Hasbrouck, NJ: Special ed costs almost 25% of school budget

May 8, 2022, TapInto.net: Hasbrouck Heights (NJ) Board of Education Outlines 2022-23 School Year Budget https://www.tapinto.net/towns/hasbrouck-heights-slash-wood-ridge-slash-teterboro/sections/schools/articles/hasbrouck-heights-board-of-education-outlines-2022-23-school-year-budget

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- Hasbrouck Heights Business Administrator Dina Messery presented the district budget for the 2022-23 school year at the monthly Board of Education meeting on Thursday, April 28. The total budget for the 2022-23 school year is $41,857,720. The majority of the expenditures is Instruction at $11,696,612 (27.94%.) Special Education is budgeted at $9,901,142, or 23.66%. Employee benefits are 12.75% of the budget, or $5,334,919. The full budget will be posted on the district's website.