County budget brief
Hunterdon County district budgets
Hunterdon County has 27 latest-year UFB district rows, $510.9M in proposed operating budgets, and 18,245 UFB on-roll students. The county average NJDOE comparative cost is $25,764, with a range of $14,577 to $36,095. The operating-revenue model is mostly local.
NJDOE User-Friendly Budgets, 2025-26 latest year. Real movement is converted to 2025 dollars with CPI-U. How this budget data works
27UFB district rows
$510.9Mproposed operating budgets
18,245UFB on-roll students
$25,764mean NJDOE comparative cost
85% / 9%local / state operating revenue
What stands out
County story angles
These angles group the strongest generated district first-read leads inside Hunterdon County. They are meant to turn the county brief from a rank list into local assignments: what looks reportable, which district reports carry the proof, which records to pull next, and which shortcut to block.
| Story angle | Local signal | District proof | Reporting path | Block before writing | Open next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current proposal changeWhat does the latest proposed budget column change right now? | 2 of 27 county district rows have this as the first-read lane.Primary route: Read the current proposal: What changes now in the proposed column before the long-run trend is interpreted? | Bloomsbury BoroOperating budget changes -$124,150.published comparative-cost row changes -$5,510.largest revenue driver is Fund balance (-$184,729).largest use driver is General current (-$124,150).Hunterdon Co VocationalOperating budget changes +$3.2M.published comparative-cost row changes +$1,255.largest revenue driver is Local revenue (+$2.1M).largest use driver is Capital outlay (+$1.8M). | Frame Latest UFB revised/current column versus proposed column in nominal budget-year dollars.Pull Proposed budget, revised/current column support, adoption minutes, budget hearing deck, and district FAQ.Check what is recurring, one-time, grant-funded, enrollment-driven, negotiated, or reclassified. | Do not treat nominal proposal movement as an audited result or inflation-adjusted trend. | Proposal briefReporting leadsDistrict index |
| Cost positionWhy does this district sit high on the published comparative-cost line? | 4 of 27 county district rows have this as the first-read lane.Primary route: Compare cost position: Is the district expensive, or just in a high-cost peer group? | Milford BoroPublished comparative cost is $36,095.rank #18 statewide and #1 inside Hunterdon County.real comparative-cost movement is +$9,983.Frenchtown BoroPublished comparative cost is $32,779.rank #28 statewide and #2 inside Hunterdon County.real comparative-cost movement is +$5,626. | Frame County, cost band, budget model, service load, and named local peers; use NJDOE's published comparative-cost line.Pull Budget presentation, adopted budget book, staffing/program notes, and local peer reports.Check whether county, scale, grade span, placements, transfers, or side files explain the rank. | Do not turn comparative cost into waste, quality, or adequacy by itself. | Cost briefComparison atlasDistrict index |
| Outside-operating familyAre capital projects, facilities acquisition, reserve withdrawals, or debt-service rows distorting all-funds comparisons? | 13 of 27 county district rows have this as the first-read lane.Primary route: Separate outside-operating money: Is the story about grants, special revenue, capital, facilities, or debt rather than recurring operating spending? | Readington TwpCapital, facilities, and debt: Capital, facilities, and debt changes -$7.8M in the latest file.Special revenue funds moved +$7.5M since 2019-20.Other named rows sits -14 pts vs county average.Lebanon TwpCapital, facilities, and debt: Capital, facilities, and debt changes -$2.5M in the latest file.Preschool sits -24 pts vs county average.State aid moved -$1.2M since 2019-20. | Frame Special-revenue, capital, facilities, and debt families scaled against operating budget only as context.Pull Grant schedules, capital/debt schedules, line-item budget, source-row proof sections, and project or bond records.Check whether the signal belongs to grants, capital, facilities, or debt before reading it as recurring operating spending. | Do not add outside-operating source-family rows into one operating total or treat them as ordinary classroom spending. | Outside-operating briefCategory atlasSource map |
