Governor Phil Murphy's proposed budget for 2021 will have a negative impact on almost every Sussex County school district. According to NJ.com, all but two local schools will lose state aid under the budget. Newton will get $677,772 more and Sussex County Technical School's aid will remain the same as last year. Here's how each school district will be affected:
Andover (-10.76% change)
- Aid in 2020: $2,109,938
- Aid in 2021: $1,882,987
Bryam (-11.47% change)
- Aid in 2020: $3,440,894
- Aid in 2021: $3,046,244
Frankford (-12.32% change)
- Aid in 2020: $1,735,486
- Aid in 2021: $1,521,654
Franklin (-1.45% change)
- Aid in 2020: $3,276,002
- Aid in 2021: $3,228,416
Fredon (-9.77% change)
- Aid in 2020: $485,559
- Aid in 2021: $438,138
Green (-2.14% change)
- Aid in 2020: $2,655,854
- Aid in 2021: $2,599,037
Hamburg (-5.31% change)
- Aid in 2020: $1,471,190
- Aid in 2021: $1,393,147
Hampton (-13.18% change)
- Aid in 2020: $1,112,747
- Aid in 2021: $966,039
Hardyston (-9.35% change)
- Aid in 2020: $1,973,894
- Aid in 2021: $1,789,350
High Point (-13.32% change)
- Aid in 2020: $5,658,765
- Aid in 2021: $4,905,087
Hopatcong (-17.71% change)
- Aid in 2020: $9,636,888
- Aid in 2021: $7,930,527
Kittatinny (-13.81% change)
- Aid in 2020: $5,370,219
- Aid in 2021: $4,628,664
Lafayette (-0.78% change)
- Aid in 2020: $787,554
- Aid in 2021: $781,415
Lenape Valley (-2.32% change)
- Aid in 2020: $4,827,174
- Aid in 2021: $4,715,057
Montague (-7.95% change)
- Aid in 2020: $2,491,509
- Aid in 2021: $2,293,460
Newton (9.58% change)
- Aid in 2020: $7,075,580
- Aid in 2021: $7,753,352
Ogdensburg (-8.00% change)
- Aid in 2020: $2,121,831
- Aid in 2021: $1,952,141
Sandyston-Walpack (-14.22% change)
- Aid in 2020: $525,290
- Aid in 2021: $450,578
Sparta (-2.87% change)
- Aid in 2020: $5,795,317
- Aid in 2021: $5,629,268
Stanhope (-9.22% change)
- Aid in 2020: $1,393,431
- Aid in 2021: $1,264,959
Sussex-Wantage (-9.27% change)
- Aid in 2020: $7,021,638
- Aid in 2021: $6,370,433
Sussex Tech (0% change)
- Aid in 2020: $4,197,167
- Aid in 2021: $4,197,167
Vernon (-8.65% change)
- Aid in 2020: $22,641,091
- Aid in 2021: $20,681,955
Wallkill Valley (-9.00% change)
- Aid in 2020: $4,350,189
- Aid in 2021: $3,958,641
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