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Comparison of "per Pupil Spending" for NJ School Districts with Enrollments Greater Than 3,500

One Outcome Measure Included

 

SO-M Total Spending/Student1                                            $10,042

Rank2 in State                                                   43 out of 91

                    Rank in Combined DFG GH/I/J                     14 out of 33

                    Rank in DFG I                                                 6 out of 15

SO-M Total Property Tax3/Student                                     $9,245

          Rank in State                                                     13 out of 91

                   Rank in Combined DFG GH/I/J                   11 out of 33

                    Rank in DFG I                                                   5 out of 15

SO-M Residential Property Tax3/Student                        $8,147

          Rank in State                                                             7 out of 91

Rank in Combined DFG GH/I/J                    7 out of 33

Rank in DFG I                                                  5 out of 15

Conclusion :  South Orange - Maplewood is a middle of the road spender, but is one of the highest in the state in terms of the burden on its residential tax payers.

Notes

1.         Total Spending/Student = Total Budget including Debt Service.  Data from NJ Report Card for 1999-2000 school year

2.         All Rankings in comparison to 91 School Districts with enrollment of 3500 or more

3.         Tax information from NJ Dept of Taxation for calendar year 2000.

 Maplewood CBAC Report 2001

 

District Total Residential District % of Juniors
1999-00 Budget Property tax Property tax Factor passing HSPT 
Municipality Enrollment $/Pupil $/Pupil $/Pupil Group (1st try)
Montgomery Twp 3,521 $8,683 $9,277 $7,456 J 96.2
Millburn 3,807 $10,037 $9,154 $7,147 J 96.9
South Orange 2,166 $10,042 $11,112 $9,856 I 78.7
Ridgewood 5,085 $10,820 $10,158 $8,996 I 94
Livingston 4,553 $11,885 $11,394 $8,728 I 91.8
Scotch Plains-Fanwood 4,227 $10,037 $9,741 $8,670 I 89.1
Fanwood 1,018 $10,409 $9,188 $8,524 I 89.1
Westfield 5,215 $9,407 $9,436 $8,312 I 96.7
Scotch Plains 3,409 $10,409 $9,335 $8,212 I 89.1
South Orange-Maplewood 6,189 $10,042 $9,245 $8,147 I 78.7
Bernards 3,940 $9,778 $9,222 $7,372 I 87.4
Maplewood 4,023 $10,042 $8,241 $7,227 I 78.7
Sparta 3,600 $8,922 $7,627 $6,663 I 92.7
Randolph 5,055 $9,191 $7,522 $6,196 I 86.1
Hopewell Twp 3,535 $10,041 $8,025 $5,933 I 89.9
Cherry Hill 10,791 $9,500 $8,176 $5,834 I 88.8
Hillsborough 6,823 $8,908 $6,769 $5,646 I 91.3
East Brunswick 8,366 $9,626 $7,665 $5,518 I 90.9
Lawrence Twp 3,908 $10,204 $8,934 $5,179 I 83
South Brunswick 7,042 $9,685 $8,251 $4,453 I 89
West Windsor Twp 7,971 $10,941 $6,553 $4,328 I 92.3
Teaneck 4,607 $12,778 $11,643 $9,803 GH 71.8
West Orange 5,508 $10,705 $10,574 $8,300 GH 75.4
Montclair 6,018 $10,289 $8,928 $7,678 GH 75.6
Bridgewater 6,026 $9,875 $9,969 $7,173 GH 84.9
Franklin Twp 5,552 $11,024 $10,474 $6,693 GH 75.1
Middletown 10,268 $9,623 $8,037 $6,648 GH 86.8
Wayne 7,853 $9,913 $9,354 $6,351 GH 89.8
