Here's What Collingswood Taxpayers Pay For School, Per Student

COLLINGSWOOD, NJ — Residents pay an average of $15,460 per student to send children in Collingswood to public school, according to a recent list released by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE).

NJDOE has released a list of every district that details how much money taxpayers spend to send each child to a public school. Collingswood checked in at No. 356 on the list.

Avalon topped the list, with taxpayers paying $57,574 per student. Compass Academy Charter School students cost an average of $8,863 to send to school. See the full list here: Taxpayers In These NJ School Districts Pay More Than Anybody

These costs include: transportation, special revenues, pension and benefits paid by the state, facilities (including debt service), equipment, total food services, judgments against the school district and tuition/costs for students sent out of district (except payments to charter schools), according to state officials.

The statewide average for school spending per-pupil in 2017-2018 was $15,720, a 5 percent increase over two years.