A Taxpayer's Guide to the Matawan Aberdeen Regional School District Budget

The Matawan Aberdeen Board of Education budgeted $13,074 per student for the current school year, according to the NJ Department of Education.

The guide breaks down the amount by category, including classroom instruction, supplies, benefits and salaries.

The Matawan Aberdeen Regional School District budgeted $8,124 per student for classroom instruction, and $1,795 per student for support services.

Support services includes areas which supplement daily classroom instruction, including "attendance, social work, health and guidance services, educational media/school library services and the child study team," according to the NJ Department of Education.

The district budgeted $1,381 per student on salaries and benefits for teachers, an $89 increase from the previous budget.

Administrative costs totaled $1,235 per student, and legal services totaled $36 per student. Supplies and classroom textbooks totaled $335 per student.

The  includes a $64,745,927 operating budget, an increase of about $4.9 million from 2012-13, and $2,438,305 in debt service, a decrease of about $35 thousand. The budget calls for a $682,849 increase to the tax levy from the 2012-13 year for a total of $46,206,109 to be raised by taxes.

To view more of the detailed spending report, and how it compares to previous budgets, visit the Taxpayers Guide on the NJDOE website.