375 NJ School Districts May Face Tax Hikes, Cuts Amid Coronavirus
NEW JERSEY – School districts are going to have to find ways to come up with another $336 million now that New Jersey officials have sliced a huge amount of school funding amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Gov. Phil Murphy's administration released its revised state aid numbers this week for every school district in the 2020-21 school year. Funding for 375 school districts was reduced from Murphy's original proposal in February, and they may need tax increases, staff cuts or furloughs to make up the differences (see complete list below).
That means many districts will have to redo their budgets even after approving them now that the state says its experiencing "unprecedented" budget challenges.
Those challenges come as developments in the coronavirus outbreak continue to unfold rapidly in New Jersey now that the number of cases has risen to 160,445, and 11,698 people have died. Read more: NJ Coronavirus, Reopen Updates: Here's What You Need To Know
Reacting to the crisis and the ensuring economic downturn, Murphy recently rescinded Executive Order No. 73 (2019), which directed the Department of the Treasury to achieve a $1.276 billion surplus by the end of this current fiscal year.
“No one has been more committed to restoring our state's fiscal foundation than I have,” said Murphy. “We have spent the past two years working nonstop to build surpluses and put money aside for a rainy day fund.
"However, in the absence of significant federal assistance, we are on the brink of having to make very tough fiscal decisions, and a $1.28 billion surplus for this fiscal year is no longer realistic.”
“New Jersey is not alone in dealing with unprecedented budget challenges right now as this crisis continues to unfold,” said Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio. “Building our reserves to responsible new heights was one of our paramount fiscal goals.
"However, COVID-19 handed us an entirely new reality. Absent additional federal funding and a substantive borrowing facility, our foremost priority now is ensuring sufficient cash flow to meet this health crisis head on while also meeting our basic obligations.”
Lawmakers have sought other methods — such as raising property taxes and consolidating school districts — to bring in more revenue to New Jersey and help fund school districts that experienced sharp cuts in state funding.
Murphy, however, has rejected those efforts, calling property taxes "regressive." Read more: NJ Gov. Murphy Vetoes Raising Property Taxes To Fix School Aid
State aid weighs heavily in many district's decisions on raising local property taxes. Many often say that aid cuts or flat spending from year-to-year gives them cause to raise what are already the highest property taxes in the nation.
Under the revised funding, some districts saw double-digit decreases from Murphy's original proposal, including Woodbridge (15.25 percent) and Holmdel (10.23 percent).
Two communities that have said they'll be forced to close schools, cut programs and lay off teachers because of state aid cuts, however, did not suffer even more under the new plan. Brick and Toms River would have no reductions from Murphy's original proposal.
Toms River officials and students have gone so far as to go to Trenton to protest the cuts. Read more: Toms River Schools Institute Hiring Freeze Due To S2 Aid Cuts
Below is the complete list of 375 school districts, ranked from highest to lowest decreases by percentage (and tax hike possibility, from top to bottom).
The second list ranks the districts by amount of aid lost in terms of dollars. The third list shows districts that are not getting any reductions from the February proposal.
Percentage cuts:
Cumberland Co Vocational, Cumberland -21.92%
South Hackensack Twp, Bergen -21.26%
Atlantic City, Atlantic -21.01%
Woodbridge Twp, Middlesex -15.25%
North Brunswick Twp, Middlesex -14.33%
Fair Lawn Boro, Bergen -13.94%
Elmwood Park, Bergen -13.31%
Fairview Boro, Bergen -13.28%
Atlantic Co Vocational, Atlantic -13.21%
Lyndhurst Twp, Bergen -12.58%
Hi Nella, Camden -12.31%
Milltown Boro, Middlesex -12.17%
West Long Branch Boro, Monmouth -11.93%
Passaic County Vocational, Passaic -11.71%
Merchantville Boro, Camden -11.46%
Essex Fells Boro, Essex -11.33%
Northvale Boro, Bergen -11.32%