| Fund balance/reserve familyIs the district leaning on fund balance, capital reserve, maintenance reserve, or similar one-time sources? | 1 county district row out of 27 has this as the first-read lane.Primary route: Test one-time support: Is the budget leaning on fund balance, reserve withdrawals, or carryover that must be checked for recurrence? | Tewksbury TwpFund balance and reserves: Fund balance and reserves changes -$4.2M in the latest file.Preschool sits -24 pts vs county average.Local taxes and local sources represents 87% of operating scale. | Frame Fund-balance, reserve, and carryover source-family rows beside recap balances, proposal movement, and recurrence checks.Pull Fund-balance appropriation notes, reserve withdrawal rows, recap schedules, board minutes, and audit or ACFR schedules.Check whether the fund-balance or reserve row is recurring support, a one-year bridge, restricted, or paired with close-year balances. | Do not call planned source-family rows audited cash stress, recurring revenue, or a structural deficit by themselves. | One-time briefSource mapDistrict index |
| Student/service familyIs preschool aid, carryover, instruction, or support service scale material? | 4 of 27 county district rows have this as the first-read lane.Primary route: Check students and service load: Is a per-student comparison really about denominator, placements, or student need? | High Bridge BoroPreschool: Preschool moved +$3.5M since 2019-20.Special revenue funds sits +21 pts vs county average.Local taxes and local sources represents 87% of operating scale.North Hunterdon-Voorhees RegionalPreschool: Preschool sits -24 pts vs county average.Instruction programs moved -$5.5M since 2019-20.Other named rows changes -$2.1M in the latest file. | Frame Transfers, tuition, preschool, special-education, and support families beside UFB service-load and denominator context.Pull Tuition and placement schedules, preschool aid records, service-load rows, contracts, and source-row proof sections.Check whether transfers, tuition, preschool, or special-education/support rows explain the comparison frame. | Do not treat source-family rows as audited service counts, quality, adequacy, or a complete program ledger. | Student-load briefCategory atlasDistrict index |
| Operating funding familyWhich aid lines explain dependence on state funding or first-to-latest movement? | 2 of 27 county district rows have this as the first-read lane.Primary route: Follow operating funding: Did the budget move toward local levy, state aid, federal revenue, or fund balance? | Delaware Valley RegionalState aid: State aid moved -$3.0M since 2019-20.Preschool sits -24 pts vs county average.Fund balance and reserves changes -$2.3M in the latest file.Hunterdon Co Ed Ser CommState aid: State aid changes -$239,284 in the latest file.Other named rows represents 319% of operating scale. | Frame Operating revenue source-family scale, local peer gaps, CPI-U real movement, and latest proposal movement; keep General Fund basis visible.Pull State-aid notices, levy worksheet, fund-balance notes, source-row proof sections, and tax-impact materials.Check whether the source-family signal is a current revenue scale issue, a peer gap, a real movement, or a proposal-column move. | Do not read General Fund operating source rows as all-funds revenue, taxpayer burden, or proof of cause without local records. | Funding briefSource mapCategory atlas |
County category and source-family leads
This table localizes the category story. It groups district source-family signals by county so a reader can see which budget families recur across local districts, which examples carry the proof, and whether the signal is current scale, county peer gap, inflation-adjusted movement, or latest proposal movement.
