our basic obligations.”
Lawmakers have sought other methods — such as raising property taxes and consolidating school districts — to bring in more revenue to New Jersey and help fund school districts that experienced sharp cuts in state funding.
Murphy, however, has rejected those efforts, calling property taxes "regressive." Read more: NJ Gov. Murphy Vetoes Raising Property Taxes To Fix School Aid
State aid weighs heavily in many district's decisions on raising local property taxes. Many often say that aid cuts or flat spending from year-to-year gives them cause to raise what are already the highest property taxes in the nation.
Under the revised funding, some districts saw double-digit decreases from Murphy's original proposal, including Woodbridge (15.25 percent) and Holmdel (10.23 percent).
Two communities that have said they'll be forced to close schools, cut programs and lay off teachers because of state aid cuts, however, did not suffer even more under the new plan. Brick and Toms River would have no reductions from Murphy's original proposal.
Toms River officials and students have gone so far as to go to Trenton to protest the cuts. Read more: Toms River Schools Institute Hiring Freeze Due To S2 Aid Cuts
Below is the complete list of 375 school districts, ranked from highest to lowest decreases by percentage (and tax hike possibility, from top to bottom).
The second list ranks the districts by amount of aid lost in terms of dollars. The third list shows districts that are not getting any reductions from the February proposal.
Percentage cuts:
- Cumberland Co Vocational, Cumberland -21.92%
- South Hackensack Twp, Bergen -21.26%
- Atlantic City, Atlantic -21.01%
- Woodbridge Twp, Middlesex -15.25%
- North Brunswick Twp, Middlesex -14.33%
- Fair Lawn Boro, Bergen -13.94%
- Elmwood Park, Bergen -13.31%
- Fairview Boro, Bergen -13.28%
- Atlantic Co Vocational, Atlantic -13.21%
- Lyndhurst Twp, Bergen -12.58%
- Hi Nella, Camden -12.31%
- Milltown Boro, Middlesex -12.17%
- West Long Branch Boro, Monmouth -11.93%
- Passaic County Vocational, Passaic -11.71%
- Merchantville Boro, Camden -11.46%
- Essex Fells Boro, Essex -11.33%
- Northvale Boro, Bergen -11.32%
- North Caldwell Boro, Essex -11.22%
- Clifton City, Passaic -11.09%
- Edison Twp, Middlesex -10.86%
- Cherry Hill Twp, Camden -10.82%
- Linden City, Union -10.79%
- Closter Boro, Bergen -10.77%
- Verona Boro, Essex -10.63%
- Manville Boro, Somerset -10.58%
- Carlstadt Boro, Bergen -10.55%
- Madison Boro, Morris -10.55%
- Bound Brook Boro, Somerset -10.52%
- Newfield Boro, Gloucester -10.52%
- Hackensack City, Bergen -10.47%
- Maple Shade Twp, Burlington -10.44%
- Secaucus Town, Hudson -10.38%
- Somerset Hills Regional, Somerset -10.31%
- Edgewater Boro, Bergen -10.27%
- Caldwell-West Caldwell, Essex -10.25%
- Tenafly Boro, Bergen -10.24%
- Holmdel Twp, Monmouth -10.23%
- Florham Park Boro, Morris -10.17%
- North Arlington Boro, Bergen -10.16%
- Oradell Boro, Bergen -10.14%
- Denville Twp, Morris -10.04%
- Glen Rock Boro, Bergen -10.04%
- Livingston Twp, Essex -10.02%
- Metuchen Boro, Middlesex -10.02%
- Montvale Boro, Bergen -10.01%
- Monroe Twp, Middlesex -10.01%
- Oakland Boro, Bergen -9.93%
- Fort Lee Boro, Bergen -9.92%
- Summit City, Union -9.89%
- Westfield Town, Union -9.87%
- River Dell Regional, Bergen -9.87%
- Park Ridge Boro, Bergen -9.85%
- Ridgewood Village, Bergen -9.85%
- Emerson Boro, Bergen -9.79%
- Mendham Twp, Morris -9.76%
- Kingsway Regional, Gloucester -9.76%
- Demarest Boro, Bergen -9.73%
- Lindenwold Boro, Camden -9.72%
- East Greenwich Twp, Gloucester -9.71%
- Cresskill Boro, Bergen -9.70%
- New Providence Boro, Union -9.70%
- Glen Ridge Boro, Essex -9.70%
- Hackettstown, Warren -9.64%
- West Orange Town, Essex -9.60%
- Millburn Twp, Essex -9.59%
- Fairfield Twp, Essex -9.59%
- Little Falls Twp, Passaic -9.56%
- Roseland Boro, Essex -9.54%
- Edgewater Park Twp, Burlington -9.52%
- Rockleigh, Bergen -9.50%
- Pompton Lakes Boro, Passaic -9.46%
- Clark Twp, Union -9.46%
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood Reg, Union -9.46%
- Wayne Twp, Passaic -9.41%
- Northern Highlands Reg, Bergen -9.39%
- East Windsor Regional, Mercer -9.38%
- Little Silver Boro, Monmouth -9.36%
- Dunellen Boro, Middlesex -9.33%
- North Plainfield Boro, Somerset -9.32%