North Caldwell Boro, Essex -11.22%
Clifton City, Passaic -11.09%
Edison Twp, Middlesex -10.86%
Cherry Hill Twp, Camden -10.82%
Linden City, Union -10.79%
Closter Boro, Bergen -10.77%
Verona Boro, Essex -10.63%
Manville Boro, Somerset -10.58%
Carlstadt Boro, Bergen -10.55%
Madison Boro, Morris -10.55%
Bound Brook Boro, Somerset -10.52%
Newfield Boro, Gloucester -10.52%
Hackensack City, Bergen -10.47%
Maple Shade Twp, Burlington -10.44%
Secaucus Town, Hudson -10.38%
Somerset Hills Regional, Somerset -10.31%
Edgewater Boro, Bergen -10.27%
Caldwell-West Caldwell, Essex -10.25%
Tenafly Boro, Bergen -10.24%
Holmdel Twp, Monmouth -10.23%
Florham Park Boro, Morris -10.17%
North Arlington Boro, Bergen -10.16%
Oradell Boro, Bergen -10.14%
Denville Twp, Morris -10.04%
Glen Rock Boro, Bergen -10.04%
Livingston Twp, Essex -10.02%
Metuchen Boro, Middlesex -10.02%
Montvale Boro, Bergen -10.01%
Monroe Twp, Middlesex -10.01%
Oakland Boro, Bergen -9.93%
Fort Lee Boro, Bergen -9.92%
Summit City, Union -9.89%
Westfield Town, Union -9.87%
River Dell Regional, Bergen -9.87%
Park Ridge Boro, Bergen -9.85%
Ridgewood Village, Bergen -9.85%
Emerson Boro, Bergen -9.79%
Mendham Twp, Morris -9.76%
Kingsway Regional, Gloucester -9.76%
Demarest Boro, Bergen -9.73%
Lindenwold Boro, Camden -9.72%
East Greenwich Twp, Gloucester -9.71%
Cresskill Boro, Bergen -9.70%
New Providence Boro, Union -9.70%
Glen Ridge Boro, Essex -9.70%
Hackettstown, Warren -9.64%
West Orange Town, Essex -9.60%
Millburn Twp, Essex -9.59%
Fairfield Twp, Essex -9.59%
Little Falls Twp, Passaic -9.56%
Roseland Boro, Essex -9.54%
Edgewater Park Twp, Burlington -9.52%
Rockleigh, Bergen -9.50%
Pompton Lakes Boro, Passaic -9.46%
Clark Twp, Union -9.46%
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Reg, Union -9.46%
Wayne Twp, Passaic -9.41%
Northern Highlands Reg, Bergen -9.39%
East Windsor Regional, Mercer -9.38%
Little Silver Boro, Monmouth -9.36%
Dunellen Boro, Middlesex -9.33%
North Plainfield Boro, Somerset -9.32%
South Orange-Maplewood, Essex -9.29%
Rumson-Fair Haven Reg, Monmouth -9.28%
Delran Twp, Burlington -9.27%
Haddonfield, Camden -9.26%
Riverdale Boro, Morris -9.25%
Cedar Grove Twp, Essex -9.23%
Rumson Boro, Monmouth -9.22%
Pascack Valley Regional, Bergen -9.21%
Absecon City, Atlantic -9.19%
West Essex Regional, Essex -9.19%
Paramus Boro, Bergen -9.16%
Warren Twp, Somerset -9.16%
River Vale Twp, Bergen -9.15%
Carlstadt-East Rutherford, Bergen -9.14%
Jamesburg Boro, Middlesex -9.13%
Ramsey Boro, Bergen -9.01%
Fair Haven Boro, Monmouth -9.01%
Shrewsbury Boro, Monmouth -8.94%
Montville Twp, Morris -8.91%
Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp, Morris -8.91%
Sch Dist Of The Chathams, Morris -8.91%
Berkeley Heights Twp, Union -8.87%
Mountainside Boro, Union -8.85%
Harrington Park Boro, Bergen -8.77%
Ramapo-Indian Hill Reg, Bergen -8.75%
Allendale Boro, Bergen -8.72%
Montgomery Twp, Somerset -8.70%
Wyckoff Twp, Bergen -8.70%
Woodcliff Lake Boro, Bergen -8.68%
Ho Ho Kus Boro, Bergen -8.60%
Guttenberg Town, Hudson -8.50%
Northern Valley Regional, Bergen -8.49%
Shore Regional, Monmouth -8.44%
Watchung Hills Regional, Somerset -8.34%
Upper Saddle River Boro, Bergen -8.33%
Long Hill Twp, Morris -8.33%
Mendham Boro, Morris -8.26%
Freehold Boro, Monmouth -8.24%
Woodbury Heights Boro, Gloucester -8.23%
South River Boro, Middlesex -8.21%
Bernards Twp, Somerset -8.13%
Dover Town, Morris -8.10%
Union County Vocational, Union -8.08%
Brielle Boro, Monmouth -8.08%
Harding Township, Morris -8.06%
Old Tappan Boro, Bergen -7.95%
Englewood Cliffs Boro, Bergen -7.94%
Plainfield City, Union -7.92%
Cranbury Twp, Middlesex -7.89%
Totowa Boro, Passaic -7.87%
Springfield Twp, Union -7.85%
Rochelle Park Twp, Bergen -7.83%
Haledon Boro, Passaic -7.82%
Red Bank Boro, Monmouth -7.79%
Oceanport Boro, Monmouth -7.77%
Hanover Park Regional, Morris -7.74%
Hanover Twp, Morris -7.66%
Mercer County Vocational, Mercer -7.61%
Saddle Brook Twp, Bergen -7.59%
Carteret Boro, Middlesex -7.59%
Westwood Regional, Bergen -7.58%
Egg Harbor Twp, Atlantic -7.58%
Riverside Twp, Burlington -7.56%
Bellmawr Boro, Camden -7.54%
Waldwick Boro, Bergen -7.50%
W Windsor-Plainsboro Reg, Mercer -7.48%
New Milford Boro, Bergen -7.48%
River Edge Boro, Bergen -7.45%
Salem County Vocational, Salem -7.45%
East Brunswick Twp, Middlesex -7.44%
Franklin Lakes Boro, Bergen -7.42%
