Cuts In State Aid For East Windsor Schools Under New Budget

EAST WINDSOR, NJ – East Windsor Regional School District is slated to have their state aid cut for the 2025-26 school year.

On Thursday, the state Department of Education released the 2025-26 state funding figures.

East Windsor district will see a reduction of almost 2 percent in school aid.

The district will be getting $47,861,927, a reduction of $782,957 from last school year, when they got $48,644,884.

Here’s the breakdown of funds for the 2025-26 school year:

• Equalization Aid: $37,505,801

• Transportation Aid: $2,668,382

• Special Education Aid: $6,053,761

• Security Aid: $1,633,983

New Jersey's record $58.1 billion proposed budget includes $12.1 billion for school funding, part of what Gov. Phil Murphy said is his administration's "ongoing and unrelenting commitment to building a New Jersey that is stronger, fairer, and more prepared for the future."

There are 392 districts slated to receive increased funding, 175 seeing funding cuts and seven districts whose aid amount is the same as 2024-25.

The bulk of the districts seeing reductions are cut by 3 percent, while most of the districts seeing increases are getting a 6 percent bump, which Murphy and the Department of Education had indicated would be in place.

In Mercer County, Ewing, Hopewell, Lawrence Township and Trenton school districts received the most funding – 6 percent. The rest saw their funding cut by 3 percent.

See how much each school district in Mercer County is expected to get:

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