- South Orange-Maplewood, Essex -9.29%
- Rumson-Fair Haven Reg, Monmouth -9.28%
- Delran Twp, Burlington -9.27%
- Haddonfield, Camden -9.26%
- Riverdale Boro, Morris -9.25%
- Cedar Grove Twp, Essex -9.23%
- Rumson Boro, Monmouth -9.22%
- Pascack Valley Regional, Bergen -9.21%
- Absecon City, Atlantic -9.19%
- West Essex Regional, Essex -9.19%
- Paramus Boro, Bergen -9.16%
- Warren Twp, Somerset -9.16%
- River Vale Twp, Bergen -9.15%
- Carlstadt-East Rutherford, Bergen -9.14%
- Jamesburg Boro, Middlesex -9.13%
- Ramsey Boro, Bergen -9.01%
- Fair Haven Boro, Monmouth -9.01%
- Shrewsbury Boro, Monmouth -8.94%
- Montville Twp, Morris -8.91%
- Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp, Morris -8.91%
- Sch Dist Of The Chathams, Morris -8.91%
- Berkeley Heights Twp, Union -8.87%
- Mountainside Boro, Union -8.85%
- Harrington Park Boro, Bergen -8.77%
- Ramapo-Indian Hill Reg, Bergen -8.75%
- Allendale Boro, Bergen -8.72%
- Montgomery Twp, Somerset -8.70%
- Wyckoff Twp, Bergen -8.70%
- Woodcliff Lake Boro, Bergen -8.68%
- Ho Ho Kus Boro, Bergen -8.60%
- Guttenberg Town, Hudson -8.50%
- Northern Valley Regional, Bergen -8.49%
- Shore Regional, Monmouth -8.44%
- Watchung Hills Regional, Somerset -8.34%
- Upper Saddle River Boro, Bergen -8.33%
- Long Hill Twp, Morris -8.33%
- Mendham Boro, Morris -8.26%
- Freehold Boro, Monmouth -8.24%
- Woodbury Heights Boro, Gloucester -8.23%
- South River Boro, Middlesex -8.21%
- Bernards Twp, Somerset -8.13%
- Dover Town, Morris -8.10%
- Union County Vocational, Union -8.08%
- Brielle Boro, Monmouth -8.08%
- Harding Township, Morris -8.06%
- Old Tappan Boro, Bergen -7.95%
- Englewood Cliffs Boro, Bergen -7.94%
- Plainfield City, Union -7.92%
- Cranbury Twp, Middlesex -7.89%
- Totowa Boro, Passaic -7.87%
- Springfield Twp, Union -7.85%
- Rochelle Park Twp, Bergen -7.83%
- Haledon Boro, Passaic -7.82%
- Red Bank Boro, Monmouth -7.79%
- Oceanport Boro, Monmouth -7.77%
- Hanover Park Regional, Morris -7.74%
- Hanover Twp, Morris -7.66%
- Mercer County Vocational, Mercer -7.61%
- Saddle Brook Twp, Bergen -7.59%
- Carteret Boro, Middlesex -7.59%
- Westwood Regional, Bergen -7.58%
- Egg Harbor Twp, Atlantic -7.58%
- Riverside Twp, Burlington -7.56%
- Bellmawr Boro, Camden -7.54%
- Waldwick Boro, Bergen -7.50%
- W Windsor-Plainsboro Reg, Mercer -7.48%
- New Milford Boro, Bergen -7.48%
- River Edge Boro, Bergen -7.45%
- Salem County Vocational, Salem -7.45%
- East Brunswick Twp, Middlesex -7.44%
- Franklin Lakes Boro, Bergen -7.42%
- Haworth Boro, Bergen -7.40%
- Sayreville Boro, Middlesex -7.40%
- Watchung Boro, Somerset -7.35%
- Bergenfield Boro, Bergen -7.32%
- Southern Regional, Ocean -7.28%
- Chesterfield Twp, Burlington -7.25%
- Hopewell Valley Regional, Mercer -7.24%
- Lodi Borough, Bergen -7.24%
- Greenwich Twp, Cumberland -7.23%
- Bloomfield Twp, Essex -7.22%
- Bogota Boro, Bergen -7.22%
- Cranford Twp, Union -7.21%
- Alpine Boro, Bergen -7.21%
- Cliffside Park Boro, Bergen -7.18%
- Woodbury City, Gloucester -7.10%
- North Haledon Boro, Passaic -7.07%
- Roselle Park Boro, Union -7.03%
- Cinnaminson Twp, Burlington -6.99%
- Green Brook Twp, Somerset -6.98%
- Riverton, Burlington -6.94%
- Moonachie Boro, Bergen -6.91%
- Wharton Boro, Morris -6.90%
- Allamuchy Twp, Warren -6.87%
- Hammonton Town, Atlantic -6.85%
- Somerville Boro, Somerset -6.84%
- Bayonne City, Hudson -6.74%
- Pennsville, Salem -6.73%
- Rahway City, Union -6.70%
- Boonton Twp, Morris -6.69%
- East Hanover Twp, Morris -6.60%
- Gloucester Co Vocational, Gloucester -6.60%
- Lawrence Twp, Mercer -6.49%
- Bedminster Twp, Somerset -6.49%
- Kearny Town, Hudson -6.48%
- Middlesex Boro, Middlesex -6.44%
- Roselle Boro, Union -6.44%
- Morris Plains Boro, Morris -6.42%
- Wood-Ridge Boro, Bergen -6.41%
- Mahwah Twp, Bergen -6.38%
- Westville Boro, Gloucester -6.37%
- Kinnelon Boro, Morris -6.36%
- Clayton Boro, Gloucester -6.36%
- Mount Olive Twp, Morris -6.17%
- Saddle River Boro, Bergen -6.17%
- Swedesboro-Woolwich, Gloucester -6.09%
- Norwood Boro, Bergen -6.08%
- Netcong Boro, Morris -6.05%
- Passaic Co Manchester Reg, Passaic -5.96%
- Boonton Town, Morris -5.96%
- Newton Town, Sussex -5.95%
- Moorestown Twp, Burlington -5.82%
- Westampton, Burlington -5.74%
- East Rutherford Boro, Bergen -5.70%
- Mountain Lakes Boro, Morris -5.65%
- Ewing Twp, Mercer -5.64%