Haworth Boro, Bergen -7.40%
Sayreville Boro, Middlesex -7.40%
Watchung Boro, Somerset -7.35%
Bergenfield Boro, Bergen -7.32%
Southern Regional, Ocean -7.28%
Chesterfield Twp, Burlington -7.25%
Hopewell Valley Regional, Mercer -7.24%
Lodi Borough, Bergen -7.24%
Greenwich Twp, Cumberland -7.23%
Bloomfield Twp, Essex -7.22%
Bogota Boro, Bergen -7.22%
Cranford Twp, Union -7.21%
Alpine Boro, Bergen -7.21%
Cliffside Park Boro, Bergen -7.18%
Woodbury City, Gloucester -7.10%
North Haledon Boro, Passaic -7.07%
Roselle Park Boro, Union -7.03%
Cinnaminson Twp, Burlington -6.99%
Green Brook Twp, Somerset -6.98%
Riverton, Burlington -6.94%
Moonachie Boro, Bergen -6.91%
Wharton Boro, Morris -6.90%
Allamuchy Twp, Warren -6.87%
Hammonton Town, Atlantic -6.85%
Somerville Boro, Somerset -6.84%
Bayonne City, Hudson -6.74%
Pennsville, Salem -6.73%
Rahway City, Union -6.70%
Boonton Twp, Morris -6.69%
East Hanover Twp, Morris -6.60%
Gloucester Co Vocational, Gloucester -6.60%
Lawrence Twp, Mercer -6.49%
Bedminster Twp, Somerset -6.49%
Kearny Town, Hudson -6.48%
Middlesex Boro, Middlesex -6.44%
Roselle Boro, Union -6.44%
Morris Plains Boro, Morris -6.42%
Wood-Ridge Boro, Bergen -6.41%
Mahwah Twp, Bergen -6.38%
Westville Boro, Gloucester -6.37%
Kinnelon Boro, Morris -6.36%
Clayton Boro, Gloucester -6.36%
Mount Olive Twp, Morris -6.17%
Saddle River Boro, Bergen -6.17%
Swedesboro-Woolwich, Gloucester -6.09%
Norwood Boro, Bergen -6.08%
Netcong Boro, Morris -6.05%
Passaic Co Manchester Reg, Passaic -5.96%
Boonton Town, Morris -5.96%
Newton Town, Sussex -5.95%
Moorestown Twp, Burlington -5.82%
Westampton, Burlington -5.74%
East Rutherford Boro, Bergen -5.70%
Mountain Lakes Boro, Morris -5.65%
Ewing Twp, Mercer -5.64%
Bridgeton City, Cumberland -5.63%
Hillside Twp, Union -5.57%
Readington Twp, Hunterdon -5.52%
Spring Lake Heights Boro, Monmouth -5.50%
Midland Park Boro, Bergen -5.47%
Atlantic Highlands Boro, Monmouth -5.27%
Branchburg Twp, Somerset -5.26%
Essex Co Voc-Tech, Essex -5.25%
Hawthorne Boro, Passaic -5.21%
Belleville Town, Essex -5.13%
Wallington Boro, Bergen -5.13%
Ridgefield Park Twp, Bergen -5.11%
Prospect Park Boro, Passaic -5.11%
Penns Grv-Carney'S Pt Reg, Salem -5.04%
Bordentown Regional, Burlington -4.99%
Lawnside Boro, Camden -4.90%
New Brunswick City, Middlesex -4.90%
Trenton City, Mercer -4.86%
National Park Boro, Gloucester -4.86%
Paulsboro Boro, Gloucester -4.84%
Mount Laurel Twp, Burlington -4.83%
Piscataway Twp, Middlesex -4.80%
Woodlynne Boro, Camden -4.79%
Barrington Boro, Camden -4.75%
Red Bank Regional, Monmouth -4.71%
Interlaken, Monmouth -4.71%
Franklin Twp, Hunterdon -4.64%
Chester Twp, Morris -4.63%
City Of Orange Twp, Essex -4.60%
Woodland Park, Passaic -4.60%
Colts Neck Twp, Monmouth -4.57%
Passaic Valley Regional, Passaic -4.56%
Monroe Twp, Gloucester -4.52%
Egg Harbor City, Atlantic -4.51%
Runnemede Boro, Camden -4.49%
Mount Arlington Boro, Morris -4.38%
Ridgefield Boro, Bergen -4.37%
Delanco Twp, Burlington -4.29%
Hillsdale Boro, Bergen -4.24%
Newark City, Essex -4.20%
Stratford Boro, Camden -4.19%
Central Regional, Ocean -4.10%
Berkeley Twp, Ocean -4.09%
Robbinsville Twp, Mercer -4.07%
Sterling High School Dist, Camden -4.05%
Elizabeth City, Union -4.00%
Northfield City, Atlantic -3.95%
Laurel Springs Boro, Camden -3.95%
Long Branch City, Monmouth -3.94%
Bridgewater-Raritan Reg, Somerset -3.90%
Burlington Twp, Burlington -3.86%
Pine Hill Boro, Camden -3.85%
Pennsauken Twp, Camden -3.84%
Wall Twp, Monmouth -3.67%
Northern Burlington Reg, Burlington -3.67%
Garwood Boro, Union -3.63%
Woodstown-Pilesgrove Reg, Salem -3.57%
Gateway Regional, Gloucester -3.54%
Paterson City, Passaic -3.54%
Tewksbury Twp, Hunterdon -3.52%
Morris County Vocational, Morris -3.51%
Princeton, Mercer -3.48%
East Newark Boro, Hudson -3.47%
Morris School District, Morris -3.42%
Washington Boro, Warren -3.41%
Clementon Boro, Camden -3.32%
Burlington City, Burlington -3.30%
Palisades Park, Bergen -3.29%
Mansfield Twp, Burlington -3.26%
West New York Town, Hudson -3.19%
Somerdale Boro, Camden -3.10%
Maywood Boro, Bergen -3.02%
Franklin Twp, Somerset -2.99%
Salem City, Salem -2.92%
Galloway Twp, Atlantic -2.92%
Perth Amboy City, ß -2.89%
Manasquan Boro, Monmouth -2.86%
Oaklyn Boro, Camden -2.77%
Alpha Boro, Warren -2.76%
Teaneck Twp, Bergen -2.74%
South Bound Brook, Somerset -2.72%
Monmouth Beach Boro, Monmouth -2.71%
