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South Orange-Maplewood School District (South Orange Village Township)

South Orange-Maplewood School District (South Orange Village Township) is a school district in New Jersey.

Collected and spent

In 2023, South Orange-Maplewood School District (South Orange Village Township) spent about $204.4M. This is a Census of Governments estimate across all of its funds.

Spent
$204.4M
Fiscal year 2023 · Census of Governments estimate, all funds · spending

Where the money comes from

One tax.

Property tax
$1.4344 per $100 of value
Source · Essex County Board of Taxation, Essex County 2024 Abstract of Ratables — Section 12-C(i) column. Read on September 28, 2026.
DetailsEssex County 2024 Abstract of Ratables — Section 12-C(i) column (B), South Orange Village Township (district 19): regional/consolidated/joint school levy $61,234,981.00 on net taxable value $4,268,895,600.00 = 14.344 mills of assessed value; equalization 0.9571 (Director's ratio for tax year 2025, measured against the 2024 assessments: 95.71, marked AS AMENDED BY TAX COURT OF NEW JERSEY in the NJ Division of Taxation's Chapter 123 Certification of Average Ratios for use in the Tax Year 2025 (original certification 1 October 2024; the certification as a whole is marked amended 30 January 2025) and printed in the Director's Ratio History, column 2024. NJ DCA's 2024 Property Tax Information workbook prints 93.81 for the same town in its column State Equalization Table Average Ratio. The town revalued for 2024; the state's printed effective rate implies 1.0343 and was computed from sales that predate the new assessments. Ruling D18 b, 2026-09-28). This is South Orange Village Township's own rate for South Orange-Maplewood School District; the other member towns pay a different rate for the same district

Where it goes

Five service lines.

Schools
$142.4M
Public works
$55.6M
General government
$6.0M
Other
$0.3M
Debt service · past obligation
$0.1M

Bars in both tables share one scale. Hatched lines pay for past obligations, not current services.

Source · NCES F-33 FY23 - Estimated service split source. Read on October 20, 2026.

Who decides

Not on file yet.

When decisions happen

Not on file yet.

How to reach it

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Sources

What it is
Essex County Board of Taxation, Essex County 2024 Abstract of Ratables — Section 12-C(i) column. Read on September 28, 2026.
DetailsEssex County 2024 Abstract of Ratables — Section 12-C(i) column (B), South Orange Village Township (district 19): regional/consolidated/joint school levy $61,234,981.00 on net taxable value $4,268,895,600.00 = 14.344 mills of assessed value; equalization 0.9571 (Director's ratio for tax year 2025, measured against the 2024 assessments: 95.71, marked AS AMENDED BY TAX COURT OF NEW JERSEY in the NJ Division of Taxation's Chapter 123 Certification of Average Ratios for use in the Tax Year 2025 (original certification 1 October 2024; the certification as a whole is marked amended 30 January 2025) and printed in the Director's Ratio History, column 2024. NJ DCA's 2024 Property Tax Information workbook prints 93.81 for the same town in its column State Equalization Table Average Ratio. The town revalued for 2024; the state's printed effective rate implies 1.0343 and was computed from sales that predate the new assessments. Ruling D18 b, 2026-09-28). This is South Orange Village Township's own rate for South Orange-Maplewood School District; the other member towns pay a different rate for the same district
Spent
Taxes
Essex County Board of Taxation, Essex County 2024 Abstract of Ratables — Section 12-C(i) column. Read on September 28, 2026.
DetailsEssex County 2024 Abstract of Ratables — Section 12-C(i) column (B), South Orange Village Township (district 19): regional/consolidated/joint school levy $61,234,981.00 on net taxable value $4,268,895,600.00 = 14.344 mills of assessed value; equalization 0.9571 (Director's ratio for tax year 2025, measured against the 2024 assessments: 95.71, marked AS AMENDED BY TAX COURT OF NEW JERSEY in the NJ Division of Taxation's Chapter 123 Certification of Average Ratios for use in the Tax Year 2025 (original certification 1 October 2024; the certification as a whole is marked amended 30 January 2025) and printed in the Director's Ratio History, column 2024. NJ DCA's 2024 Property Tax Information workbook prints 93.81 for the same town in its column State Equalization Table Average Ratio. The town revalued for 2024; the state's printed effective rate implies 1.0343 and was computed from sales that predate the new assessments. Ruling D18 b, 2026-09-28). This is South Orange Village Township's own rate for South Orange-Maplewood School District; the other member towns pay a different rate for the same district

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