- Bridgeton City, Cumberland -5.63%
- Hillside Twp, Union -5.57%
- Readington Twp, Hunterdon -5.52%
- Spring Lake Heights Boro, Monmouth -5.50%
- Midland Park Boro, Bergen -5.47%
- Atlantic Highlands Boro, Monmouth -5.27%
- Branchburg Twp, Somerset -5.26%
- Essex Co Voc-Tech, Essex -5.25%
- Hawthorne Boro, Passaic -5.21%
- Belleville Town, Essex -5.13%
- Wallington Boro, Bergen -5.13%
- Ridgefield Park Twp, Bergen -5.11%
- Prospect Park Boro, Passaic -5.11%
- Penns Grv-Carney'S Pt Reg, Salem -5.04%
- Bordentown Regional, Burlington -4.99%
- Lawnside Boro, Camden -4.90%
- New Brunswick City, Middlesex -4.90%
- Trenton City, Mercer -4.86%
- National Park Boro, Gloucester -4.86%
- Paulsboro Boro, Gloucester -4.84%
- Mount Laurel Twp, Burlington -4.83%
- Piscataway Twp, Middlesex -4.80%
- Woodlynne Boro, Camden -4.79%
- Barrington Boro, Camden -4.75%
- Red Bank Regional, Monmouth -4.71%
- Interlaken, Monmouth -4.71%
- Franklin Twp, Hunterdon -4.64%
- Chester Twp, Morris -4.63%
- City Of Orange Twp, Essex -4.60%
- Woodland Park, Passaic -4.60%
- Colts Neck Twp, Monmouth -4.57%
- Passaic Valley Regional, Passaic -4.56%
- Monroe Twp, Gloucester -4.52%
- Egg Harbor City, Atlantic -4.51%
- Runnemede Boro, Camden -4.49%
- Mount Arlington Boro, Morris -4.38%
- Ridgefield Boro, Bergen -4.37%
- Delanco Twp, Burlington -4.29%
- Hillsdale Boro, Bergen -4.24%
- Newark City, Essex -4.20%
- Stratford Boro, Camden -4.19%
- Central Regional, Ocean -4.10%
- Berkeley Twp, Ocean -4.09%
- Robbinsville Twp, Mercer -4.07%
- Sterling High School Dist, Camden -4.05%
- Elizabeth City, Union -4.00%
- Northfield City, Atlantic -3.95%
- Laurel Springs Boro, Camden -3.95%
- Long Branch City, Monmouth -3.94%
- Bridgewater-Raritan Reg, Somerset -3.90%
- Burlington Twp, Burlington -3.86%
- Pine Hill Boro, Camden -3.85%
- Pennsauken Twp, Camden -3.84%
- Wall Twp, Monmouth -3.67%
- Northern Burlington Reg, Burlington -3.67%
- Garwood Boro, Union -3.63%
- Woodstown-Pilesgrove Reg, Salem -3.57%
- Gateway Regional, Gloucester -3.54%
- Paterson City, Passaic -3.54%
- Tewksbury Twp, Hunterdon -3.52%
- Morris County Vocational, Morris -3.51%
- Princeton, Mercer -3.48%
- East Newark Boro, Hudson -3.47%
- Morris School District, Morris -3.42%
- Washington Boro, Warren -3.41%
- Clementon Boro, Camden -3.32%
- Burlington City, Burlington -3.30%
- Palisades Park, Bergen -3.29%
- Mansfield Twp, Burlington -3.26%
- West New York Town, Hudson -3.19%
- Somerdale Boro, Camden -3.10%
- Maywood Boro, Bergen -3.02%
- Franklin Twp, Somerset -2.99%
- Salem City, Salem -2.92%
- Galloway Twp, Atlantic -2.92%
- Perth Amboy City, ß -2.89%
- Manasquan Boro, Monmouth -2.86%
- Oaklyn Boro, Camden -2.77%
- Alpha Boro, Warren -2.76%
- Teaneck Twp, Bergen -2.74%
- South Bound Brook, Somerset -2.72%
- Monmouth Beach Boro, Monmouth -2.71%
- Mount Holly Twp, Burlington -2.71%
- Medford Lakes Boro, Burlington -2.68%
- Berlin Boro, Camden -2.63%
- Middlesex Co Vocational, Middlesex -2.62%
- Hamilton Twp, Atlantic -2.58%
- Irvington Township, Essex -2.55%
- Camden County Vocational, Camden -2.54%
- Montclair Town, Essex -2.49%
- Union City, Hudson -2.46%
- Brooklawn Boro, Camden -2.37%
- South-Hunterdon, Hunterdon -2.35%
- Morris Hills Regional, Morris -2.30%
- Phillipsburg Town, Warren -2.27%
- Upper Deerfield Twp, Cumberland -2.21%
- Rockaway Twp, Morris -2.20%
- Hamilton Twp, Mercer -2.19%
- West Deptford Twp, Gloucester -2.14%
- Sea Girt Boro, Monmouth -2.13%
- Ocean City, Cape May -2.11%
- Passaic City, Passaic -2.05%
- Dumont Boro, Bergen -1.99%
- Spring Lake Boro, Monmouth -1.96%
- Hasbrouck Heights Boro, Bergen -1.94%
- Leonia Boro, Bergen -1.92%
- Matawan-Aberdeen Regional, Monmouth -1.88%
- Gloucester Twp, Camden -1.86%
- Highland Park Boro, Middlesex -1.75%
- Audubon Boro, Camden -1.75%
- Florence Twp, Burlington -1.74%
- Black Horse Pike Regional, Camden -1.69%
- Rutherford Boro, Bergen -1.67%
- Deptford Twp, Gloucester -1.65%
- Garfield City, Bergen -1.64%
- Greater Egg Harbor Reg, Atlantic -1.63%
- Nutley Town, Essex -1.61%
- Quinton Twp, Salem -1.61%
- Mansfield Twp, Warren -1.59%
- Kenilworth Boro, Union -1.58%
- Pleasantville City, Atlantic -1.56%
- North Hanover Twp, Burlington -1.49%
- Clinton Town, Hunterdon -1.48%
- Magnolia Boro, Camden -1.47%
- West Wildwood, Cape May -1.45%
- North Bergen Twp, Hudson -1.40%
