TRENTON — Nearly every school district in New Jersey would get an increase in state aid next year and none would see a reduction, according to figures released Thursday by the Murphy administration.

School budgets are the single greatest driver of New Jersey's property taxes, which are the highest in the nation.

Murphy's budget would boost state aid by 3.5 percent, or $283.5 million. The proposal also increases pre-school aid to existing programs by $33 million and add $25 million to expand pre-school for another 3,500 children.

Gov. Phil Murphy said his school aid proposal would be the first step in getting Trenton to fully fund the formula that the state developed in 2008.

“As an educator, I’m excited about this budget because it’s the first time in years that we’ve seen this level of emphasis on investing in education,” Acting Education Commissioner Lamont O. Repollet, the former Asbury Park schools superintendent, said in a prepared statement.

According to the proposal, 99 districts would get at least an additional 10 percent in regular state aid. Fifty would get at least $1 million more.

Districts that receive the lion's share of the aid remain the poorest school systems once referred to as the Abbott districts, after the state Supreme Court cases that mandated that the state provide them additional funds to match spending by the wealthiest districts.

Newark would get the most in combined pre-school and formula aid: $884 million, including a 5 percent increase amounting to $37.5 million.

In the charts below, you can see how much your school district would get. A searchable database is at the bottom of this story.

Biggest aid increases

CountyDistrictChange%
EssexNewark City$37,505,9015.0%
PassaicPaterson City$20,286,3625.0%
UnionElizabeth City$17,238,6874.6%
MercerTrenton City$11,534,6075.0%
PassaicPassaic City$9,937,6974.3%
HudsonUnion City$9,056,6055.0%
MiddlesexPerth Amboy City$6,753,3154.2%
MiddlesexNew Brunswick City$6,343,6525.0%
UnionPlainfield City$5,772,9584.6%
HudsonWest New York Town$4,779,6095.0%
EssexIrvington Township$4,214,1303.7%
CumberlandBridgeton City$3,948,1664.8%
EssexCity Of Orange Twp$3,402,4774.5%
HudsonNorth Bergen Twp$2,916,1525.0%
HudsonBayonne City$2,845,8045.0%
CamdenPennsauken Twp$2,466,8395.0%
BergenGarfield City$2,270,0004.0%
MonmouthLong Branch City$2,161,2125.0%
AtlanticEgg Harbor Twp$2,091,9175.0%
CamdenCamden City$1,941,2580.7%
HudsonJersey City$1,863,7140.5%
GloucesterMonroe Twp$1,787,0295.0%
HudsonKearny Town$1,655,9955.0%
PassaicClifton City$1,502,7085.0%
MiddlesexWoodbridge Twp$1,449,8845.0%
UnionUnion Twp$1,398,0054.5%
MiddlesexCarteret Boro$1,391,7375.0%
EssexBelleville Town$1,349,3265.0%
MorrisDover Town$1,295,2955.0%
SomersetNorth Plainfield Boro$1,290,2205.0%
CamdenLindenwold Boro$1,274,4015.0%
OceanToms River Regional$1,249,2721.9%
GloucesterDeptford Twp$1,226,1055.0%
UnionRoselle Boro$1,216,8025.0%
AtlanticAtlantic City$1,206,2715.0%
AtlanticHammonton Town$1,183,6157.2%
MiddlesexSouth Brunswick Twp$1,182,5645.0%
AtlanticHamilton Twp$1,158,9145.0%
EssexBloomfield Twp$1,151,0165.0%
MiddlesexSayreville Boro$1,116,5155.0%
EssexEast Orange$1,114,5260.6%
UnionHillside Twp$1,100,0475.0%
SalemPenns Grv-Carneys Pt$1,094,7585.0%
PassaicPassaic County Voc$1,092,0785.0%
UnionRahway City$1,069,8715.0%
HudsonHudson County Voc$1,064,6725.0%
EssexEssex Co Voc-Tech$1,054,7425.0%
CamdenCamden County Voc$1,026,5744.5%
GloucesterWashington Twp$1,016,5492.1%
MercerEast Windsor Regional$1,006,4815.0%

