State aid notices for the 2025-2026 school year can be found under “School Aid” in the New Jersey Department of Education’s Homeroom portal, the New Jersey Department of Education announced in an advisory.
There has been no change to the process for gaining access to the Budget Application through the NJDOE’s Homeroom portal. The district Homeroom Administrator must create the user accounts for individuals that need access to the budget software. Please refer to the Homeroom Administrator Manual on the NJDOE Homeroom portal for the instructions regarding the Homeroom Administrator login. The budget software is named “Budget Statement” in the Homeroom Administrator system.
Among the screens and functions available are:
- State school aid revenue is loaded into the revenue screen.
- Amounts for tuition to state facilities, the Schools Development Authority assessment, and transfer to charter schools are loaded into the appropriations screen.
- Updates to enable full functionality of the edit report tab.
- School Funding Reform Act calculations, report of district status.
- SFRA calculations, minimum tax levy.
- SFRA calculations, pre-budget year Levy and enrollment adjustment report, line B adjustment for P.L.2020, c. 44 savings in health care costs.
- County Special Services School District maximum permitted net budget.
- Tax levy certification tab, including the A4F report and the estimated tax rate information report.
- County review and approval tab.
- User-friendly budget report and advertised budget for newspapers report.
- Printable PDF report.
A complete listing of the edits can be found at Appendix B of the 2025-26 Budget Guidelines and Electronic Data Collection Manual.
The full advisory includes details on what school districts holding elections in November are required to do when submitting a proposed budget, as well as guidelines for districts with April elections. Other topics include adjustments for P.L.2020, c.44 and additional instructions related to submitting a budget.
For information and resources regarding the 2025-2026 budget process, refer to the NJDOE’s Districtwide Budget webpage. Contact your county office of education with questions.