- Camden City, Camden -1.40%
- Belvidere Town, Warren -1.39%
- Mount Ephraim Boro, Camden -1.39%
- Clinton Twp, Hunterdon -1.35%
- Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean -1.35%
- Franklin Twp, Gloucester -1.34%
- Avon Boro, Monmouth -1.28%
- Beverly City, Burlington -1.26%
- Willingboro Twp, Burlington -1.25%
- Burlington Co Vocational, Burlington -1.24%
- Maurice River Twp, Cumberland -1.21%
- Collingswood Boro, Camden -1.21%
- Beach Haven Boro, Ocean -1.18%
- Elsinboro Twp, Salem -1.14%
- Freehold Twp, Monmouth -1.10%
- Harmony Twp, Warren -1.02%
- Mainland Regional, Atlantic -0.89%
- Long Beach Island, Ocean -0.88%
- Island Heights Boro, Ocean -0.86%
- Pequannock Twp, Morris -0.81%
- Union Twp, Union -0.80%
- Delsea Regional H.S Dist., Gloucester -0.74%
- Winslow Twp, Camden -0.72%
- Lincoln Park Boro, Morris -0.66%
- Berlin Twp, Camden -0.64%
- Vineland City, Cumberland -0.63%
- Hudson County Vocational, Hudson -0.63%
- Gloucester City, Camden -0.63%
- Barnegat Twp, Ocean -0.53%
- Englewood City, Bergen -0.52%
- Warren County Vocational, Warren -0.42%
- Millville City, Cumberland -0.42%
- Frankford Twp, Sussex -0.39%
- Mullica Twp, Atlantic -0.36%
- Lakewood Twp, Ocean -0.35%
- Union Twp, Hunterdon -0.23%
- Lebanon Boro, Hunterdon -0.19%
- Spotswood, Middlesex -0.17%
- Hopewell Twp, Cumberland -0.17%
- Cumberland Regional, Cumberland -0.13%
- Deal Boro, Monmouth -0.07%
- West Cape May Boro, Cape May -0.05%
- Palmyra Boro, Burlington -0.04%
- Folsom Boro, Atlantic -0.04%
Dollar cuts:
- Newark City, Essex -$36,362,732
- Elizabeth City, Union -$17,220,774
- Paterson City, Passaic -$16,397,045
- Trenton City, Mercer -$13,138,611
- Plainfield City, Union -$12,612,339
- Atlantic City, Atlantic -$12,237,060
- Woodbridge Twp, Middlesex -$8,115,982
- New Brunswick City, Middlesex -$7,339,236
- Bridgeton City, Cumberland -$5,606,161
- Clifton City, Passaic -$5,318,566
- Perth Amboy City, ß -$5,209,266
- Passaic City, Passaic -$5,200,757
- Union City, Hudson -$4,982,221
- Bayonne City, Hudson -$4,895,374
- Passaic County Vocational, Passaic -$4,229,361
- Egg Harbor Twp, Atlantic -$4,108,310
- North Brunswick Twp, Middlesex -$4,071,809
- Camden City, Camden -$4,061,330
- City Of Orange Twp, Essex -$3,999,211
- Linden City, Union -$3,964,573
- West New York Town, Hudson -$3,459,445
- Lindenwold Boro, Camden -$3,335,466
- North Plainfield Boro, Somerset -$3,217,507
- Irvington Township, Essex -$3,185,568
- Kearny Town, Hudson -$2,983,064
- Edison Twp, Middlesex -$2,966,942
- East Windsor Regional, Mercer -$2,865,180
- Dover Town, Morris -$2,833,158
- Hackensack City, Bergen -$2,731,555
- Carteret Boro, Middlesex -$2,694,062
- Bloomfield Twp, Essex -$2,450,881
- Fairview Boro, Bergen -$2,407,240
- Cherry Hill Twp, Camden -$2,369,918
- Sayreville Boro, Middlesex -$2,321,048
- Pennsauken Twp, Camden -$2,173,120
- Cumberland Co Vocational, Cumberland -$2,040,371
- Roselle Boro, Union -$1,986,724
- Long Branch City, Monmouth -$1,969,441
- Bound Brook Boro, Somerset -$1,929,363
- Monroe Twp, Gloucester -$1,909,819
- Rahway City, Union -$1,802,819
- Belleville Town, Essex -$1,702,914
- Hamilton Twp, Mercer -$1,686,860
- Atlantic Co Vocational, Atlantic -$1,671,067
- Delran Twp, Burlington -$1,670,798
- East Brunswick Twp, Middlesex -$1,655,415
- Elmwood Park, Bergen -$1,636,188
- Lodi Borough, Bergen -$1,626,071
- Hammonton Town, Atlantic -$1,593,262
- West Orange Town, Essex -$1,552,838
- Hillside Twp, Union -$1,489,609
- Kingsway Regional, Gloucester -$1,466,612
- Freehold Boro, Monmouth -$1,430,309
- Maple Shade Twp, Burlington -$1,413,173
- South River Boro, Middlesex -$1,407,357
- Essex Co Voc-Tech, Essex -$1,319,100
- Penns Grv-Carney'S Pt Reg, Salem -$1,297,798
- Manville Boro, Somerset -$1,288,823
- Fair Lawn Boro, Bergen -$1,245,605
- Mount Olive Twp, Morris -$1,153,381
- Woodbury City, Gloucester -$1,090,003
- Riverside Twp, Burlington -$1,068,001
- Piscataway Twp, Middlesex -$1,066,229
- Bergenfield Boro, Bergen -$1,066,045
- Pleasantville City, Atlantic -$1,029,510
- Garfield City, Bergen -$1,002,398
- Gloucester Twp, Camden -$1,001,539
- Roselle Park Boro, Union -$967,576
- Union County Vocational, Union -$955,929
- Dunellen Boro, Middlesex -$924,742
- Phillipsburg Town, Warren -$909,204
- North Bergen Twp, Hudson -$890,383