Districts with at least 10% more

CountyDistrict2019 AidChange
BergenHaworth Boro$263,22816.5%
MonmouthShore Regional$549,01816.4%
MonmouthSpring Lake Boro$233,32415.9%
MorrisMendham Twp$546,19315.7%
MonmouthManasquan Boro$721,22415.4%
BergenParamus Boro$2,542,37415.3%
OceanPoint Pleasant Beach$583,74815.3%
BergenFranklin Lakes Boro$909,15415.2%
BergenHarrington Park Boro$364,80214.9%
BergenMidland Park Boro$742,56414.7%
MonmouthAtlantic Highlands$190,89714.6%
BergenCarlstadt Boro$321,13414.6%
MonmouthSea Girt Boro$129,19314.5%
BergenSouth Hackensack$296,06014.1%
EssexFairfield Twp$392,49114.1%
SomersetWarren Twp$1,504,71414.1%
BergenRamsey Boro$1,600,16214.0%
Cape MayWest Wildwood$46,17313.9%
BergenEnglewood Cliffs Boro$379,13613.8%
PassaicWayne Twp$4,940,14213.8%
MonmouthMonmouth Beach$180,43313.7%
UnionBerkeley Heights Twp$1,473,63913.7%
MorrisMontville Twp$2,367,68213.7%
MorrisFlorham Park Boro$604,23413.6%
MonmouthWest Long Branch$343,94013.6%
BergenWoodcliff Lake Boro$443,11813.6%
MonmouthRumson Boro$491,75113.4%
MercerPrinceton$4,023,20313.4%
BergenPascack Valley Regional$1,375,33513.2%
MonmouthShrewsbury Boro$286,83413.0%
MiddlesexCranbury Twp$572,48312.9%
BergenEmerson Boro$624,75412.9%
EssexCedar Grove Twp$958,31512.7%
MorrisHanover Park Reg$1,080,39512.7%
BergenWestwood Reg$2,041,36112.5%
BergenRamapo-Indian Hill$1,578,41512.5%
UnionClark Twp$1,288,48012.4%
OceanSouthern Regional$2,325,84212.3%
MorrisParsippany-Troy Hills$5,530,15212.3%
MiddlesexMetuchen Boro$1,294,98312.0%
EssexRoseland Boro$331,21612.0%
MonmouthRed Bank Regional$1,172,36311.9%
EssexLivingston Twp$3,271,03911.9%
BergenMoonachie Boro$459,35111.8%
EssexWest Essex Regional$1,280,62511.8%
EssexEssex Fells Boro$118,55811.7%
BergenWyckoff Twp$1,106,08611.7%
BergenWaldwick Boro$1,068,28711.6%
BergenEast Rutherford Boro$698,75311.6%
MorrisEast Hanover Twp$789,45311.6%
BergenGlen Rock Boro$1,335,30511.6%
AtlanticLongport$101,27511.5%
MonmouthRumson-Fair Haven$557,79311.5%
MonmouthLittle Silver Boro$398,96611.5%
HudsonSecaucus Town$1,260,04011.4%
MonmouthHolmdel Twp$2,246,72011.4%
BergenCresskill Boro$927,30511.3%
AtlanticMargate City$602,84711.3%
MorrisHanover Twp$1,031,05211.2%
BergenCarlstadt-East Rutherford$428,67811.1%
BergenDemarest Boro$392,63211.1%
BergenNorthern Valley Reg$1,458,27411.1%
BergenNorthvale Boro$278,82211.1%
BergenFort Lee Boro$2,474,76811.0%
BergenNorwood Boro$464,42211.0%
UnionWestfield Town$3,604,87110.9%
SomersetWatchung Hills Reg$1,225,85710.9%
BergenOld Tappan Boro$442,96310.8%
MorrisBoonton Twp$554,84110.8%
MonmouthOceanport Boro$506,89610.8%
MonmouthSpring Lake Heights$370,31810.8%
HunterdonUnion Twp$639,96610.8%
MonmouthColts Neck Twp$1,136,07010.8%
OceanSeaside Park Boro$170,61910.7%
HunterdonReadington Twp$1,614,26610.7%
MonmouthFair Haven Boro$516,55710.7%
EssexVerona Boro$1,110,88810.7%
PassaicTotowa Boro$564,67410.7%
BergenRochelle Park Twp$529,34110.7%
EssexS. Orange-Maplewood$5,033,88510.7%
BergenMahwah Twp$2,685,62110.7%
BergenUpper Saddle River$651,16110.6%
BergenMontvale Boro$611,17810.6%
UnionSummit City$2,008,78410.6%
BergenOradell Boro$417,49010.6%
BergenOakland Boro$817,62510.6%
MorrisLong Hill Twp$737,13810.5%
SomersetWatchung Boro$518,24210.5%
MiddlesexMonroe Twp$3,635,09810.5%
EssexGlen Ridge Boro$946,05110.5%
SomersetBedminster Twp$770,32910.5%
CamdenHaddonfield$1,190,80810.4%
MorrisRiverdale Boro$300,73210.4%
BergenSaddle Brook Twp$1,291,43410.4%
MorrisMount Arlington Boro$615,36510.4%
UnionScotch Plains-Fanwood$3,527,21710.2%
MorrisMadison Boro$1,246,39510.1%
UnionNew Providence Boro$1,162,77910.0%
BergenTeaneck Twp$5,989,27710.0%