Mount Holly Twp, Burlington -2.71%
Medford Lakes Boro, Burlington -2.68%
Berlin Boro, Camden -2.63%
Middlesex Co Vocational, Middlesex -2.62%
Hamilton Twp, Atlantic -2.58%
Irvington Township, Essex -2.55%
Camden County Vocational, Camden -2.54%
Montclair Town, Essex -2.49%
Union City, Hudson -2.46%
Brooklawn Boro, Camden -2.37%
South-Hunterdon, Hunterdon -2.35%
Morris Hills Regional, Morris -2.30%
Phillipsburg Town, Warren -2.27%
Upper Deerfield Twp, Cumberland -2.21%
Rockaway Twp, Morris -2.20%
Hamilton Twp, Mercer -2.19%
West Deptford Twp, Gloucester -2.14%
Sea Girt Boro, Monmouth -2.13%
Ocean City, Cape May -2.11%
Passaic City, Passaic -2.05%
Dumont Boro, Bergen -1.99%
Spring Lake Boro, Monmouth -1.96%
Hasbrouck Heights Boro, Bergen -1.94%
Leonia Boro, Bergen -1.92%
Matawan-Aberdeen Regional, Monmouth -1.88%
Gloucester Twp, Camden -1.86%
Highland Park Boro, Middlesex -1.75%
Audubon Boro, Camden -1.75%
Florence Twp, Burlington -1.74%
Black Horse Pike Regional, Camden -1.69%
Rutherford Boro, Bergen -1.67%
Deptford Twp, Gloucester -1.65%
Garfield City, Bergen -1.64%
Greater Egg Harbor Reg, Atlantic -1.63%
Nutley Town, Essex -1.61%
Quinton Twp, Salem -1.61%
Mansfield Twp, Warren -1.59%
Kenilworth Boro, Union -1.58%
Pleasantville City, Atlantic -1.56%
North Hanover Twp, Burlington -1.49%
Clinton Town, Hunterdon -1.48%
Magnolia Boro, Camden -1.47%
West Wildwood, Cape May -1.45%
North Bergen Twp, Hudson -1.40%
Camden City, Camden -1.40%
Belvidere Town, Warren -1.39%
Mount Ephraim Boro, Camden -1.39%
Clinton Twp, Hunterdon -1.35%
Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean -1.35%
Franklin Twp, Gloucester -1.34%
Avon Boro, Monmouth -1.28%
Beverly City, Burlington -1.26%
Willingboro Twp, Burlington -1.25%
Burlington Co Vocational, Burlington -1.24%
Maurice River Twp, Cumberland -1.21%
Collingswood Boro, Camden -1.21%
Beach Haven Boro, Ocean -1.18%
Elsinboro Twp, Salem -1.14%
Freehold Twp, Monmouth -1.10%
Harmony Twp, Warren -1.02%
Mainland Regional, Atlantic -0.89%
Long Beach Island, Ocean -0.88%
Island Heights Boro, Ocean -0.86%
Pequannock Twp, Morris -0.81%
Union Twp, Union -0.80%
Delsea Regional H.S Dist., Gloucester -0.74%
Winslow Twp, Camden -0.72%
Lincoln Park Boro, Morris -0.66%
Berlin Twp, Camden -0.64%
Vineland City, Cumberland -0.63%
Hudson County Vocational, Hudson -0.63%
Gloucester City, Camden -0.63%
Barnegat Twp, Ocean -0.53%
Englewood City, Bergen -0.52%
Warren County Vocational, Warren -0.42%
Millville City, Cumberland -0.42%
Frankford Twp, Sussex -0.39%
Mullica Twp, Atlantic -0.36%
Lakewood Twp, Ocean -0.35%
Union Twp, Hunterdon -0.23%
Lebanon Boro, Hunterdon -0.19%
Spotswood, Middlesex -0.17%
Hopewell Twp, Cumberland -0.17%
Cumberland Regional, Cumberland -0.13%
Deal Boro, Monmouth -0.07%
West Cape May Boro, Cape May -0.05%
Palmyra Boro, Burlington -0.04%
Folsom Boro, Atlantic -0.04%
Dollar cuts:
Newark City, Essex -$36,362,732
Elizabeth City, Union -$17,220,774
Paterson City, Passaic -$16,397,045
Trenton City, Mercer -$13,138,611
Plainfield City, Union -$12,612,339
Atlantic City, Atlantic -$12,237,060
Woodbridge Twp, Middlesex -$8,115,982
New Brunswick City, Middlesex -$7,339,236
Bridgeton City, Cumberland -$5,606,161
Clifton City, Passaic -$5,318,566
Perth Amboy City, ß -$5,209,266
Passaic City, Passaic -$5,200,757
Union City, Hudson -$4,982,221
Bayonne City, Hudson -$4,895,374
Passaic County Vocational, Passaic -$4,229,361
Egg Harbor Twp, Atlantic -$4,108,310
North Brunswick Twp, Middlesex -$4,071,809
Camden City, Camden -$4,061,330
City Of Orange Twp, Essex -$3,999,211
Linden City, Union -$3,964,573
West New York Town, Hudson -$3,459,445
Lindenwold Boro, Camden -$3,335,466
North Plainfield Boro, Somerset -$3,217,507
Irvington Township, Essex -$3,185,568
Kearny Town, Hudson -$2,983,064
Edison Twp, Middlesex -$2,966,942
East Windsor Regional, Mercer -$2,865,180
Dover Town, Morris -$2,833,158
Hackensack City, Bergen -$2,731,555
Carteret Boro, Middlesex -$2,694,062
Bloomfield Twp, Essex -$2,450,881
Fairview Boro, Bergen -$2,407,240
Cherry Hill Twp, Camden -$2,369,918
Sayreville Boro, Middlesex -$2,321,048
Pennsauken Twp, Camden -$2,173,120
Cumberland Co Vocational, Cumberland -$2,040,371
Roselle Boro, Union -$1,986,724
Long Branch City, Monmouth -$1,969,441
Bound Brook Boro, Somerset -$1,929,363
Monroe Twp, Gloucester -$1,909,819
Rahway City, Union -$1,802,819