| Budget family | County signal | District proof | Why it matters | Block before writing | Open next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special revenue fundsHow large are grant-funded or otherwise outside-operating programs relative to operating budgets? | 14 county district rows have generated source-family signals.real movement (12); peer gap (2) | Readington TwpSpecial revenue funds moved +$7.5M since 2019-20 · Real movementFlemington-Raritan RegSpecial revenue funds moved +$7.4M since 2019-20 · Real movementClinton TwpSpecial revenue funds moved +$5.1M since 2019-20 · Real movement | Use this family to move from a broad county read to named source-row proof before writing from totals.Special-revenue totals are outside-operating scale signals and should not be added to General Fund operating rows. | Do not add source-family rows into one total or treat a family signal as cause, waste, adequacy, or recurring spending without local records. | Outside-operating briefCategory atlasComparison atlasReal movementSource map |
| Capital, facilities, and debtAre capital projects, facilities acquisition, reserve withdrawals, or debt-service rows distorting all-funds comparisons? | 12 county district rows have generated source-family signals.proposal move (5); real movement (3); peer gap (4) | Hunterdon Central RegCapital, facilities, and debt moved -$9.8M since 2019-20 · Real movementReadington TwpCapital, facilities, and debt changes -$7.8M in the latest file · Proposal moveLebanon TwpCapital, facilities, and debt changes -$2.5M in the latest file · Proposal move | Use this family to move from a broad county read to named source-row proof before writing from totals.Capital and debt rows use operating budget only as a common scale reference. | Do not add source-family rows into one total or treat a family signal as cause, waste, adequacy, or recurring spending without local records. | Outside-operating briefCategory atlasComparison atlasCurrent proposalReal movement |
| Other named rowsWhich remaining named rows deserve a closer district-level look? | 11 county district rows have generated source-family signals.proposal move (2); peer gap (8); current scale (1) | North Hunterdon-Voorhees RegionalOther named rows changes -$2.1M in the latest file · Proposal moveMilford BoroOther named rows changes -$713,295 in the latest file · Proposal moveClinton-Glen GardnerOther named rows sits -14 pts vs county average · Peer gap | Use this family to move from a broad county read to named source-row proof before writing from totals.A catch-all for contextual rows that do not fit the named families above. | Do not add source-family rows into one total or treat a family signal as cause, waste, adequacy, or recurring spending without local records. | Source-row briefCategory atlasComparison atlasCurrent proposalSource map |
| Local taxes and local sourcesHow much of the budget story is local levy, tuition, fees, or miscellaneous local revenue? | 26 county district rows have generated source-family signals.current scale (26) | Flemington-Raritan RegLocal taxes and local sources represents 97% of operating scale · Current scaleAlexandria TwpLocal taxes and local sources represents 94% of operating scale · Current scaleReadington TwpLocal taxes and local sources represents 94% of operating scale · Current scale | Use this family to move from a broad county read to named source-row proof before writing from totals.Mostly revenue-file rows. Tax levy is merged across label variants where the source changed names. | Do not add source-family rows into one total or treat a family signal as cause, waste, adequacy, or recurring spending without local records. | Funding/tax briefCategory atlasSource map |
| Fund balance and reservesIs the district leaning on fund balance, capital reserve, maintenance reserve, or similar one-time sources? | 9 county district rows have generated source-family signals.proposal move (9) | Hunterdon Central RegFund balance and reserves changes -$6.2M in the latest file · Proposal moveTewksbury TwpFund balance and reserves changes -$4.2M in the latest file · Proposal moveSouth Hunterdon Regional School DistrictFund balance and reserves changes -$3.5M in the latest file · Proposal move | Use this family to move from a broad county read to named source-row proof before writing from totals.Reserve and fund-balance rows are context signals, not recurring operating revenue. | Do not add source-family rows into one total or treat a family signal as cause, waste, adequacy, or recurring spending without local records. | One-time briefCategory atlasCurrent proposalSource map |
| PreschoolIs preschool aid, carryover, instruction, or support service scale material? | 10 county district rows have generated source-family signals.real movement (1); peer gap (9) | High Bridge BoroPreschool moved +$3.5M since 2019-20 · Real movementAlexandria TwpPreschool sits -24 pts vs county average · Peer gapBethlehem TwpPreschool sits -24 pts vs county average · Peer gap | Use this family to move from a broad county read to named source-row proof before writing from totals.Preschool rows can appear in revenue and appropriation files and can be outside ordinary K-12 comparisons. | Do not add source-family rows into one total or treat a family signal as cause, waste, adequacy, or recurring spending without local records. | Students briefCategory atlasComparison atlasReal movementSource map |
County story map
This map keeps the county peer frame from collapsing into one rank. Each row names the county-level read, the districts to open first, the reporting check that should follow, and the shortcut to block before writing from the numbers.
