How much is your South Jersey school district slated to lose in Gov. Murphy’s proposed budget?
Under the proposed budget, here are the districts in Burlington County, Camden County, and Gloucester County that will receive less funding for the 2024-25 school year.
In his proposed budget, Gov. Phil Murphy included historic funding for most of New Jersey’s 600 school districts, which enroll about 1.1 million students. For the first time in state history, the requirements of the funding formula used to determine how much aid districts receive would be fully met.
But 140 districts across the state would receive less funding than last year under the proposed spending plan.
South Jersey districts including Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Haddon Township, Lenape Regional and Pitman are among those appealing to the Legislature, hoping to have millions in funding restored for the coming school year. They also want the state to change the formula used to calculate aid, which relies heavily upon property taxes.
Under the proposed budget, here are the districts in Burlington County, Camden County, and Gloucester County that will receive less funding for the 2024-25 school year.