Cuts In State Aid For Princeton Schools Under New Budget

PRINCETON, NJ – Princeton Public Schools 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.

Princeton schools will see a reduction of 3 percent in school aid.

The district will be getting $5,651,033, a reduction of $174,774 from what they received last school year.

For the 2024-25 school year, Princeton got $5,825,807, which was an 8.93 percent increase from the previous year.

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

• Transportation Aid: $1,001,285

• Special Education Aid: $4,036,224

• Security Aid: $613,524

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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