Schools
Bernards Township Schools Will Get More State Aid For 2024-25
The almost 12 percent increase in funding is part of the Gov. Phil Murphy's school aid plan for the 2024-25 school year.
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Good news for the Bernards Township Schools as the district is expected to get $883,861 more than last year in school aid from New Jersey as part of the latest state budget proposal.
In 2024, Bernards Township schools received $7,379,157; next year, the district is slated to receive $8,263,018. This is an 11.98 percent increase.
"We are very appreciative of additional funding to help support our efforts to maintain programs and services in a climate where rising costs typically outpace increases in revenue," said Bernards Township Superintendent Nick Markarian to Patch.
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More than 60 school districts will see funding cuts in double-digit percentages, according to proposed district-by-district funding data published this week. Another 200-plus school districts are poised to see aid increases in the double-digit percentages.
During his annual budget address to legislators Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy noted the proposed plan includes the single largest investment in public education in state history. The budget would fully fund the state’s school funding formula for the first time, raising public school funding by $908 million to $11.7 billion. Read More: New NJ School Aid Amounts Released: Who's Getting More?
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See below for a district-by-district breakdown of state school funding for Somerset County for fiscal year 2025:
| District | FY25 K–12 Aid | FY24–FY25 K–12 Aid Difference | Aid Percent Difference |
| Bedminster Twp | $1,241,261 | $72,532 | 6.21% |
| Bernards Twp | $8,263,018 | $883,861 | 11.98% |
| Bound Brook Boro | $34,954,413 | $4,641,802 | 15.31% |
| Branchburg Twp | $3,741,018 | $388,197 | 11.58% |
| Bridgewater-Raritan Reg | $14,712,913 | $1,157,965 | 8.54% |
| Franklin Twp | $21,119,162 | -$386,982 | -1.80% |
| Green Brook Twp | $1,942,665 | $139,291 | 7.72% |
| Hillsborough Twp | $17,914,024 | -$2,728,504 | -13.22% |
| Manville Boro | $26,893,117 | $5,870,885 | 27.93% |
| Montgomery Twp | $8,532,681 | $689,029 | 8.79% |
| North Plainfield Boro | $68,322,868 | $9,673,796 | 16.49% |
| Somerset Co Vocational | $1,428,562 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Somerset Hills Regional | $2,442,478 | $143,586 | 6.25% |
| Somerville Boro | $10,043,891 | $413,625 | 4.30% |
| South Bound Brook | $6,598,461 | $326,436 | 5.21% |
| Warren Twp | $3,144,257 | $121,371 | 4.02% |
| Watchung Boro | $;1,325,993 | $209,291 | 18.74% |
| Watchung Hills Regional | $2,573,281 | $133,383 | 5.47% |
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