New Jersey And Your Taxes

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Tax Equity Over A Lifetime

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New Jersey State Aid to Counties

The table illustrates the different categories of NJ School Districts:

  • Standard Districts are the remainder:
    1. Districts within one municipality.
    2. Jurisdictions for Charter School formations have a special category of funding and are reported differently in the Department Of Education data.
    3. Special Education Districts have a higher level of cost and State Aid and Tuition.
    4. Abbott Districts receive a higher proportion of State Aid
  • Regional Districts span one or more Municipalites,
  • Vocational Technical or Tech Districts are generally associated with the host county.

    • [Table of State Aid]

    NJ Counts Of Municipalities & School Dist Stats by County

    Home Rule results in numerous centers of duplication for some services!

    NBC Nightly News reports the U.S. 2000 Census data reflects the following:

    1. Total US Student Population 47,000,000
    2. Total US Teacher Population 3,000,000
    3. Total US Number of Schools 91,000

    These data indicate that a US Pupils per Teacher Ratio of 15.7 and Pupils per Principal ratio of 517 .

    [IMAGE NJ County Muni Sch Dist Stats]

    New Jersey Average Pupil Ratios Teacher Services, Administration By School Grade Grouping Categories:

    [NJ Pupil Ratios Teacher Services, Administration]

    School District Examined by Hi Med and Lo Property Tax by County

    Property Tax tends to establish the level of per pupil cost. The more expensive regions seem to have the highest per pupil cost. Home rule has the residents nominally in charge, but the cost efficiency results are not impressive! For regions with low property taxes, the per pupil cost is lower, for no logical reason, except available revenue is not available in the community. These findings need to be correlated to equalized property assessments rather than local or property taxes paid to support schools.

    [IMAGE Hi Med Low Dist Prop Tax]

    New Jersey 1999 Census

    The 2000 Census data for New Jersey age distribution has not yet been published; it is scheduled for release in late June 2001. The 1999 data still illustrates the general trend, as compared to 1998 and 1997 data.

    [IMAGE Ageless Values]

    Mercer County 1998-1999 Districts

    The Revenue and Cost in Mercer County School Districts provides a level of detail for our local area.

    [IMAGE Mercer Counties 1998-1999 School Districts Summary]

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