Belleville Town, Essex -$1,702,914
Hamilton Twp, Mercer -$1,686,860
Atlantic Co Vocational, Atlantic -$1,671,067
Delran Twp, Burlington -$1,670,798
East Brunswick Twp, Middlesex -$1,655,415
Elmwood Park, Bergen -$1,636,188
Lodi Borough, Bergen -$1,626,071
Hammonton Town, Atlantic -$1,593,262
West Orange Town, Essex -$1,552,838
Hillside Twp, Union -$1,489,609
Kingsway Regional, Gloucester -$1,466,612
Freehold Boro, Monmouth -$1,430,309
Maple Shade Twp, Burlington -$1,413,173
South River Boro, Middlesex -$1,407,357
Essex Co Voc-Tech, Essex -$1,319,100
Penns Grv-Carney'S Pt Reg, Salem -$1,297,798
Manville Boro, Somerset -$1,288,823
Fair Lawn Boro, Bergen -$1,245,605
Mount Olive Twp, Morris -$1,153,381
Woodbury City, Gloucester -$1,090,003
Riverside Twp, Burlington -$1,068,001
Piscataway Twp, Middlesex -$1,066,229
Bergenfield Boro, Bergen -$1,066,045
Pleasantville City, Atlantic -$1,029,510
Garfield City, Bergen -$1,002,398
Gloucester Twp, Camden -$1,001,539
Roselle Park Boro, Union -$967,576
Union County Vocational, Union -$955,929
Dunellen Boro, Middlesex -$924,742
Phillipsburg Town, Warren -$909,204
North Bergen Twp, Hudson -$890,383
Vineland City, Cumberland -$858,227
Burlington Twp, Burlington -$856,181
Edgewater Park Twp, Burlington -$847,535
Clayton Boro, Gloucester -$813,481
Ewing Twp, Mercer -$799,552
Hackettstown, Warren -$791,547
Guttenberg Town, Hudson -$782,140
W Windsor-Plainsboro Reg, Mercer -$779,851
Galloway Twp, Atlantic -$773,497
Pennsville, Salem -$753,613
Cinnaminson Twp, Burlington -$753,032
Pine Hill Boro, Camden -$745,801
Haledon Boro, Passaic -$734,744
Middlesex Boro, Middlesex -$730,760
Paulsboro Boro, Gloucester -$714,030
Monroe Twp, Middlesex -$693,723
Jamesburg Boro, Middlesex -$680,688
Hamilton Twp, Atlantic -$666,399
Gloucester Co Vocational, Gloucester -$646,360
Camden County Vocational, Camden -$635,524
Wayne Twp, Passaic -$625,200
Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp, Morris -$624,179
Passaic Co Manchester Reg, Passaic -$607,251
South Orange-Maplewood, Essex -$602,136
Black Horse Pike Regional, Camden -$599,158
Bellmawr Boro, Camden -$587,933
Burlington City, Burlington -$580,784
Somerville Boro, Somerset -$574,685
Ridgefield Park Twp, Bergen -$549,973
Greater Egg Harbor Reg, Atlantic -$545,053
Livingston Twp, Essex -$541,611
Swedesboro-Woolwich, Gloucester -$541,239
Northern Burlington Reg, Burlington -$538,710
Red Bank Boro, Monmouth -$537,624
Bogota Boro, Bergen -$536,547
Salem City, Salem -$518,964
Prospect Park Boro, Passaic -$514,470
East Greenwich Twp, Gloucester -$509,384
Bordentown Regional, Burlington -$505,202
Westfield Town, Union -$494,219
Willingboro Twp, Burlington -$493,920
Pompton Lakes Boro, Passaic -$493,509
Montgomery Twp, Somerset -$489,338
Newton Town, Sussex -$461,571
Merchantville Boro, Camden -$454,037
Salem County Vocational, Salem -$452,418
North Arlington Boro, Bergen -$448,646
Ridgewood Village, Bergen -$446,728
Deptford Twp, Gloucester -$441,649
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Reg, Union -$439,874
Franklin Twp, Somerset -$439,297
Bridgewater-Raritan Reg, Somerset -$431,463
Bernards Twp, Somerset -$430,992
Cliffside Park Boro, Bergen -$429,653
Woodlynne Boro, Camden -$404,707
Middlesex Co Vocational, Middlesex -$397,151
Millburn Twp, Essex -$392,583
Wharton Boro, Morris -$378,469
Lyndhurst Twp, Bergen -$359,096
Absecon City, Atlantic -$356,247
Fort Lee Boro, Bergen -$351,933
Sterling High School Dist, Camden -$345,905
Winslow Twp, Camden -$321,122
Robbinsville Twp, Mercer -$318,165
Holmdel Twp, Monmouth -$310,861
Montville Twp, Morris -$308,363
Sch Dist Of The Chathams, Morris -$307,296
Gateway Regional, Gloucester -$306,715
Paramus Boro, Bergen -$305,440
Lawrence Twp, Mercer -$302,855
Mount Holly Twp, Burlington -$298,179
Summit City, Union -$296,968
Tenafly Boro, Bergen -$296,481
Wallington Boro, Bergen -$292,323
West Deptford Twp, Gloucester -$291,852
Hopewell Valley Regional, Mercer -$291,328
Egg Harbor City, Atlantic -$286,324
Millville City, Cumberland -$284,612
Union Twp, Union -$268,436
Woodstown-Pilesgrove Reg, Salem -$268,315
Runnemede Boro, Camden -$264,274
Mount Laurel Twp, Burlington -$260,780
Westampton, Burlington -$255,053
Morris School District, Morris -$253,412
Matawan-Aberdeen Regional, Monmouth -$244,503
Moorestown Twp, Burlington -$239,894
Mercer County Vocational, Mercer -$239,297