- Vineland City, Cumberland -$858,227
- Burlington Twp, Burlington -$856,181
- Edgewater Park Twp, Burlington -$847,535
- Clayton Boro, Gloucester -$813,481
- Ewing Twp, Mercer -$799,552
- Hackettstown, Warren -$791,547
- Guttenberg Town, Hudson -$782,140
- W Windsor-Plainsboro Reg, Mercer -$779,851
- Galloway Twp, Atlantic -$773,497
- Pennsville, Salem -$753,613
- Cinnaminson Twp, Burlington -$753,032
- Pine Hill Boro, Camden -$745,801
- Haledon Boro, Passaic -$734,744
- Middlesex Boro, Middlesex -$730,760
- Paulsboro Boro, Gloucester -$714,030
- Monroe Twp, Middlesex -$693,723
- Jamesburg Boro, Middlesex -$680,688
- Hamilton Twp, Atlantic -$666,399
- Gloucester Co Vocational, Gloucester -$646,360
- Camden County Vocational, Camden -$635,524
- Wayne Twp, Passaic -$625,200
- Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp, Morris -$624,179
- Passaic Co Manchester Reg, Passaic -$607,251
- South Orange-Maplewood, Essex -$602,136
- Black Horse Pike Regional, Camden -$599,158
- Bellmawr Boro, Camden -$587,933
- Burlington City, Burlington -$580,784
- Somerville Boro, Somerset -$574,685
- Ridgefield Park Twp, Bergen -$549,973
- Greater Egg Harbor Reg, Atlantic -$545,053
- Livingston Twp, Essex -$541,611
- Swedesboro-Woolwich, Gloucester -$541,239
- Northern Burlington Reg, Burlington -$538,710
- Red Bank Boro, Monmouth -$537,624
- Bogota Boro, Bergen -$536,547
- Salem City, Salem -$518,964
- Prospect Park Boro, Passaic -$514,470
- East Greenwich Twp, Gloucester -$509,384
- Bordentown Regional, Burlington -$505,202
- Westfield Town, Union -$494,219
- Willingboro Twp, Burlington -$493,920
- Pompton Lakes Boro, Passaic -$493,509
- Montgomery Twp, Somerset -$489,338
- Newton Town, Sussex -$461,571
- Merchantville Boro, Camden -$454,037
- Salem County Vocational, Salem -$452,418
- North Arlington Boro, Bergen -$448,646
- Ridgewood Village, Bergen -$446,728
- Deptford Twp, Gloucester -$441,649
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood Reg, Union -$439,874
- Franklin Twp, Somerset -$439,297
- Bridgewater-Raritan Reg, Somerset -$431,463
- Bernards Twp, Somerset -$430,992
- Cliffside Park Boro, Bergen -$429,653
- Woodlynne Boro, Camden -$404,707
- Middlesex Co Vocational, Middlesex -$397,151
- Millburn Twp, Essex -$392,583
- Wharton Boro, Morris -$378,469
- Lyndhurst Twp, Bergen -$359,096
- Absecon City, Atlantic -$356,247
- Fort Lee Boro, Bergen -$351,933
- Sterling High School Dist, Camden -$345,905
- Winslow Twp, Camden -$321,122
- Robbinsville Twp, Mercer -$318,165
- Holmdel Twp, Monmouth -$310,861
- Montville Twp, Morris -$308,363
- Sch Dist Of The Chathams, Morris -$307,296
- Gateway Regional, Gloucester -$306,715
- Paramus Boro, Bergen -$305,440
- Lawrence Twp, Mercer -$302,855
- Mount Holly Twp, Burlington -$298,179
- Summit City, Union -$296,968
- Tenafly Boro, Bergen -$296,481
- Wallington Boro, Bergen -$292,323
- West Deptford Twp, Gloucester -$291,852
- Hopewell Valley Regional, Mercer -$291,328
- Egg Harbor City, Atlantic -$286,324
- Millville City, Cumberland -$284,612
- Union Twp, Union -$268,436
- Woodstown-Pilesgrove Reg, Salem -$268,315
- Runnemede Boro, Camden -$264,274
- Mount Laurel Twp, Burlington -$260,780
- Westampton, Burlington -$255,053
- Morris School District, Morris -$253,412
- Matawan-Aberdeen Regional, Monmouth -$244,503
- Moorestown Twp, Burlington -$239,894
- Mercer County Vocational, Mercer -$239,297
- Milltown Boro, Middlesex -$238,699
- Clementon Boro, Camden -$231,329
- Cranford Twp, Union -$229,173
- Stratford Boro, Camden -$227,541
- Secaucus Town, Hudson -$227,364
- Lawnside Boro, Camden -$221,675
- Caldwell-West Caldwell, Essex -$220,315
- Chesterfield Twp, Burlington -$215,642
- Madison Boro, Morris -$211,917
- Southern Regional, Ocean -$203,985
- Ramapo-Indian Hill Reg, Bergen -$202,679
- Mahwah Twp, Bergen -$202,649
- New Milford Boro, Bergen -$200,514
- Westville Boro, Gloucester -$199,745
- Newfield Boro, Gloucester -$196,959
- Montclair Town, Essex -$196,737
- Morris Hills Regional, Morris -$194,982
- Glen Rock Boro, Bergen -$194,606
- Gloucester City, Camden -$188,850
- Westwood Regional, Bergen -$188,738
- Central Regional, Ocean -$187,044
- Burlington Co Vocational, Burlington -$186,097
- Springfield Twp, Union -$185,808
- Ramsey Boro, Bergen -$184,230
- Dumont Boro, Bergen -$184,207
- New Providence Boro, Union -$182,015
