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(Released to the web March 17, 2007)

Finding information about school budget related matters can be an uphill battle for those interested in learning more about the process and about the status of current school budgets.  Information about specific revenue or expenditure items in a school district generally requires talking to school officials or issuing an OPRA request.  Below are some links on the web that may help you with more generalized questions about Readington and the larger state issues. 

• 2007-2008 State Aid Summaries for NJ School Districts.
• Search the Comparative Spending Guide issued by the State of NJ (2005 data is the latest).
• 2007-2008 Chart of Account Descriptions for NJ School Districts.  This shows what some of the major account codes are used for in classifying spending.
• 2007-2008 Budget Guidelines, a 200+ page report issues to school districts by the state which spells out the rules.
• 2005-2006 Enrollment Data by district, using a search function.
• Results of the 2006 school budget vote in NJ
• Standard & Poor's SchoolMatters NJ statistics and analysis.
• The Star Ledger property tax comparison tool.
• CNN article on NJ school spending census figures.
• Article on sharing school resources to save money.
• A short history of NJ School Funding Law