Washington Twp., West Morris Schools To See State Aid Increase

LONG VALLEY, N.J. – After spending the last few years receiving state aid that remained flat year-over-year, the Washington Township and West Morris Regional school districts will see a slight uptick in the 2016-17 budget.

The New Jersey Department of Education released its annual state aid figures, and both local districts saw minor percentage increases that amounted to tens of thousands of dollars in budget money.

The Washington Township School District, which includes grades kindergarten through eight across five school buildings, will see a 0.3% state aid increase, which amounts to $21,280 more than the current year.

In real dollars, the district will go from $8,042,922 to $8,064,202.

The West Morris Regional High School District, which includes West Morris Central and Mendham High schools, will see a 0.8% increase in aid, or $35,999 more than the current year.

The district will go from $4,425,501 in the current year to $4,461,500 in the 2016-17 budget.

No Morris County school district remained flat or saw a decrease, with the Morris School District seeing the highest percentage growth at 5.2%.