Toms River School Budget Passes With 4.9% Tax Increase

Toms River School Budget Passes With 4.9% Tax Increase

TOMS RIVER – The Board of Education passed the 2026-27 budget which has a 4.9% increase in the amount to be raised by taxation.   The amount to be raised in taxes will increase by $11,268,738 from this year’s $230,690,903 to next year’s $241,959,641. The total budget will be $306,068,592.   One of the most significant increases from this year to the next is health insurance, which will go up by $6,574,875.   No staff will be lost in this budget,…