NJ School Aid 2020: See Where Butler, Kinnelon Lands

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - The days of getting little help from New Jersey – and possibly raising taxes to make up for the budget shortfall – will continue for more than 190 school districts this year. The good news is that is not the case in Kinnelon, where the state aid actually increases under the plan but Butler did not fare as well.

The state aid numbers were released Thursday by Gov. Phil Murphy's administration for every school district in New Jersey.

In Kinnelon there will be a 10.29 percent increase in the state budget which equates to a $192,161 bump in the overall $2,060,095 aid figure. In Butler there will be a .04 percent decrease in the state budget which equates to a $964 drop in the overall $2,200,836 aid figure.

Many other towns across New Jersey weren't so lucky and saw a reduction in aid from Trenton: 193 school districts saw a decrease under Murphy's school funding plan, and they may need to raise property taxes to make up the differences.

State aid for public school districts weighs heavily in many district's decisions on raising local property taxes, which in New Jersey are already the highest in the nation.

Since he first took office, Murphy's administration has taken heat for state aid cuts to hundreds of public school districts, most notably in Ocean and Monmouth county towns such as Toms River and Middletown.

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