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Hunterdon Central board adopts 2025–26 budget, cites enrollment decline and rising costs
Summary
The Hunterdon Central Regional High School District Board of Education voted to adopt the district's 2025'026 budget after a public hearing, preserving academic priorities while addressing declining enrollment and rising operational costs.
The Hunterdon Central Regional High School District Board of Education voted to adopt the district's final 2025'026 budget following a public hearing, board members said.
Business administrator Heather Spitzer told the board that while state aid increased about 6% year over year, that represented roughly $206,000 and equates to only 0.27% of the total budget. She said the district faces a 26% decline in enrollment over the last 10 years, and that enrollment declines are compounded because students who attend county vocational academies no…
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