State Aid Remains Flat for Summit School District in 2013-14

The Summit School District will not receive any additional state aid than it did last year, according to the NJ Department of Education, which released state aid numbers Thursday afternoon.

While the proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Budget released today represents the largest appropriation of K-12 education dollars in the state's history, state aid to the District of Westfield for 2013-14 will total $1,525,733, a zero percent increase from the 2012-2013 figure. 

"We estimated that our state aid would be the same as last year for the proposed 2013-2014 Summit Public School Budget," said Nathan Parker, Superintendent of Schools.

During the Mar. 7 Board of School Estimate public meeting, Parker and Business Administrator Louis Pepe will present the proposed school budget. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers.

The nearby New Providence School District received $29,613 in additional aid this year and the Mountainside district received a 1.2 percent increase. But Berkeley Heights only received one additional dollar in state aid. Springfield saw the biggest bump in state aid for all of Union County, netting an 18.3 percent increase over last year.

According to the NJ Department of Education's website, Gov. Chris Christie's proposed budget includes nearly $9 billion in state aid, an increase of $97.3 million over Fiscal Year 2013.

"Throughout my time in office I have continuously argued that in order to grow New Jersey's economy we must invest in education, and my proposed budget is a reflection of my commitment to our educational system and communities across the state," said Christie. "However, even as we continue to fund education at the highest levels in state history, we must remain willing to reflect on how we are spending our money and work towards solutions that make every dollar we invest count."

Below is a list of funding to school districts in Union County: 

FY13 Total                       K-12 State Aid

Proj. FY14 Total               K-12 State Aid

Aid Diff (FY14-FY13)

County

District Name

UNION

BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP

1,123,170

1,123,171

1

UNION

CLARK TWP

1,003,367

1,005,631

2,264

UNION

CRANFORD TWP

2,235,685

2,235,685

0

UNION

ELIZABETH CITY

355,913,522

363,472,698

7,559,176

UNION

GARWOOD BORO

438,027

438,027

0

UNION

HILLSIDE TWP

21,114,645

21,120,809

6,164

UNION

KENILWORTH BORO

4,222,257

4,266,968

44,711

UNION

LINDEN CITY

21,091,314

21,091,314

0

UNION

MOUNTAINSIDE BORO

465,204

470,984

5,780

UNION

NEW PROVIDENCE BORO

841,924

871,537

29,613

UNION

PLAINFIELD CITY

118,407,526

121,223,240

2,815,714

UNION

RAHWAY CITY

20,362,126

20,448,735

86,609

UNION

ROSELLE BORO

23,563,309

23,563,310

1

UNION

ROSELLE PARK BORO

10,423,024

10,423,024

0

UNION

SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD REG

2,751,204

2,841,328

90,124

UNION

SPRINGFIELD TWP

1,107,266

1,309,968

202,702

UNION

SUMMIT CITY

1,525,733

1,525,733

0

UNION

UNION COUNTY VOCATIONAL

5,633,936

5,633,936

0

UNION

UNION TWP

30,633,507

30,633,507

0

UNION

WESTFIELD TOWN

2,832,316

2,832,317

1

UNION

WINFIELD TWP

1,618,336

1,657,294

38,958

TOTAL

627,307,398

638,189,216

10,881,818