- Verona Boro, Essex -$181,657
- Haddonfield, Camden -$180,481
- Metuchen Boro, Middlesex -$179,934
- North Hanover Twp, Burlington -$179,488
- River Edge Boro, Bergen -$179,159
- Hi Nella, Camden -$178,712
- Barrington Boro, Camden -$176,923
- Hawthorne Boro, Passaic -$176,832
- Somerset Hills Regional, Somerset -$176,695
- Denville Twp, Morris -$176,231
- Berkeley Heights Twp, Union -$176,101
- Florence Twp, Burlington -$176,058
- Northfield City, Atlantic -$175,957
- Warren Twp, Somerset -$175,507
- Teaneck Twp, Bergen -$175,322
- Pascack Valley Regional, Bergen -$166,666
- West Essex Regional, Essex -$164,960
- Edgewater Boro, Bergen -$162,866
- Wall Twp, Monmouth -$162,385
- Audubon Boro, Camden -$159,573
- Upper Deerfield Twp, Cumberland -$159,006
- Clark Twp, Union -$157,394
- Northern Valley Regional, Bergen -$156,609
- Princeton, Mercer -$152,255
- Watchung Hills Regional, Somerset -$151,047
- Hudson County Vocational, Hudson -$143,575
- Boonton Town, Morris -$143,440
- East Newark Boro, Hudson -$142,783
- Glen Ridge Boro, Essex -$139,168
- Branchburg Twp, Somerset -$137,070
- Waldwick Boro, Bergen -$135,871
- Wyckoff Twp, Bergen -$134,962
- Nutley Town, Essex -$132,182
- Cresskill Boro, Bergen -$131,649
- Kinnelon Boro, Morris -$131,095
- Collingswood Boro, Camden -$129,671
- Hanover Park Regional, Morris -$128,954
- Franklin Twp, Gloucester -$127,819
- River Dell Regional, Bergen -$127,436
- Ridgefield Boro, Bergen -$124,341
- Cedar Grove Twp, Essex -$123,700
- Saddle Brook Twp, Bergen -$120,233
- Berkeley Twp, Ocean -$116,244
- National Park Boro, Gloucester -$115,976
- Delanco Twp, Burlington -$115,436
- Oakland Boro, Bergen -$112,982
- Washington Boro, Warren -$110,112
- Somerdale Boro, Camden -$109,938
- Berlin Boro, Camden -$109,206
- Barnegat Twp, Ocean -$109,129
- Netcong Boro, Morris -$108,666
- South Hackensack Twp, Bergen -$106,779
- Delsea Regional H.S Dist., Gloucester -$104,738
- South Bound Brook, Somerset -$104,087
- Kenilworth Boro, Union -$102,639
- Readington Twp, Hunterdon -$102,606
- Brooklawn Boro, Camden -$102,125
- Closter Boro, Bergen -$99,485
- Hanover Twp, Morris -$96,252
- Northern Highlands Reg, Bergen -$95,594
- Green Brook Twp, Somerset -$95,004
- Laurel Springs Boro, Camden -$92,775
- Park Ridge Boro, Bergen -$90,808
- Woodbury Heights Boro, Gloucester -$90,294
- Montvale Boro, Bergen -$86,652
- Emerson Boro, Bergen -$86,351
- Ocean City, Cape May -$85,706
- Mountainside Boro, Union -$85,535
- Florham Park Boro, Morris -$83,708
- Rumson-Fair Haven Reg, Monmouth -$83,383
- Lakewood Twp, Ocean -$81,390
- Franklin Lakes Boro, Bergen -$80,600
- River Vale Twp, Bergen -$79,705
- Little Falls Twp, Passaic -$77,284
- Woodland Park, Passaic -$75,441
- Highland Park Boro, Middlesex -$74,941
- Long Hill Twp, Morris -$74,773
- Oaklyn Boro, Camden -$73,074
- Upper Saddle River Boro, Bergen -$72,998
- Mendham Twp, Morris -$71,950
- Rumson Boro, Monmouth -$71,608
- Mainland Regional, Atlantic -$71,342
- Palisades Park, Bergen -$70,141
- Rockaway Twp, Morris -$69,416
- Leonia Boro, Bergen -$69,070
- Ho Ho Kus Boro, Bergen -$67,245
- Wood-Ridge Boro, Bergen -$66,983
- Totowa Boro, Passaic -$63,791
- Morris Plains Boro, Morris -$62,877
- Passaic Valley Regional, Passaic -$62,279
- Chester Twp, Morris -$62,132
- Fair Haven Boro, Monmouth -$61,491
- Red Bank Regional, Monmouth -$61,464
- East Hanover Twp, Morris -$61,373
- Mansfield Twp, Warren -$61,045
- North Caldwell Boro, Essex -$60,973
- Maurice River Twp, Cumberland -$60,144
- Little Silver Boro, Monmouth -$59,520
- Mount Ephraim Boro, Camden -$59,026
- Quinton Twp, Salem -$59,015
- Bedminster Twp, Somerset -$58,980
- South-Hunterdon, Hunterdon -$58,896
- Shore Regional, Monmouth -$58,033
- Colts Neck Twp, Monmouth -$57,905
- West Long Branch Boro, Monmouth -$56,848
- Oradell Boro, Bergen -$56,811
- Cranbury Twp, Middlesex -$56,493
- Allendale Boro, Bergen -$56,281
- Alpha Boro, Warren -$56,087
- Fairfield Twp, Essex -$56,059
- Mountain Lakes Boro, Morris -$54,701
- Hasbrouck Heights Boro, Bergen -$53,790
- Brielle Boro, Monmouth -$51,444
- Freehold Twp, Monmouth -$51,280
- Rochelle Park Twp, Bergen -$50,609
- Allamuchy Twp, Warren -$50,568
- Demarest Boro, Bergen -$49,390
- Carlstadt-East Rutherford, Bergen -$49,319
- Magnolia Boro, Camden -$48,990
