A Taxpayer's Guide to the Holmdel School District

The Holmdel Board of Education budgeted $15,173 per student for the current school year, according to the NJ Department of Education.

The guide breaks down the amount by category, including classroom instruction, supplies, benefits and salaries.

The Holmdel district budgeted $8,548 per student for classroom instruction, and $2,893 per student for support services.

Support services includes areas which supplement daily classroom instruction, including "attendance, social work, health and guidance services, educational media/school library services and the child study team," according to the NJ Department of Education.

The district budgeted $8,158 per student on salaries and benefits for teachers, a $318 increase from the previous budget.

Administrative costs totaled $1,201 per student, and legal services totaled $42 per student. Supplies and classroom textbooks totaled $307 per student.

To view more of the detailed spending report, and how it compares to previous budgets, visit the Taxpayers Guide on the NJDOE website.

In the 2013-14 budget, the Holmdel Board of Education kept tax increases below the two percent cap, . 

Patch will continue to publish school report card data for Holmdel schools over the coming weeks.