Christie’s Proposed new Budget Funnels Increased School Aid into Bridgewater-Raritan School District

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, shown being interviewed
in a one-hour feature this week by Piers Morgan.
(TV Screenshot by Dick Bergeron)

Data released today by Governor Chris Christie’s office shows that school aid for the Bridgewater-Raritan School District for the 2012-2013 school year rose by 12.9%, to $9,087,358, an increase of $1,038,050 over last year’s $8,049,308.

The distribution of that $9,087,358 in state aid for the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District is broken down as follows:

Aid for transportation of children to and from school, $811,013,

Aid for students receiving special education, $5,522,769,

Aid for security, $668,799,

Equalization Aid, $2,084,777

Before this announcement, the proposed 2012-2013 school budget for the Bridgewater-Raritan School District stood at $133,817,689, a 3% increase over last year.  It was already at the 2% tax levy cap allowed by law, and it assumed no increase in state funding.