- Watchung Boro, Somerset -$48,836
- Woodcliff Lake Boro, Bergen -$48,756
- Beverly City, Burlington -$48,544
- Englewood City, Bergen -$48,454
- Midland Park Boro, Bergen -$46,574
- East Rutherford Boro, Bergen -$46,178
- Rutherford Boro, Bergen -$46,171
- Morris County Vocational, Morris -$46,094
- Oceanport Boro, Monmouth -$45,886
- Carlstadt Boro, Bergen -$45,816
- Northvale Boro, Bergen -$45,228
- Hillsdale Boro, Bergen -$44,419
- Boonton Twp, Morris -$44,288
- Medford Lakes Boro, Burlington -$44,130
- Old Tappan Boro, Bergen -$43,167
- Harrington Park Boro, Bergen -$42,445
- Belvidere Town, Warren -$42,002
- Maywood Boro, Bergen -$40,975
- Roseland Boro, Essex -$40,851
- Englewood Cliffs Boro, Bergen -$40,837
- Harding Township, Morris -$40,542
- Riverton, Burlington -$40,179
- Riverdale Boro, Morris -$38,770
- North Haledon Boro, Passaic -$38,350
- Berlin Twp, Camden -$38,115
- Moonachie Boro, Bergen -$37,172
- Tewksbury Twp, Hunterdon -$35,023
- Norwood Boro, Bergen -$33,134
- Shrewsbury Boro, Monmouth -$32,617
- Greenwich Twp, Cumberland -$32,433
- Mendham Boro, Morris -$31,479
- Mount Arlington Boro, Morris -$29,740
- Saddle River Boro, Bergen -$26,668
- Clinton Twp, Hunterdon -$25,195
- Haworth Boro, Bergen -$23,849
- Spring Lake Heights Boro, Monmouth -$23,188
- Mansfield Twp, Burlington -$22,852
- Manasquan Boro, Monmouth -$22,385
- Garwood Boro, Union -$20,100
- Mullica Twp, Atlantic -$19,634
- Essex Fells Boro, Essex -$18,884
- Pequannock Twp, Morris -$18,835
- Franklin Twp, Hunterdon -$17,700
- Cumberland Regional, Cumberland -$16,286
- Clinton Town, Hunterdon -$16,149
- Alpine Boro, Bergen -$14,692
- Warren County Vocational, Warren -$14,252
- Elsinboro Twp, Salem -$12,830
- Atlantic Highlands Boro, Monmouth -$11,628
- Spotswood, Middlesex -$11,446
- Lincoln Park Boro, Morris -$11,345
- Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean -$8,090
- Long Beach Island, Ocean -$6,244
- Frankford Twp, Sussex -$5,905
- Hopewell Twp, Cumberland -$5,877
- Monmouth Beach Boro, Monmouth -$5,274
- Spring Lake Boro, Monmouth -$4,837
- Rockleigh, Bergen -$4,303
- Harmony Twp, Warren -$4,276
- Interlaken, Monmouth -$3,330
- Sea Girt Boro, Monmouth -$2,897
- Island Heights Boro, Ocean -$2,625
- Avon Boro, Monmouth -$2,594
- Beach Haven Boro, Ocean -$2,423
- Folsom Boro, Atlantic -$2,182
- Palmyra Boro, Burlington -$2,038
- Deal Boro, Monmouth -$1,628
- Union Twp, Hunterdon -$1,463
- West Wildwood, Cape May -$624
- Lebanon Boro, Hunterdon -$383
- West Cape May Boro, Cape May -$322
These districts received no reductions from the February proposal:
- Brigantine City, Atlantic $0
- Buena Regional, Atlantic $0
- Corbin City, Atlantic $0
- Estell Manor City, Atlantic $0
- Linwood City, Atlantic $0
- Longport, Atlantic $0
- Margate City, Atlantic $0
- Port Republic City, Atlantic $0
- Somers Point City, Atlantic $0
- Ventnor City, Atlantic $0
- Weymouth Twp, Atlantic $0
- Bergen County Vocational, Bergen $0
- Little Ferry Boro, Bergen $0
- Bass River Twp, Burlington $0
- Eastampton Twp, Burlington $0
- Evesham Twp, Burlington $0
- Hainesport Twp, Burlington $0
- Lenape Regional, Burlington $0
- Lumberton Twp, Burlington $0
- Medford Twp, Burlington $0
- New Hanover Twp, Burlington $0
- Pemberton Twp, Burlington $0
- Rancocas Valley Regional, Burlington $0
- Shamong Twp, Burlington $0
- Southampton Twp, Burlington $0
- Springfield Twp, Burlington $0
- Tabernacle Twp, Burlington $0
- Washington Twp, Burlington $0
- Woodland Twp, Burlington $0
- Chesilhurst, Camden $0
- Eastern Camden County Reg, Camden $0
- Gibbsboro Boro, Camden $0
- Haddon Heights Boro, Camden $0
- Haddon Twp, Camden $0
- Voorhees Twp, Camden $0
- Waterford Twp, Camden $0
- Avalon Boro, Cape May $0
- Cape May City, Cape May $0
- Cape May Co Vocational, Cape May $0
- Cape May Point, Cape May $0
- Dennis Twp, Cape May $0
- Lower Cape May Regional, Cape May $0
- Lower Twp, Cape May $0
- Middle Twp, Cape May $0
- North Wildwood City, Cape May $0
- Sea Isle City, Cape May $0
- Stone Harbor Boro, Cape May $0
- Upper Twp, Cape May $0
- Wildwood City, Cape May $0
- Wildwood Crest Boro, Cape May $0
- Woodbine Boro, Cape May $0
- Commercial Twp, Cumberland $0
- Deerfield Twp, Cumberland $0
- Downe Twp, Cumberland $0
- Fairfield Twp, Cumberland $0
- Lawrence Twp, Cumberland $0
- Stow Creek Twp, Cumberland $0
