Highest spending per pupil: Somerset County, NJ 2023-24
Spending per pupil across 17 Somerset County, New Jersey school districts, 2023-24. Warren Township School District leads at $41,615. NJ DOE; ranked by…
- Districts ranked
- 17
- Period
- 2023-24
- Publication floor
- 8 districts
- Tie rule
- Equal values share a rank; the next rank skips.
- County definition
- The county holding the largest share of the district's land area (NCES EDGE, 2024–25).
NJ DOE TGES total spending per pupil, audited actual, divided by average daily enrollment plus students sent out of district. It is a broader measure than general current expense per pupil and is never compared with the User-Friendly Budget per-pupil figures, which are budgeted and use a different count.
Measure: Total spending per pupil (audited actual).
Source: NJ DOE.
Ranked districts
- 1. Warren Township School District — $41,615
- 2. Watchung Hills Regional High School District — $40,892
- 3. Somerset Hills Regional School District — $35,754
- 4. Somerville Public School District — $32,585
- 5. Bedminster Township Public School District — $32,205
- 6. Bernards Township School District — $32,108
- 7. Franklin Township Public School District — $31,876
- 8. Branchburg Township School District — $31,832
- 9. Watchung Borough School District — $30,834
- 10. Montgomery Township School District — $30,391
- 11. North Plainfield School District — $30,372
- 12. Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District — $30,130
- 13. Green Brook Township Public School District — $28,871
- 14. Bound Brook School District — $28,139
- 15. South Bound Brook Public School District — $26,444
- 16. Manville School District — $26,234
- 17. Hillsborough Township Public School District — $25,006