| Story lane | County read | District examples | Reporting check | Block before writing | Open next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost spreadWhich local comparison frame should lead? | Hunterdon ranges from $14,577 to $36,095 on NJDOE comparative cost, a $21,518 spread around a $25,764 county mean. | Milford Boro$36,095 · highest county costHunterdon Co Vocational$14,577 · lowest county cost | Ask whether county peers, funding model, scale, cost band, placements, or side-file rows make the comparison fair. | Do not treat a county rank as quality or recompute comparative cost from operating budget divided by enrollment. | Cost briefComparison atlasDistrict leads |
| Proposal watchWhat changes in the current proposed column? | 27 county rows have latest-file proposal comparisons; proposed operating budgets change -$4.6M versus revised/current rows. | Hunterdon Co Vocational+$3.2M · Tax levy drives proposalReadington Twp-$4.4M · Capital outlay | Pull the proposed budget, hearing deck, adoption minutes, and named source rows before calling the change recurring. | Proposal movement is nominal latest-file planning movement, not audited spending and not CPI-adjusted trend. | Proposal briefProposal tableSource rows |
| Funding and tax pressureWho pays, and does the tax basis change the read? | Operating revenue is 85% local and 9% state; weighted tax levy per UFB on-roll is $22,826. | Milford Boro$33,147 · highest tax levy per UFB on-rollHunterdon Co Ed Ser Comm100% · highest local operating shareHampton Boro31% · highest state operating share | Separate levy per planning student, estimated rate, taxable value, equalized value, and municipal or regional slices. | Operating revenue mix is not all-funds revenue, audited revenue, or a household tax-bill claim. | FundingTax burdenModel atlas |
| Category structureWhich spending or revenue family makes the county concrete? | Countywide high-level transfer share is <1%; school-based budgeting share is 0%; outside-operating scale should be checked separately from recurring operating budget. | Clinton Twp<1% · largest charter/Renaissance transfer shareNo matching rowNot available in the latest UFB load.Hunterdon Co Ed Ser Comm63% · largest special-revenue or debt-service scale | Use category families and named source rows to explain the structure, then keep operating, grants, capital, and debt separate. | High-level use rows, source families, and raw UFB rows can overlap and should not be added into one schedule. | Category atlasOutside-operatingSource rows |
| Real movementDid the county story change after inflation? | The county mean latest-year comparative cost is $25,764; the largest positive district movement is +$9,983 and the largest decline is -$16,447. | Milford Boro+$9,983 · largest first-to-latest real cost increaseCalifon Boro-$16,447 · largest first-to-latest real cost decline | Pair real comparative-cost movement with operating-budget movement, UFB on-roll, source-family movement, and proposal timing. | Do not collapse first-to-latest CPI-adjusted movement and latest-file proposal movement into one trend claim. | Real-movement briefStatewide trendStorylines |
| Students and service loadIs the cost story a denominator or placement story? | UFB planning enrollment totals 18,245; sent-placement and special-education planning-row scales can change a per-student read. | Milford Boro41% · largest sent-placement shareHunterdon Co Vocational37% · largest special-education planning-row scale | Put UFB planning on-roll, fall enrollment, special education, sent placements, received students, and student need in view. | UFB on-roll is a planning denominator; it is not fall enrollment and should not silently replace it. | Students briefMeasure guideDistrict leads |
| One-time supportIs the operating budget leaning on nonrecurring sources? | 14 county districts meet the material fund-balance, reserve, or carryover source-row screen, totaling $27.4M. | Bloomsbury Boro17% · largest one-time source share | Compare planned support with proposal movement, recap balance/reserve rows, board materials, and audit context. | Planned fund-balance, reserve, or carryover rows are not audited cash stress, surplus, or recurring revenue by themselves. | One-time supportSide filesReporting leads |
