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Bound Brook Board adopts $62.7 million 2025–26 budget as enrollment grows
Summary
After a brief public hearing with no speakers, the Bound Brook Board of Education unanimously adopted the 2025–26 final budget totaling $62,731,078, citing steady enrollment growth, a modular classroom addition funded by a PEA grant, and added staff and capital projects.
The Bound Brook Board of Education unanimously approved the district—inal budget for the 2025 nd'026 school year, adopting a total budget of $62,731,078 and a local tax levy of $14,244,882 after a public hearing at the April meeting.
District officials opened the budget presentation by describing enrollment growth and program investments. "We are providing education now for about an increase of 75 students each year," the district presenter said, noting that sustained student growth is "favorable for a district's financial health" because it can bring additional revenue.
Key elements of the adopted budget include a modular classroom addition at Lamont School tied to a PEA grant that the board…
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