Milltown Boro, Middlesex -$238,699
Clementon Boro, Camden -$231,329
Cranford Twp, Union -$229,173
Stratford Boro, Camden -$227,541
Secaucus Town, Hudson -$227,364
Lawnside Boro, Camden -$221,675
Caldwell-West Caldwell, Essex -$220,315
Chesterfield Twp, Burlington -$215,642
Madison Boro, Morris -$211,917
Southern Regional, Ocean -$203,985
Ramapo-Indian Hill Reg, Bergen -$202,679
Mahwah Twp, Bergen -$202,649
New Milford Boro, Bergen -$200,514
Westville Boro, Gloucester -$199,745
Newfield Boro, Gloucester -$196,959
Montclair Town, Essex -$196,737
Morris Hills Regional, Morris -$194,982
Glen Rock Boro, Bergen -$194,606
Gloucester City, Camden -$188,850
Westwood Regional, Bergen -$188,738
Central Regional, Ocean -$187,044
Burlington Co Vocational, Burlington -$186,097
Springfield Twp, Union -$185,808
Ramsey Boro, Bergen -$184,230
Dumont Boro, Bergen -$184,207
New Providence Boro, Union -$182,015
Verona Boro, Essex -$181,657
Haddonfield, Camden -$180,481
Metuchen Boro, Middlesex -$179,934
North Hanover Twp, Burlington -$179,488
River Edge Boro, Bergen -$179,159
Hi Nella, Camden -$178,712
Barrington Boro, Camden -$176,923
Hawthorne Boro, Passaic -$176,832
Somerset Hills Regional, Somerset -$176,695
Denville Twp, Morris -$176,231
Berkeley Heights Twp, Union -$176,101
Florence Twp, Burlington -$176,058
Northfield City, Atlantic -$175,957
Warren Twp, Somerset -$175,507
Teaneck Twp, Bergen -$175,322
Pascack Valley Regional, Bergen -$166,666
West Essex Regional, Essex -$164,960
Edgewater Boro, Bergen -$162,866
Wall Twp, Monmouth -$162,385
Audubon Boro, Camden -$159,573
Upper Deerfield Twp, Cumberland -$159,006
Clark Twp, Union -$157,394
Northern Valley Regional, Bergen -$156,609
Princeton, Mercer -$152,255
Watchung Hills Regional, Somerset -$151,047
Hudson County Vocational, Hudson -$143,575
Boonton Town, Morris -$143,440
East Newark Boro, Hudson -$142,783
Glen Ridge Boro, Essex -$139,168
Branchburg Twp, Somerset -$137,070
Waldwick Boro, Bergen -$135,871
Wyckoff Twp, Bergen -$134,962
Nutley Town, Essex -$132,182
Cresskill Boro, Bergen -$131,649
Kinnelon Boro, Morris -$131,095
Collingswood Boro, Camden -$129,671
Hanover Park Regional, Morris -$128,954
Franklin Twp, Gloucester -$127,819
River Dell Regional, Bergen -$127,436
Ridgefield Boro, Bergen -$124,341
Cedar Grove Twp, Essex -$123,700
Saddle Brook Twp, Bergen -$120,233
Berkeley Twp, Ocean -$116,244
National Park Boro, Gloucester -$115,976
Delanco Twp, Burlington -$115,436
Oakland Boro, Bergen -$112,982
Washington Boro, Warren -$110,112
Somerdale Boro, Camden -$109,938
Berlin Boro, Camden -$109,206
Barnegat Twp, Ocean -$109,129
Netcong Boro, Morris -$108,666
South Hackensack Twp, Bergen -$106,779
Delsea Regional H.S Dist., Gloucester -$104,738
South Bound Brook, Somerset -$104,087
Kenilworth Boro, Union -$102,639
Readington Twp, Hunterdon -$102,606
Brooklawn Boro, Camden -$102,125
Closter Boro, Bergen -$99,485
Hanover Twp, Morris -$96,252
Northern Highlands Reg, Bergen -$95,594
Green Brook Twp, Somerset -$95,004
Laurel Springs Boro, Camden -$92,775
Park Ridge Boro, Bergen -$90,808
Woodbury Heights Boro, Gloucester -$90,294
Montvale Boro, Bergen -$86,652
Emerson Boro, Bergen -$86,351
Ocean City, Cape May -$85,706
Mountainside Boro, Union -$85,535
Florham Park Boro, Morris -$83,708
Rumson-Fair Haven Reg, Monmouth -$83,383
Lakewood Twp, Ocean -$81,390
Franklin Lakes Boro, Bergen -$80,600
River Vale Twp, Bergen -$79,705
Little Falls Twp, Passaic -$77,284
Woodland Park, Passaic -$75,441
Highland Park Boro, Middlesex -$74,941
Long Hill Twp, Morris -$74,773
Oaklyn Boro, Camden -$73,074
Upper Saddle River Boro, Bergen -$72,998
Mendham Twp, Morris -$71,950
Rumson Boro, Monmouth -$71,608
Mainland Regional, Atlantic -$71,342
Palisades Park, Bergen -$70,141
Rockaway Twp, Morris -$69,416
Leonia Boro, Bergen -$69,070
Ho Ho Kus Boro, Bergen -$67,245
Wood-Ridge Boro, Bergen -$66,983
Totowa Boro, Passaic -$63,791
Morris Plains Boro, Morris -$62,877
Passaic Valley Regional, Passaic -$62,279
Chester Twp, Morris -$62,132
Fair Haven Boro, Monmouth -$61,491
Red Bank Regional, Monmouth -$61,464
East Hanover Twp, Morris -$61,373
Mansfield Twp, Warren -$61,045
North Caldwell Boro, Essex -$60,973
Maurice River Twp, Cumberland -$60,144
Little Silver Boro, Monmouth -$59,520
Mount Ephraim Boro, Camden -$59,026
Quinton Twp, Salem -$59,015
Bedminster Twp, Somerset -$58,980