- East Orange, Essex $0
- Clearview Regional, Gloucester $0
- Elk Twp, Gloucester $0
- Glassboro, Gloucester $0
- Greenwich Twp, Gloucester $0
- Harrison Twp, Gloucester $0
- Logan Twp, Gloucester $0
- Mantua Twp, Gloucester $0
- Pitman Boro, Gloucester $0
- South Harrison Twp, Gloucester $0
- Washington Twp, Gloucester $0
- Wenonah Boro, Gloucester $0
- Harrison Town, Hudson $0
- Hoboken City, Hudson $0
- Jersey City, Hudson $0
- Weehawken Twp, Hudson $0
- Alexandria Twp, Hunterdon $0
- Bethlehem Twp, Hunterdon $0
- Bloomsbury Boro, Hunterdon $0
- Califon Boro, Hunterdon $0
- Delaware Twp, Hunterdon $0
- Delaware Valley Regional, Hunterdon $0
- East Amwell Twp, Hunterdon $0
- Flemington-Raritan Reg, Hunterdon $0
- Frenchtown Boro, Hunterdon $0
- Hampton Boro, Hunterdon $0
- High Bridge Boro, Hunterdon $0
- Holland Twp, Hunterdon $0
- Hunterdon Central Reg, Hunterdon $0
- Hunterdon Co Vocational, Hunterdon $0
- Kingwood Twp, Hunterdon $0
- Lebanon Twp, Hunterdon $0
- Milford Boro, Hunterdon $0
- N Hunt/Voorhees Regional, Hunterdon $0
- Old Bridge Twp, Middlesex $0
- South Amboy City, Middlesex $0
- South Brunswick Twp, Middlesex $0
- South Plainfield Boro, Middlesex $0
- Allenhurst, Monmouth $0
- Asbury Park City, Monmouth $0
- Belmar Boro, Monmouth $0
- Bradley Beach Boro, Monmouth $0
- Eatontown Boro, Monmouth $0
- Farmingdale Boro, Monmouth $0
- Freehold Regional, Monmouth $0
- Hazlet Twp, Monmouth $0
- Henry Hudson Regional, Monmouth $0
- Highlands Boro, Monmouth $0
- Howell Twp, Monmouth $0
- Keansburg Boro, Monmouth $0
- Keyport Boro, Monmouth $0
- Manalapan-Englishtown Reg, Monmouth $0
- Marlboro Twp, Monmouth $0
- Middletown Twp, Monmouth $0
- Millstone Twp, Monmouth $0
- Monmouth Co Vocational, Monmouth $0
- Monmouth Regional, Monmouth $0
- Neptune City, Monmouth $0
- Neptune Twp, Monmouth $0
- Ocean Twp, Monmouth $0
- Roosevelt Boro, Monmouth $0
- Lake Como, Monmouth $0
- Tinton Falls, Monmouth $0
- Union Beach, Monmouth $0
- Upper Freehold Regional, Monmouth $0
- Loch Arbour, Monmouth $0
- Butler Boro, Morris $0
- Jefferson Twp, Morris $0
- Mine Hill Twp, Morris $0
- Randolph Twp, Morris $0
- Rockaway Boro, Morris $0
- Roxbury Twp, Morris $0
- Washington Twp, Morris $0
- West Morris Regional, Morris $0
- Bay Head Boro, Ocean $0
- Brick Twp, Ocean $0
- Eagleswood Twp, Ocean $0
- Jackson Twp, Ocean $0
- Lacey Twp, Ocean $0
- Lakehurst Boro, Ocean $0
- Lavallette Boro, Ocean $0
- Little Egg Harbor Twp, Ocean $0
- Manchester Twp, Ocean $0
- Ocean County Vocational, Ocean $0
- Ocean Gate Boro, Ocean $0
- Ocean Twp, Ocean $0
- Pinelands Regional, Ocean $0
- Plumsted Twp, Ocean $0
- Point Pleasant Boro, Ocean $0
- Seaside Heights Boro, Ocean $0
- Seaside Park Boro, Ocean $0
- Stafford Twp, Ocean $0
- Toms River Regional, Ocean $0
- Tuckerton Boro, Ocean $0
- Bloomingdale Boro, Passaic $0
- Lakeland Regional, Passaic $0
- Ringwood Boro, Passaic $0
- Wanaque Boro, Passaic $0
- West Milford Twp, Passaic $0
- Alloway Twp, Salem $0
- Lower Alloways Creek, Salem $0
- Mannington Twp, Salem $0
- Oldmans Twp, Salem $0
- Pittsgrove Twp, Salem $0
- Upper Pittsgrove Twp, Salem $0
- Hillsborough Twp, Somerset $0
- Somerset Co Vocational, Somerset $0
- Andover Reg, Sussex $0
- Byram Twp, Sussex $0
- Franklin Boro, Sussex $0
- Fredon Twp, Sussex $0
- Green Twp, Sussex $0
- Hamburg Boro, Sussex $0
- Hampton Twp, Sussex $0
- Hardyston Twp, Sussex $0
- High Point Regional, Sussex $0
- Hopatcong, Sussex $0
- Kittatinny Regional, Sussex $0
- Lafayette Twp, Sussex $0
- Lenape Valley Regional, Sussex $0
- Montague Twp, Sussex $0
- Ogdensburg Boro, Sussex $0
- Sandyston-Walpack Twp, Sussex $0
- Sparta Twp, Sussex $0
- Stanhope Boro, Sussex $0
- Stillwater Twp, Sussex $0
- Sussex-Wantage Regional, Sussex $0
- Sussex County Vocational, Sussex $0
- Vernon Twp, Sussex $0
- Wallkill Valley Regional, Sussex $0
- Winfield Twp, Union $0
- Blairstown Twp, Warren $0
- Franklin Twp, Warren $0
- Frelinghuysen Twp, Warren $0
- Great Meadows Regional, Warren $0
- Greenwich Twp, Warren $0
- Hope Twp, Warren $0
- Knowlton Twp, Warren $0
- Lopatcong Twp, Warren $0
- North Warren Regional, Warren $0
- Oxford Twp, Warren $0
- Pohatcong Twp, Warren $0
- Warren Hills Regional, Warren $0
- Washington Twp, Warren $0
- White Twp, Warren $0
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