New Jersey Education Budget Slashed
Many New Jersey school districts are looking at deep budget cuts anywhere from 40 to 100 percent. Governor Chris Christie’s proposed state budget has reduced aid to all of the nearly 600 school districts within New Jersey. Some districts were affected significantly more than others. Check out the list of towns that fared the best and those that took the biggest hit:
- Hudson County
- West New York Town reduced by 4.1%
- Union City reduced by 4.7%
- Jersey City reduced by 4.9%
- East Newark Boro reduced by 6.9%
- Harrison Town reduced by 7.2%
Least Affected:
- Taking the Biggest Hit:
- Secaucus Town cut 100%
- Weehawnen TWP cut 26.9%
- Guttenberg Town cut 14.1%
- Hoboken City cut 14.0%
- Kearny Town cut 12.9%
Essex County
- Least Affected:
- City of Orange TWP reduced by 5.1%
- East Orange reduced by 5.1%
- Newark City reduced by 5.4%
- Irvington TWP reduced by 5.8%
- Essex Co Voc-Tech reduced by 9.5%
- Taking the Biggest Hit:
- Caldwell-West Caldwell cut 100%
- Essex Fells Boro cut 100%
- Glen Ridge Boro cut 100%
- Livingston TWP cut 100%
- Milburn TWP cut 100%
- North Caldwell Boro cut 100%
Union County
- Least Affected:
- Elizabeth City reduced by 4.2%
- Plainfield City reduced by 4.6%
- Winfield TWP reduced by 9.4%
- Hillside TWP reduced by 10.8%
- Roselle Boro reduced by 10.4%
- Taking the Biggest Hit
- Berkeley Heights TWP cut 100%
- Clark TWP cut 100%
- New Providence Boro cut 100%
- Springfield TWP cut 100%
- Summit City cut 100%
Morris County
- Least Affected:
- Dover Town reduced by 8.6%
- Wharton Boro reduced by 9.0%
- Jefferson TWP reduced by 15.9%
- Mine Hill TWP reduced by 16.5%
- Netcong Boro reduced by 18.0%
- Taking the Biggest Hit:
- Hanover Park Regional cut 100%
- Harding TWP cut 100%
- Madison Boro cut 100%
- Mendham Boro cut 100%
- Mountain Lakes Boro cut 100%
The recent New Jersey budget cuts has generated a tremendous amount of media coverage, interest, comments as well as concern… Education funding is something that affects everyone in the community and can be a deciding factor in where people choose to live. What is your opinion? We’d like to know. Please share your thoughts and comments below.
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To see the full school list by county, please visit NJ.com.
The Morris County Real Estate Tax vs School Performance Mashup
If you’re moving to Morris County for the first time and wondering which city is right for you, there is more to consider besides home values especially if you have a family. After you explore the local resources, culture and transportation options available in the different areas of Morris County, knowing each city’s property tax rate versus local school performance can be the deciding factor in which neighborhood is right for you. It may come as a surprise to know that the city with the highest property tax does not always have the high school with the highest SAT score.
- East Hanover – Tax: $3002 SAT: 1632
- Chatham TWP – Tax: $3565 SAT: 1763
- Madison – Tax: $3,653 SAT: 1730
- Morris – Tax: $3613 SAT: 1617
- Montville – Tax: $4181 SAT: 1683
Above Average
*Please see the formula used below to calculate the tax amount.
What Our Research Shows
Again, as we’ve seen with Union and Essex counties, the town with the highest property taxes such as Mount Olive ($5792) has one of the lowest SAT scores at 1574 from the local high school (Mount Olive High). The highest SAT score in the county comes from The Academy for Math, Science and Engineering in Rockaway with a score of 2077 and an average estimated property tax of $4752.
2010 Morris County Education Budget Cuts
How is your town going to be affected by the cuts to Education? Take a look below at each town in alphabetical order:
- Boonton Town -70.9%
- Boonton TWP -81.7%
- Butler Boro -39.8%
- Chester TWP -70.1%
- Denville TWP -74.8%
- Dover Town -08.6%
- East Hanover TWP -84.3%
- Florham Park Boro -94.3%
- Hanover Park Regional -100.0%
- Hanover TWP -83.6%
- Harding TWP -100.0%
- Jefferson TWP -15.9%
- Kinnelon Boro -74.3%
- Lincoln Park Boro -46.7%
- Long Hill TWP -74.3%
- Madison Boro -100%
- Mendham Boro -100%
- Mendham TWP -99.7%
- Mine Hill TWP -16.5%
- Montville TWP -99.0%
- Morris County Voc -51.4%
- Morris Hills Regional -39.2%
- Morris Plains Boro -80.2%
- Morris School District -56.4%
- Mount Arlington Boro -64.0%
- Mount Olive TWP -22.3%
- Mountain Lakes Boro -100%
- Netcong Boro -18%
- Parsippany-Troy Hills TWP -85.4%
- Pequannock TWP -60.7%
- Randolph TWP -26.1%
- Riverdale Boro -83.2%
- Rockaway Boro -58.1%
- Rockaway TWP -62.5%
- Roxbury TWP -22.4%
- Sch Dist of the Chathams -86.3%
- Washington TWP -23.2%
- West Morris Regional -42.2
- Wharton Boro -9.0%
District Change in Aid
(more news on the NJ Education Budget Cuts)
What do you take away from this information?
Obviously there has been a tremendous amount of media coverage, interest, comments as well as concern on this subject… What is your opinion? We’d like to know. Please share your thoughts and comments below. This is your opportunity to be your town’s local spokesperson!
To search for available properties in these cities, please visit our Morris County Property Search page.
Send me an email or call me immediately at 201-988-1393 for a personal and confidential conversation. Whether you’re considering buying or selling, we can help.
Footnotes
1. SAT scores are not the only student performance indicator. For more information, including state test scores (High School Proficiency Assessment results) for each high school, please visit NJ Department of Education.
2. *Calculation used to determine an average tax amount: average assessed home value of $250,000 x general tax rate x ratio. Data from State of NJ Treasury.
3. SAT scores are based on a total score of 600-2400. The SAT test consists of three categories: math, verbal and essay with a possible score of 600 points for each category to give a possible total score of 2400.
4. The high school with the highest total SAT score for each town was used in the graph. In some cases, the highest score is a vocational school.
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Chatham Schools in top 25
The New Jersey Department of Education today released the 2009 School Report Cards for all regular public schools and charter schools in the state.
Morris County had three schools making the top 25 list for highest average SAT scores in New Jersey, according to data released by the state Department of Education. The Academy for Math, Science and Engineering, run by the Morris County School of Technology, had the second highest average score in the state with 2077, but they had just 11 students tested in comparison with the 200 or more tested in the traditional high schools.
Visit the NJ Department of Education site to see the full report, an alphabetical ordered list of schools, by school type, or by County/District.
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