The new proposal generates no tax increase with no cost to residents, district officials said. The referendum followed the school district last fall canceling plans to build a new Avenel Street School after construction delayed by the COVID pandemic and supply shortages drove up the cost by at least $15 million, according to district officials. In Woodbridge, voters approved a $32 million project to renovate Avenel Street School, by a 2,236-to-573 margin, according to unofficial results.Īlso see: Monroe school board member charged with shopliftingĪlso see: Which Central Jersey school districts got the biggest aid increases? Which lost the most? The average taxpayer whose home is assessed at $320,410 would have seen a $204 rise in taxes. The district would have received $17.4 million in state aid for the projects, according to school officials.
This referendum would have funded renovation, refurbishment and safety projects in district schools, including the high school, middle school and Applegarth Elementary School. School officials said overcrowded and aging facilities in the district, which serves nearly 7,000 students in eight schools, has worsened since referendums were rejected in 20. It was the school district’s third attempt to address overcrowding. Unofficial results in Tuesday’s election show Monroe’s $104 million referendum failed by a 4,346-to-3,723 margin. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.Monroe voters rejected a schools improvement project for a third time, while voters in Woodbridge signed off on a revised school plan they had approved in 2020. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. Lowest spending=1 Highest=103Īs of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 5,736 students and 449.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students.
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