How Much State Aid For Belleville-Nutley Schools? NJ Releases Totals

BELLEVILLE-NUTLEY, NJ — Belleville's public schools will see a bump in funding under the proposed New Jersey state budget, but Nutley is slated to lose some aid.

Gov. Phil Murphy held his final budget address last week. The spending plan will include $12.1 billion in funding for local school districts. Read More: More Taxes, Big Spending: 5 Takeaways From Murphy’s Final Budget

Later that week, the New Jersey Department of Education released its 2025-26 funding figures, showing how that money will support the state's K-12 schools. Read More: See Which NJ Schools Will Get More State Aid For 2025-26

Here's how the numbers break down for Belleville and Nutley:

• The Belleville Public School District is in line to get $68,302,115 in state aid: a 2.58 percent increase from last year’s $66,585,432
• The Nutley Public School District is in line to get $12,113,388 in state aid: a 3 percent decrease from last year’s $12,488,029

New Jersey Assemblyman Michael Veneiza, who represents Belleville and Nutley in the 34th District, praised the funding boost for Belleville, calling it a "major win."

"However, our work isn’t done," he added, pointing out that Nutley will see a drop in state aid.

Property taxes in New Jersey are mainly made up of three parts: school, municipal and county. Experts say that a decrease in school aid – or even a flat number – can trigger an increase in taxes for a town’s homeowners.

Essex County will be getting a combined 5.26 percent hike to state aid next year – more than every other county in New Jersey except Salem (5.59 percent). That increase isn’t shared evenly, however – with several local districts losing state funding. See the full chart here.

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