Cherry Hill, Evesham/Marlton, Medford, Medford Lakes, Moorestown, Mount Laurel, Voorhees and elsewhere near the iconic state highways of Routes 70 and 73.
Facing a $857,788 drop in New Jersey state education aid next year, the Cherry Hill Board of Education has called a special meeting for Thursday to discuss the upcoming budget.
"Over the past three years, the district has lost more than $8.6 million in state aid funding," Cherry Hill Board President Gina Winters and Superintendent Kwame R. Morton Sr.said last week in a letter to the community. "These continued revenue losses have a compounding effect and require us to continue making difficult decisions," they said.
The special meeting of the Board of Education tomorrow, March 19, is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. The public can attend in person or remotely. Details of how to attend are here.
Cherry Hill, the largest school district by enrollment in South Jersey, can expect $27,735,140 in state aid in the 2027 fiscal year, down 3% from this year, the state announced last week. (Look up aid to any district in the state here.)
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.
"Over the past two years, the district has implemented several cost-saving measures to protect classroom instruction, while maintaining safe and effective operations across our schools," the two school officials said in their letter.
