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The Cherry Hill, Eastern Camden County Regional and Medford Lakes school districts will see their allocations of New Jersey state education aid drop by 3% in the coming fiscal year, the state Department of Education announced on Thursday.

Statewide, planned $12.43-billion aid to education in fiscal year 2026-27 will be up by more than $372 million from 2025-26, a 3.1% increase, the state reported.

"The budget includes a record level of K-12 school funding, while acknowledging that much more work is needed to make sure students and taxpayers get the best return on our investment," Gov. Mikie Sherrill said in a statement. "It lays the foundation for future improvements — like stronger academic and mental health outcomes, shared services, and more efficient spending — to better support children from birth through graduation and strengthen schools statewide."

No district will see aid drop by more than 3%, according to the state. 

Of the 574 districts listed for aid in the coming year, 400, or 70%, will see increases, 167, or 29%, will see decreases and seven, or 1%, will be unchanged, according to the state data.

"While the governor's budget plan provides a record amount of funding, the Sherrill Administration understands that more money alone cannot solve long-term fiscal challenges facing school districts. To that end, the Administration will pursue strategies to help control higher costs facing school districts, particularly in employee benefits and healthcare costs, special education services, contracted services, and student transportation," according to the Education Department announcement.

State aid and change in funding for every district in Burlington and Camden counties is in the table below. In the 70and73.com area:

  • Cherry Hill School District state aid will shrink by $857,788, or 3%, to $27,735,140.
  • Eastern Regional School District aid will shrink by $277,154, or 3%, to $8,961,307.
  • Medford Lakes School District aid will shrink by $39,928, or 3%, to $1,290,990.
  • Evesham Township School District aid will increase by $429,594, or 6%, to $7,589,488.
  • Lenape Regional School District aid will increase by $1,101,830, or 6%, to $19,465,656.
  • Medford School District aid will increase by $295,821, or 6%, to $5,226,170.
  • Moorestown School District aid will increase by $397,349, or 6%, to $7,019,830.
  • Mount Laurel School District aid will increase by $485,706, or 6%, to $8,580,806.
  • Voorhees School District aid will increase by $5,795, or 0.1%, to $5,255,050.

Districts with increases in aid of 7% or more include Springfield, Union County; Eastampton, Burlington County; Lebanon, Hunterdon County; Wildwood Crest, Cape May; Lower Cape May Regional, Cape May; Frenchtown, Hunterdon; North Hanover, Burlington; Bloomsbury, Hunterdon and Cape May City, Cape May. 

For a full list of every district in New Jersey click here.