Fact vs Myth #3

Claim: You can’t even blame it on the State funding issue

Fact: Flemington-Raritan Regional School has lost funding year after year and FRSD isn’t the only one. Hunterdon County, as a whole, continues to lose state aid. State funding for the 2023-2024 school years showed that Hunterdon County School Districts lost a combined 2.1 million in state funding. The loss of state funding year after year negatively impacts the Flemington-Raritan Regional School District and our students. The data is clear. Flemington-Raritan state aid amounts from 2010-2025 show a combined loss of 2,563,180. In fact, state leaders agree; that overhauling New Jersey’s school funding formula is necessary as evidenced by multiple articles written in NJ Spotlight News, New Jersey School Boards Association, and authored by the Hunterdon County Commissioner’s Office.

FRSD State Aid 2010 to present

In 2022-2023, the COVID-19 pandemic led to temporary funding boosts for all school districts, except this one-time funding was required to be spent by the end of the 2024 school year. This special funding supported purchases of materials and programs to open up school doors full-time after the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Jersey’s school funding comes from a few sources: local property taxes, aid from the State of New Jersey, and aid from the federal government, although most New Jersey district[s] receive minimal aid from the federal government.

The Budget Roadmap in Flemington-Raritan Regional School District demonstrates how the district has been affected by legislative decisions. 

2024 School Election and Budget Procedures Calendar, NJ.gov