Pre-school aid

CountyDistrictAid
EssexNewark City$96,335,148
HudsonJersey City$67,611,454
PassaicPaterson City$48,588,485
UnionElizabeth City$44,488,632
MercerTrenton City$30,414,223
CamdenCamden City$30,044,240
HudsonUnion City$28,706,970
PassaicPassaic City$24,955,152
MiddlesexPerth Amboy City$20,425,752
UnionPlainfield City$20,372,108
MiddlesexNew Brunswick City$20,285,173
EssexEast Orange$18,987,475
EssexIrvington Township$17,808,399
CumberlandVineland City$17,331,702
HudsonWest New York Town$14,993,322
HudsonHoboken City$12,405,474
EssexCity Of Orange Twp$10,277,833
CumberlandBridgeton City$9,997,325
MonmouthLong Branch City$9,379,920
CumberlandMillville City$8,292,114
BergenGarfield City$8,023,905
MonmouthAsbury Park City$7,811,335
BurlingtonPemberton Twp$7,677,850
AtlanticPleasantville City$6,721,968
MonmouthNeptune Twp$5,297,200
HudsonHarrison Town$4,901,014
WarrenPhillipsburg Town$4,471,549
OceanLittle Egg Harbor Twp$3,894,530
CamdenGloucester City$3,702,268
MonmouthRed Bank Boro$3,616,325
UnionRahway City$3,543,085
HudsonBayonne City$3,443,256
SomersetFranklin Twp$3,441,152
GloucesterDeptford Twp$3,378,698
AtlanticAtlantic City$3,299,360
UnionLinden City$3,223,168
MonmouthKeansburg Boro$2,829,480
BurlingtonWillingboro Twp$2,735,776
BurlingtonBurlington City$2,710,208
HudsonNorth Bergen Twp$2,611,533
BergenEnglewood City$2,458,647
SomersetNorth Plainfield Boro$2,357,552
UnionHillside Twp$2,271,505
SalemSalem City$2,216,720
MiddlesexCarteret Boro$1,989,684
OceanLakewood Twp$1,981,985
BergenHackensack City$1,604,781
GloucesterWoodbury City$1,586,728
SalemPittsgrove Twp$1,558,486
CumberlandFairfield Twp$1,472,149
CamdenLindenwold Boro$1,223,743
CamdenBellmawr Boro$1,111,086
MiddlesexJamesburg Boro$1,030,239
Cape MayWildwood City$1,003,680
SomersetSomerville Boro$846,846
CamdenWinslow Twp$825,815
Cape MayMiddle Twp$786,520
Cape MayWildwood Crest Boro$758,880
AtlanticVentnor City$755,859
MiddlesexSouth Amboy City$720,738
SomersetBound Brook Boro$719,882
SalemPenns Grv-Carney's Pt$699,546
BurlingtonRiverside Twp$693,900
Cape MayWoodbine Boro$685,440
MonmouthKeyport Boro$684,760
OceanLakehurst Boro$657,254
PassaicHaledon Boro$654,942
GloucesterLogan Twp$654,940
UnionRoselle Boro$589,254
CamdenPennsauken Twp$581,580
