See School Aid Figures For Chester, Mendham, And West Morris Regional

MENDHAM-CHESTER, NJ — School districts serving students in Mendham and Chester are slated to receive increases in school aid from New Jersey as part of the latest state budget proposal.

This includes West Morris Regional, Chester Township, Mendham Township, and Mendham Borough. Here's the breakdown compared to last year, and there are full county-wide numbers near the bottom of the article:

West Morris Regional Schools

• 2024/25 state aid: $3,998,864
• 2023/24 state aid: $3,814,662
• Monetary difference: $184,202
• Percentage difference: 4.83 percent

Chester Township Schools

• 2024/25 state aid: $1,879,599
• 2023/24 state aid: $1,666,101
• Monetary difference: $213,498
• Percentage difference: 12.81 percent

Mendham Township Schools

• 2024/25 state aid: $1,471,555
• 2023/24 state aid: $1,268,851
• Monetary difference: $202,704
• Percentage difference: 15.98 percent

Mendham Borough Schools

• 2024/25 state aid: $628,584
• 2023/24 state aid: $570,877
• Monetary difference: $57,707
• Percentage difference: 10.11 percent

Dr. Mitzi Morillo, superintendent for Mendham Borough Schools, said district leaders had anticipated aid numbers to remain flat in recent years.

"We are grateful for any increase in state aid and look forward to incorporating this increase into our proposed 2024-2025 budget," she told Patch.

More than 60 school districts will see funding cuts in double-digit percentages, according to proposed district-by-district funding data published this week. Another 200-plus school districts are poised to see aid increases in the double digit percentages.

During his annual budget address to legislators Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy noted the proposed plan includes the single largest investment in public education in state history. The budget would fully fund the state’s school funding formula for the first time, raising public school funding by $908 million to $11.7 billion.

Since the 2020-21 school year, the state has determined its annual distribution of education aid through a funding formula called S2, which passed during Murphy's first year in office.

Take a look at the table below to see funding numbers for districts around Morris County:

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