SWSD By The Numbers

Significant Enrollment Growth

·  Current Enrollment is 1,732 students**

·  40% student enrollment increase since 2006**

·  49% overall regional population increase since 2006 (East Greenwich, South Harrison, Swedesboro, Woolwich)

Fiscally Responsible

·  Total Budgetary Cost per Pupil 2015-2016: $12,137* (ranked 7^th lowest of 56 K-6 districts)

·  Total Administrative Cost per Pupil 2015-2016: $1,472* (ranked 18^th lowest)

·  Operating Budget

·  $2.36 Million below district adequacy budget as calculated by the NJ Dept. of Education (2016-2017)

State Aid Failing to Keep Up

·  State Aid is down 19% since 2001-2002

·   In 2001, state support for the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District equaled $5,001 per student.

·   In the current 2016-2017 school budget, state aid per pupil was reduced to $4,034. This represents a 19% reduction over a period     of 15 years.

·  $2.36M below adequacy.

·  $5.6M underfunded annually by the State of NJ.

·  $3221.00 underfunded per student

State Continues to Shift Burden onto our Taxpayers

·  While State Aid per pupil has decreased, local school taxes have increased by 270% since 2001.

·  $2,347 (2001) to $8,683 (2016)

·  Increase in school taxes levied by town over the last 10 years to support operating budget and debt    service:

·  Woolwich Township: 116%

·  Swedesboro: 75%

*DOE published taxpayers’ guide to education spending