Politics & Government

East Brunswick Schools Get Slight Increase in Aid

The district can expect an increase of $1.204 million in state aid this year.

The East Brunswick School District will be getting slightly more in state aid for the upcoming school year than it did for the 2011-12 school year.

The state Department of Community Affairs released state aid figures for the state Thursday after Gov. Chris Christie introduced his fiscal year budget proposal.

According to the numbers, East Brunswick will receive $17,678,170 for the upcoming year, an increase of $1,204,388

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Of the total state aid for the 2012-13 school year, the district will receive $11,913,311 in equalization aid, $577,924 in transportation aid, $5,044,500 in special education aid and $ 142,435 in security aid.

Last year, the district received $16.473 million, $2.656 million from the previous year. East Brunswick received $20,087,014 in state aid for the 2008-09 school year; $15,527,825 for the 2009-10 school year, a drop of more than 22 percent; and $13,817,220 in 2010-11, a drop of more than 31 percent from 2008-09.

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