AtlanticHamilton Twp$550,312
CumberlandDowne Twp$538,300
BergenLodi Borough$508,530
GloucesterGlassboro$495,680
HudsonWeehawken Twp$494,084
MonmouthUnion Beach$478,040
CumberlandUpper Deerfield Twp$452,620
MiddlesexPiscataway Twp$442,200
MorrisWharton Boro$438,921
AtlanticBuena Regional$433,960
AtlanticHammonton Town$390,383
AtlanticEgg Harbor City$360,300
HudsonKearny Town$356,928
MorrisDover Town$342,177
MonmouthBradley Beach Boro$335,920
GloucesterClayton Boro$322,140
Cape MayLower Twp$313,908
CumberlandCommercial Twp$303,769
MiddlesexHighland Park Boro$282,976
BergenCliffside Park Boro$274,400
MonmouthHighlands Boro$271,320
CumberlandLawrence Twp$265,275
AtlanticMullica Twp$259,830
BurlingtonBeverly City$256,200
MonmouthBelmar Boro$253,136
AtlanticSomers Point City$238,419
MorrisMorris School District$234,300
OceanStafford Twp$224,400
MonmouthFreehold Boro$213,435
PassaicProspect Park Boro$212,175
CumberlandDeerfield Twp$203,056
CumberlandMaurice River Twp$183,901
GloucesterPaulsboro Boro$179,170
HudsonGuttenberg Town$161,058
CamdenPine Hill Boro$152,532
OceanOcean Gate Boro$138,400
MercerLawrence Twp$132,000
BergenFairview Boro$124,908
AtlanticBrigantine City$113,715
GloucesterNational Park Boro$110,256
AtlanticGalloway Twp$102,300
CamdenSomerdale Boro$101,110
BurlingtonEdgewater Park Twp$100,240
OceanSeaside Heights Boro$99,328
BergenLittle Ferry Boro$92,400
Cape MayCape May City$90,582
CamdenLawnside Boro$78,696
GloucesterWestville Boro$74,703
CamdenWoodlynne Boro$70,206
AtlanticFolsom Boro$63,096
CamdenBrooklawn Boro$62,700
CamdenClementon Boro$62,125
AtlanticWeymouth Twp$60,060
EssexS Orange-Maplewood$59,400
SalemMannington Twp$52,950
MiddlesexSouth Plainfield Boro$52,800
GloucesterElk Twp$50,688
MercerPrinceton$49,500
UnionScotch Plains-Fanwood$49,500
SalemQuinton Twp$48,300
HudsonEast Newark Boro$46,541
CamdenMerchantville Boro$43,288
Cape MayNorth Wildwood City$40,122
BergenEdgewater Boro$36,414
CamdenMagnolia Boro$36,063
CamdenBerlin Twp$35,163
OceanEagleswood Twp$33,572
SalemWoodstown-Pilesgrove$33,000
OceanTuckerton Boro$32,963
BurlingtonNew Hanover Twp$23,868
CamdenChesilhurst$19,848
SalemUpper Pittsgrove Twp$16,500
HunterdonHigh Bridge Boro$6,600

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