| Side-file explanationsWhich context rows could change the story? | Tax, recap, unusual-item, shared-service, school-resource, and listed administrative-salary side files can identify the records and interviews to pull next. | Delaware Valley Regional51 · most indexed side-file rowsFrenchtown Boro$171,221 · largest unusual-item amount | Use side files to identify the local records, contracts, tax documents, staffing context, or interviews that have to follow UFB. | Side-file rows are sparse context, not audited fiscal schedules, complete payroll, audited savings, or causal proof. | Side-file briefStory deskSource map |
Reader routes for this county
| Reader question | County signal | Start with | Open next | Keep the claim honest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost positionIs the district expensive, or expensive for this peer set? | Hunterdon ranges from $14,577 to $36,095 on NJDOE comparative cost per pupil. | Milford Boro$36,095 · highest county cost Hunterdon Co Vocational$14,577 · lowest county cost | Cost briefComparison atlasDistrict leads | Use county rank before statewide rank; comparative cost is NJDOE's published line, not spending divided by enrollment. |
| Real movementDid anything change after inflation? | The county average latest-year comparative cost is $25,764; district movement should be checked in 2025 dollars. | Milford Boro+$9,983 · largest first-to-latest real cost movement | Real-movement briefStatewide trendStorylines | Real movement is a reporting screen across loaded UFB years; latest proposal changes are nominal and answer a different question. |
| Current proposalWhat does the proposed column change now? | 27 county rows have latest-file proposal comparisons; proposed operating budgets change -$4.6M versus revised/current budget rows. | Hunterdon Co Vocational+$3.2M · Tax levy drives proposal Readington Twp-$4.4M · Capital outlay | Proposal briefProposal tableSource rows | Proposal rows are nominal latest-file planning changes, not audited spending and not inflation-adjusted multi-year trend. |
| Funding modelWho pays, and did that model shift? | Operating revenue is 85% local and 9% state on an operating-budget-weighted basis. | Hunterdon Co Ed Ser Comm100% · highest local operating share Hampton Boro31% · highest state operating share | FundingTax burdenModel atlas | Revenue mix is General Fund operating revenue, not all-funds revenue; tax rates and tax base need the district side-file context. |
| Spending structureWhich category makes the budget look different? | Countywide high-level transfer share is <1%; school-based budgeting share is 0%. | Clinton Twp<1% · largest charter/Renaissance transfer share | Category atlasCategory briefLine rows | High-level use rows and lower-level source rows can overlap. Use them as category signals before reading source tables. |
| Students and side filesIs the cost story really a denominator or context story? | UFB planning enrollment totals 18,245; placement and side-file rows can change per-student interpretation. | Milford Boro41% · largest sent-placement share Delaware Valley Regional51 · most indexed side-file rows | Students briefSide-file briefMeasure guide | UFB on-roll is a planning denominator. Side files are context, not audited spending totals or complete payroll. |
| Comparison slicesIs county rank the fair comparison, or only the first one? | Generated county tags include Side-file context (26), Locally funded (25), One-time support (14). | Milford Boro$36,095 · Side-file context comparison example | Comparison atlasModel atlasStory desk | Generated tags overlap and point to reporting frames; they are not ratings, causes, or proof that one district is a true peer for every claim. |
District comparison
This table keeps the county peer frame visible before opening a full district budget report. Rows are latest-year UFB rows; links open full district budget reports where the UFB row matches a published district profile.