Bridgewater-Raritan 7533 $9,500 $8,975 $6,316 GH 84.9
Ocean Twp 4,362 $9,427 $7,193 $5,621 GH 89.3
Parsippany-Troy Hills 6,328 $11,985 $10,833 $5,455 GH 83.1
Roxbury 4,288 $9,686 $6,667 $5,067 GH 86.8
North Brunswick 4,913 $8,952 $7,933 $4,625 GH 87.2
Mount Olive 4,073 $10,598 $7,435 $4,157 GH 83.4
East Windsor Twp 4,228 $10,907 $6,181 $4,116 GH 79.2
Washington Twp 9,437 $8,844 $4,170 $3,367 GH 79.8
Morris Twp 8,615 $13,519 $4,226 $3,141 GH 82
Raritan 1,507 $9,875 $4,996 $2,890 GH 84.9
Paramus 4,105 $10,762 $3,980 $2,001 GH 88
Fair Lawn 4,581 $10,900 $9,370 $7,622 FG 79.1
Wall Twp 3,778 $9,893 $8,973 $6,821 FG 90
Aberdeen 2,422 $10,853 $8,107 $6,784 FG 74.9
Matawan-Aberdeen 3646 $10,820 $8,273 $6,780 FG 74.9
Matawan 1,223 $10,853 $8,605 $6,773 FG 74.9
Ewing Twp 3,745 $10,374 $9,501 $6,737 FG 64.9
West Milford 4,636 $9,327 $6,643 $5,805 FG 78.6
Edison Twp 12,482 $9,926 $9,101 $5,234 FG 83.9
Piscataway 6,587 $10,156 $8,248 $4,907 FG 75.2
Old Bridge 9,595 $9,279 $5,729 $4,432 FG 70.7
South Plainfield 3,595 $9,655 $7,525 $4,361 FG 81
Hamilton Twp 12,715 $8,870 $5,563 $4,240 FG 74.6
Vernon 5,361 $9,379 $4,837 $4,085 FG 85.8
Clifton 9,371 $9,084 $7,809 $5,413 DE 64.7
Woodbridge Twp 12,124 $9,318 $8,629 $5,268 DE 77.3
Nutley 3,994 $8,899 $7,323 $5,262 DE 90.6
Bloomfield 5,862 $8,335 $6,138 $4,756 DE 78.7
Sayreville 5,275 $8,659 $6,326 $4,637 DE 75.5
Brick Twp 11,116 $8,072 $5,093 $4,405 DE 83.9
Union 7,855 $8,891 $6,395 $4,400 DE 67.3
Hackensack 4,783 $11,109 $8,829 $3,544 DE 61
Jackson 7,830 $9,164 $4,227 $3,441 DE 76.8
Willingboro 5,209 $9,638 $3,589 $3,367 DE 48.5
Neptune 4,073 $11,150 $5,855 $4,516 CD 62.1
Rahway 3,621 $12,008 $6,386 $4,171 CD 65.8
Belleville 4,517 $8,811 $5,313 $3,974 CD 72
Lacey 4,725 $7,891 $4,709 $3,940 CD 75.7
Monroe Twp 4,752 $8,275 $3,524 $2,838 CD 78.3
Deptford Twp 3,752 $10,692 $4,257 $2,599 CD 70.4
Pennsauken 6,044 $9,525 $4,057 $2,423 CD 55.3
Pemberton Twp 5,643 $11,578 $1,967 $1,690 CD 61.7
Lakewood 5,186 $11,398 $6,489 $4,246 B 56.9
Linden 5,424 $10,542 $7,916 $3,930 B 55.5
Kearny 5,022 $9,661 $5,849 $3,665 B 71.3
Bayonne 7,657 $9,426 $5,927 $3,633 B 66.5
Garfield 3,873 $10,455 $4,872 $3,576 B 69.3
Long Branch 4,723 $7,604 $4,493 $3,501 B 60.7
Egg Harbor Twp 5,309 $8,430 $4,445 $2,863 B 76.8
North Bergen 7,075 $10,200 $4,145 $2,215 B 73.7
Vineland 9,380 $11,371 $1,800 $1,283 B 59.3
Millville 5,849 $10,432 $1,369 $924 B 61
Plainfield 7,478 $9,343 $2,409 $1,924 A
Irvington 7,757 $11,956 $2,411 $1,567 A 25.5
Jersey City 31,669 $10,564 $2,493 $1,367 A 47.6
Orange 4,401 $12,476 $2,341 $1,365 A 26.8
Trenton 11,930 $12,448 $1,770 $1,255 A 25.3
Pleasantville 3,801 $9,649 $1,834 $1,208 A 29.2
New Brunsick 8,530 $13,960 $2,895 $1,204 A 56.5
Perth Amboy 8,195 $11,808 $1,999 $1,187 A 59.7
Atlantic City 6,965 $9,099 $8,978 $1,035 A 46.2
Elizabeth 19,075 $10,736 $1,979 $1,024 A 35.4
East Orange 11,427 $10,696 $1,686 $990 A 33.5
West New York 5,876 $11,676 $2,198 $983 A 50.9
Paterson 24,563 $11,480 $1,466 $913 A 28.9
Passaic 10,308 $13,464 $1,384 $805 A 50
Newark 42,101 $13,328 $1,981 $752 A 30.8
Union City 10,554 $9,648 $1,498 $693 A 46.8
Bridgeton 4,108 $9,261 $813 $540 A 45.5
Camden 18,393 $12,350 $410 $272 A 34.5