Ridgewood Schools Expected To See Increase In State Aid

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Ridgewood Public Schools can expect to see a hefty increase in their state aid for the upcoming school year.

Gov. Phil Murphy's administration this week released the proposed state aid numbers for every school district for the 2019-20 school year.

Ridgewood is expected to see an 11.5 percent increase. The district would receive more than $3.8 million in state aid, an increase of more than $401,000.

"I am pleased that we are going to receive an increase over next year," Superintendent Daniel Fishbein said. "This will assist us with addressing some educational initiatives we want to move forward."

Only one Bergen County school district is slated to see a drop in state aid. Englewood could receive 5 percent less money than it did this year, or $9.1 million.

Overall, state aid would increase 2.43 over the 2018-19 school year under a plan that requires approval from the state Legislature. That number would be smaller than the 3.5 percent increase Murphy originally proposed last year, but that original plan had no state aid cuts for any district.

Click here to view the full statewide list.

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