South-Hunterdon, Hunterdon -$58,896
Shore Regional, Monmouth -$58,033
Colts Neck Twp, Monmouth -$57,905
West Long Branch Boro, Monmouth -$56,848
Oradell Boro, Bergen -$56,811
Cranbury Twp, Middlesex -$56,493
Allendale Boro, Bergen -$56,281
Alpha Boro, Warren -$56,087
Fairfield Twp, Essex -$56,059
Mountain Lakes Boro, Morris -$54,701
Hasbrouck Heights Boro, Bergen -$53,790
Brielle Boro, Monmouth -$51,444
Freehold Twp, Monmouth -$51,280
Rochelle Park Twp, Bergen -$50,609
Allamuchy Twp, Warren -$50,568
Demarest Boro, Bergen -$49,390
Carlstadt-East Rutherford, Bergen -$49,319
Magnolia Boro, Camden -$48,990
Watchung Boro, Somerset -$48,836
Woodcliff Lake Boro, Bergen -$48,756
Beverly City, Burlington -$48,544
Englewood City, Bergen -$48,454
Midland Park Boro, Bergen -$46,574
East Rutherford Boro, Bergen -$46,178
Rutherford Boro, Bergen -$46,171
Morris County Vocational, Morris -$46,094
Oceanport Boro, Monmouth -$45,886
Carlstadt Boro, Bergen -$45,816
Northvale Boro, Bergen -$45,228
Hillsdale Boro, Bergen -$44,419
Boonton Twp, Morris -$44,288
Medford Lakes Boro, Burlington -$44,130
Old Tappan Boro, Bergen -$43,167
Harrington Park Boro, Bergen -$42,445
Belvidere Town, Warren -$42,002
Maywood Boro, Bergen -$40,975
Roseland Boro, Essex -$40,851
Englewood Cliffs Boro, Bergen -$40,837
Harding Township, Morris -$40,542
Riverton, Burlington -$40,179
Riverdale Boro, Morris -$38,770
North Haledon Boro, Passaic -$38,350
Berlin Twp, Camden -$38,115
Moonachie Boro, Bergen -$37,172
Tewksbury Twp, Hunterdon -$35,023
Norwood Boro, Bergen -$33,134
Shrewsbury Boro, Monmouth -$32,617
Greenwich Twp, Cumberland -$32,433
Mendham Boro, Morris -$31,479
Mount Arlington Boro, Morris -$29,740
Saddle River Boro, Bergen -$26,668
Clinton Twp, Hunterdon -$25,195
Haworth Boro, Bergen -$23,849
Spring Lake Heights Boro, Monmouth -$23,188
Mansfield Twp, Burlington -$22,852
Manasquan Boro, Monmouth -$22,385
Garwood Boro, Union -$20,100
Mullica Twp, Atlantic -$19,634
Essex Fells Boro, Essex -$18,884
Pequannock Twp, Morris -$18,835
Franklin Twp, Hunterdon -$17,700
Cumberland Regional, Cumberland -$16,286
Clinton Town, Hunterdon -$16,149
Alpine Boro, Bergen -$14,692
Warren County Vocational, Warren -$14,252
Elsinboro Twp, Salem -$12,830
Atlantic Highlands Boro, Monmouth -$11,628
Spotswood, Middlesex -$11,446
Lincoln Park Boro, Morris -$11,345
Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean -$8,090
Long Beach Island, Ocean -$6,244
Frankford Twp, Sussex -$5,905
Hopewell Twp, Cumberland -$5,877
Monmouth Beach Boro, Monmouth -$5,274
Spring Lake Boro, Monmouth -$4,837
Rockleigh, Bergen -$4,303
Harmony Twp, Warren -$4,276
Interlaken, Monmouth -$3,330
Sea Girt Boro, Monmouth -$2,897
Island Heights Boro, Ocean -$2,625
Avon Boro, Monmouth -$2,594
Beach Haven Boro, Ocean -$2,423
Folsom Boro, Atlantic -$2,182
Palmyra Boro, Burlington -$2,038
Deal Boro, Monmouth -$1,628
Union Twp, Hunterdon -$1,463
West Wildwood, Cape May -$624
Lebanon Boro, Hunterdon -$383
West Cape May Boro, Cape May -$322
These districts received no reductions from the February proposal:
Brigantine City, Atlantic $0
Buena Regional, Atlantic $0
Corbin City, Atlantic $0
Estell Manor City, Atlantic $0
Linwood City, Atlantic $0
Longport, Atlantic $0
Margate City, Atlantic $0
Port Republic City, Atlantic $0
Somers Point City, Atlantic $0
Ventnor City, Atlantic $0
Weymouth Twp, Atlantic $0
Bergen County Vocational, Bergen $0
Little Ferry Boro, Bergen $0
Bass River Twp, Burlington $0
Eastampton Twp, Burlington $0
Evesham Twp, Burlington $0
Hainesport Twp, Burlington $0
Lenape Regional, Burlington $0
Lumberton Twp, Burlington $0
Medford Twp, Burlington $0
New Hanover Twp, Burlington $0
Pemberton Twp, Burlington $0
Rancocas Valley Regional, Burlington $0
Shamong Twp, Burlington $0
Southampton Twp, Burlington $0
Springfield Twp, Burlington $0
Tabernacle Twp, Burlington $0
Washington Twp, Burlington $0
Woodland Twp, Burlington $0
Chesilhurst, Camden $0
Eastern Camden County Reg, Camden $0
Gibbsboro Boro, Camden $0
Haddon Heights Boro, Camden $0
Haddon Twp, Camden $0
Voorhees Twp, Camden $0
Waterford Twp, Camden $0
Avalon Boro, Cape May $0
Cape May City, Cape May $0
Cape May Co Vocational, Cape May $0
Cape May Point, Cape May $0
Dennis Twp, Cape May $0
Lower Cape May Regional, Cape May $0
Lower Twp, Cape May $0
Middle Twp, Cape May $0
North Wildwood City, Cape May $0
