2025-2026 School District Operating Budget

The district’s base budget can only go up by 2% from last year’s General Fund taxes, plus a little extra for rising healthcare costs if the state allows it. 

Any costs above the base budget tax levy cap will go before Westfield voters on April 15 in an additional spending proposal.

• FEBRUARY 27:  The district received a 6% increase in state aid, enabling the district to reduce the additional spending proposal to just 0.26% of the overall 3.18% tax levy increase. 

• MARCH 4:  Part III of the Budget + Bond Referendum Overview (below) includes estimated tax impact and tax levy increase, projected revenues and expenditures, and the ballot language for the additional spending proposal.

• MARCH 25:  Board of Education approves Base Budget and ballot language for the additional spending proposal and bond referendum.  Part IV of the Budget + Bond Referendum Overview (below) includes ballot language and interpretive statement for the bond referendum proposals.

• MARCH 28:  2025-2026 User Friendly Budget posted on Business Office page at westfieldnjk12.org.

• APRIL 15:  Based on preliminary results, Westfield voters approve the additional spending proposal for the 2025-2026 school district operating budget and the bond referendum.