Secaucus Schools Get 23 Percent Increase In State Funding

SECAUCUS, NJ — The Secaucus school district is slated to receive about $2.4 million from the state for the 2021-22 school year, as Gov. Phil Murphy released the proposed state funding allotments for New Jersey school districts this week.

This is a 23 percent increase over what Secaucus schools got for the 2020/21 school year. Secaucus is a very small school district. Secaucus schools will return to a hybrid schedule in early March.

All New Jersey school districts get state funding from Trenton, to supplement what is paid in local property taxes.

However, some towns get much more state funding than others. Some districts are entirely funded by the state: New Brunswick public schools get $129 million from Trenton. Newark gets $915 million. Jersey City is getting $253 million.

Rutherford gets $2.8 million, similar to Secaucus. Lyndhurst is getting $3.1 million. Hoboken and Montclair will get $8 million. South Orange-Maplewood is getting $7 million.

How much money each New Jersey school district gets from Trenton every year is an influential factor when it comes to raising local property taxes. Here is all the state funding next year for all NJ school districts: 2021 NJ School Aid: Who's Getting More; Who's Getting Less

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