| District | Cost | Real movement | Funding | Spending structure | Students and side files |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford BoroHigh comparative cost, Rising real cost, Locally funded, High tax effort, Placement load, One-time support, Side-file context | $36,095#1 county · #18 NJ | +$9,98338% since first loaded cost row | 82% local / 13% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $33,147 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 10% | UFB on-roll 66sent placements 41%; special education 6%; side rows 32 |
| Frenchtown BoroHigh comparative cost, Rising real cost, Locally funded, One-time support, Outside-operating scale, Side-file context | $32,779#2 county · #28 NJ | +$5,62621% since first loaded cost row | 83% local / 11% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $24,855 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 26% | UFB on-roll 102sent placements 2%; special education 18%; side rows 32 |
| Tewksbury TwpHigh comparative cost, Locally funded, High tax effort, One-time support, Side-file context | $31,531#3 county · #40 NJ | +$6742% since first loaded cost row | 83% local / 8% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $28,619 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 1% | UFB on-roll 484sent placements <1%; special education 11%; side rows 26 |
| Lebanon BoroHigh comparative cost, Rising real cost, Locally funded, High tax effort, Placement load, Side-file context | $29,512#4 county · #51 NJ | +$6,16926% since first loaded cost row | 91% local / 5% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $31,461 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 1% | UFB on-roll 97sent placements 25%; special education 18%; side rows 25 |
| South Hunterdon Regional School DistrictHigh comparative cost, Locally funded, Outside-operating scale | $29,016#5 county · #56 NJ | +$3,18112% since first loaded cost row | 83% local / 13% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $26,600 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 6% | UFB on-roll 787sent placements 2%; special education 19%; side rows 23 |
| Califon BoroLocally funded, One-time support, Side-file context | $28,513#6 county · #61 NJ | -$16,447-37% since first loaded cost row | 86% local / 3% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $27,396 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 1% | UFB on-roll 98sent placements 3%; special education 15%; side rows 26 |
| Hampton BoroPlacement load, One-time support, Side-file context | $28,408#7 county · #62 NJ | -$3,899-12% since first loaded cost row | 62% local / 31% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $21,827 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 14% | UFB on-roll 123sent placements 33%; special education 20%; side rows 29 |
| Bloomsbury BoroPlacement load, One-time support, Side-file context | $27,665#8 county · #71 NJ | -$1,240-4% since first loaded cost row | 56% local / 26% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $18,363 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 7% | UFB on-roll 113sent placements 29%; special education 8%; side rows 24 |
| Hunterdon Central RegLocally funded, One-time support, Outside-operating scale, Side-file context | $27,523#9 county · #73 NJ | +$2,3059% since first loaded cost row | 81% local / 6% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $28,070 | General currenttransfers <1%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 1% | UFB on-roll 2,180sent placements 1%; special education 18%; side rows 45 |
| High Bridge BoroLocally funded, One-time support, Outside-operating scale, Side-file context | $27,066#10 county · #80 NJ | +$3721% since first loaded cost row | 82% local / 9% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $19,355 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 20% | UFB on-roll 377sent placements <1%; special education 23%; side rows 29 |
| Franklin TwpLocally funded, One-time support, Side-file context | $26,457#11 county · #93 NJ | +$3231% since first loaded cost row | 85% local / 9% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $23,001 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 10% | UFB on-roll 325sent placements 2%; special education 15%; side rows 25 |
| North Hunterdon-Voorhees RegionalLocally funded, One-time support, Side-file context | $26,290#12 county · #96 NJ | -$1,031-4% since first loaded cost row | 85% local / 6% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $27,131 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 2% | UFB on-roll 2,076sent placements 1%; special education 18%; side rows 45 |
| Delaware Valley RegionalLocally funded, Placement load, Side-file context | $25,634#13 county · #115 NJ | -$4,571-15% since first loaded cost row | 91% local / 7% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $27,003 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 1% | UFB on-roll 662sent placements 6%; special education 16%; side rows 51 |