Sea Isle City, Cape May $0
Stone Harbor Boro, Cape May $0
Upper Twp, Cape May $0
Wildwood City, Cape May $0
Wildwood Crest Boro, Cape May $0
Woodbine Boro, Cape May $0
Commercial Twp, Cumberland $0
Deerfield Twp, Cumberland $0
Downe Twp, Cumberland $0
Fairfield Twp, Cumberland $0
Lawrence Twp, Cumberland $0
Stow Creek Twp, Cumberland $0
East Orange, Essex $0
Clearview Regional, Gloucester $0
Elk Twp, Gloucester $0
Glassboro, Gloucester $0
Greenwich Twp, Gloucester $0
Harrison Twp, Gloucester $0
Logan Twp, Gloucester $0
Mantua Twp, Gloucester $0
Pitman Boro, Gloucester $0
South Harrison Twp, Gloucester $0
Washington Twp, Gloucester $0
Wenonah Boro, Gloucester $0
Harrison Town, Hudson $0
Hoboken City, Hudson $0
Jersey City, Hudson $0
Weehawken Twp, Hudson $0
Alexandria Twp, Hunterdon $0
Bethlehem Twp, Hunterdon $0
Bloomsbury Boro, Hunterdon $0
Califon Boro, Hunterdon $0
Delaware Twp, Hunterdon $0
Delaware Valley Regional, Hunterdon $0
East Amwell Twp, Hunterdon $0
Flemington-Raritan Reg, Hunterdon $0
Frenchtown Boro, Hunterdon $0
Hampton Boro, Hunterdon $0
High Bridge Boro, Hunterdon $0
Holland Twp, Hunterdon $0
Hunterdon Central Reg, Hunterdon $0
Hunterdon Co Vocational, Hunterdon $0
Kingwood Twp, Hunterdon $0
Lebanon Twp, Hunterdon $0
Milford Boro, Hunterdon $0
N Hunt/Voorhees Regional, Hunterdon $0
Old Bridge Twp, Middlesex $0
South Amboy City, Middlesex $0
South Brunswick Twp, Middlesex $0
South Plainfield Boro, Middlesex $0
Allenhurst, Monmouth $0
Asbury Park City, Monmouth $0
Belmar Boro, Monmouth $0
Bradley Beach Boro, Monmouth $0
Eatontown Boro, Monmouth $0
Farmingdale Boro, Monmouth $0
Freehold Regional, Monmouth $0
Hazlet Twp, Monmouth $0
Henry Hudson Regional, Monmouth $0
Highlands Boro, Monmouth $0
Howell Twp, Monmouth $0
Keansburg Boro, Monmouth $0
Keyport Boro, Monmouth $0
Manalapan-Englishtown Reg, Monmouth $0
Marlboro Twp, Monmouth $0
Middletown Twp, Monmouth $0
Millstone Twp, Monmouth $0
Monmouth Co Vocational, Monmouth $0
Monmouth Regional, Monmouth $0
Neptune City, Monmouth $0
Neptune Twp, Monmouth $0
Ocean Twp, Monmouth $0
Roosevelt Boro, Monmouth $0
Lake Como, Monmouth $0
Tinton Falls, Monmouth $0
Union Beach, Monmouth $0
Upper Freehold Regional, Monmouth $0
Loch Arbour, Monmouth $0
Butler Boro, Morris $0
Jefferson Twp, Morris $0
Mine Hill Twp, Morris $0
Randolph Twp, Morris $0
Rockaway Boro, Morris $0
Roxbury Twp, Morris $0
Washington Twp, Morris $0
West Morris Regional, Morris $0
Bay Head Boro, Ocean $0
Brick Twp, Ocean $0
Eagleswood Twp, Ocean $0
Jackson Twp, Ocean $0
Lacey Twp, Ocean $0
Lakehurst Boro, Ocean $0
Lavallette Boro, Ocean $0
Little Egg Harbor Twp, Ocean $0
Manchester Twp, Ocean $0
Ocean County Vocational, Ocean $0
Ocean Gate Boro, Ocean $0
Ocean Twp, Ocean $0
Pinelands Regional, Ocean $0
Plumsted Twp, Ocean $0
Point Pleasant Boro, Ocean $0
Seaside Heights Boro, Ocean $0
Seaside Park Boro, Ocean $0
Stafford Twp, Ocean $0
Toms River Regional, Ocean $0
Tuckerton Boro, Ocean $0
Bloomingdale Boro, Passaic $0
Lakeland Regional, Passaic $0
Ringwood Boro, Passaic $0
Wanaque Boro, Passaic $0
West Milford Twp, Passaic $0
Alloway Twp, Salem $0
Lower Alloways Creek, Salem $0
Mannington Twp, Salem $0
Oldmans Twp, Salem $0
Pittsgrove Twp, Salem $0
Upper Pittsgrove Twp, Salem $0
Hillsborough Twp, Somerset $0
Somerset Co Vocational, Somerset $0
Andover Reg, Sussex $0
Byram Twp, Sussex $0
Franklin Boro, Sussex $0
Fredon Twp, Sussex $0
Green Twp, Sussex $0
Hamburg Boro, Sussex $0
Hampton Twp, Sussex $0
Hardyston Twp, Sussex $0
High Point Regional, Sussex $0
Hopatcong, Sussex $0
Kittatinny Regional, Sussex $0
Lafayette Twp, Sussex $0
Lenape Valley Regional, Sussex $0
Montague Twp, Sussex $0
Ogdensburg Boro, Sussex $0
Sandyston-Walpack Twp, Sussex $0
Sparta Twp, Sussex $0
Stanhope Boro, Sussex $0
Stillwater Twp, Sussex $0
Sussex-Wantage Regional, Sussex $0
Sussex County Vocational, Sussex $0
Vernon Twp, Sussex $0
Wallkill Valley Regional, Sussex $0
Winfield Twp, Union $0
Blairstown Twp, Warren $0
Franklin Twp, Warren $0
Frelinghuysen Twp, Warren $0
Great Meadows Regional, Warren $0
Greenwich Twp, Warren $0
Hope Twp, Warren $0
Knowlton Twp, Warren $0
Lopatcong Twp, Warren $0
North Warren Regional, Warren $0
Oxford Twp, Warren $0
Pohatcong Twp, Warren $0
Warren Hills Regional, Warren $0
Washington Twp, Warren $0
White Twp, Warren $0
This article originally appeared on the Toms River Patch