| Delaware TwpLocally funded, Side-file context | $25,617#14 county · #116 NJ | -$4,335-14% since first loaded cost row | 86% local / 11% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $22,519 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 7% | UFB on-roll 415sent placements <1%; special education 15%; side rows 22 |
| Lebanon TwpLocally funded, Side-file context | $25,536#15 county · #120 NJ | -$1,552-6% since first loaded cost row | 87% local / 9% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $22,297 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 1% | UFB on-roll 545sent placements 0%; special education 17%; side rows 37 |
| East Amwell TwpLocally funded, Side-file context | $24,756#16 county · #144 NJ | -$1,771-7% since first loaded cost row | 86% local / 10% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $21,312 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 12% | UFB on-roll 408sent placements <1%; special education 9%; side rows 35 |
| Holland TwpLocally funded, One-time support, Side-file context | $24,163#17 county · #169 NJ | +$3712% since first loaded cost row | 85% local / 10% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $20,527 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 11% | UFB on-roll 529sent placements <1%; special education 20%; side rows 32 |
| Bethlehem TwpLocally funded, One-time support, Side-file context | $24,055#18 county · #175 NJ | -$5,796-19% since first loaded cost row | 83% local / 9% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $21,158 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 1% | UFB on-roll 381sent placements <1%; special education 20%; side rows 27 |
| Clinton TwpLocally funded, One-time support, Outside-operating scale, Side-file context | $23,860#19 county · #182 NJ | -$2,532-10% since first loaded cost row | 83% local / 8% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $22,066 | General currenttransfers <1%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 8% | UFB on-roll 1,282sent placements <1%; special education 13%; side rows 30 |
| Alexandria TwpLocally funded, Outside-operating scale, Side-file context | $23,520#20 county · #198 NJ | -$2,513-10% since first loaded cost row | 88% local / 10% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $23,126 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 1% | UFB on-roll 429sent placements 2%; special education 14%; side rows 23 |
| Kingwood TwpLocally funded, Side-file context | $23,420#21 county · #205 NJ | -$3,580-13% since first loaded cost row | 80% local / 10% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $20,137 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 6% | UFB on-roll 333sent placements 1%; special education 13%; side rows 37 |
| Readington TwpLocally funded, Side-file context | $23,115#22 county · #225 NJ | -$2,938-11% since first loaded cost row | 89% local / 8% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $21,478 | General currenttransfers <1%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 11% | UFB on-roll 1,600sent placements <1%; special education 15%; side rows 48 |
| Union TwpLocally funded, Outside-operating scale, Side-file context | $21,431#23 county · #333 NJ | -$4,970-19% since first loaded cost row | 84% local / 9% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $20,080 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 10% | UFB on-roll 525sent placements 1%; special education 13%; side rows 34 |
| Clinton-Glen GardnerLocally funded, Side-file context | $19,764#24 county · #440 NJ | -$4,776-19% since first loaded cost row | 84% local / 13% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $15,930 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 11% | UFB on-roll 539sent placements <1%; special education 12%; side rows 28 |
| Flemington-Raritan RegLocally funded, Outside-operating scale, Side-file context | $19,574#25 county · #451 NJ | -$3,090-14% since first loaded cost row | 90% local / 10% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $19,626 | General currenttransfers <1%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 6% | UFB on-roll 3,349sent placements 4%; special education 16%; side rows 36 |
| Hunterdon Co VocationalLocally funded, One-time support, Outside-operating scale, Side-file context | $14,577#26 county · #565 NJ | +$16<1% since first loaded cost row | 80% local / 7% statetax levy per UFB on-roll $7,260 | General currenttransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 4% | UFB on-roll 420sent placements 0%; special education 37%; side rows 21 |
| Hunterdon Co Ed Ser CommLocally funded, Outside-operating scale, Side-file context | n/an/a | n/an/a since first loaded cost row | 100% local / n/a statetax levy per UFB on-roll n/a | Special schoolstransfers 0%; school-based n/a; special revenue scale 63% | UFB on-roll n/asent placements n/a; special education n/a; side rows 42 |
Comparative cost per pupil is NJDOE's published measure. Operating revenue and high-level use shares use proposed operating budget as the denominator unless noted. UFB planning enrollment can differ from fall enrollment on district profiles. Side-file counts summarize indexed latest-year rows, not audited financial statement totals.