Federal Coronavirus Aid: How Much Did Mahwah Schools Get?

Mahwah NJ

30 August, 2021

1:25 PM

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MAHWAH, NJ — The federal government has poured some $190 billion into the nation's schools since March 2020 to help offset the costs of coping with the coronavirus pandemic — more than four times what the U.S. Education Department spends on K-12 schools in a typical year. About $4.0 billion of that total went to New Jersey schools, according to an analysis by the Associated Press. Relying on data published or provided by states and the federal government, the AP also tallied how much money was granted to nearly every school district in the state and country, including the Mahwah Public School District. The district received a total of $2,402,631 in federal funding, the equivalent of $824.80 per each of the district's 2,913 students. The AP tracked more than $156 billion out of the $190 billion sent to states to distribute among schools since last year, including general pandemic relief that some states shared with their schools. Some districts will receive sums amounting to 50 percent or more of the cost to run their schools for a year. The aid averages nearly $2,800 per student nationwide, but it varies widely by district and state, according to the AP's analysis. The following school districts in New Jersey received the most funding, according to the AP's preliminary analysis: Newark Public School District (41,629 pupils): $282.22 millionCamden City School District (7,167 pupils): $185.49 millionLakewood Township School District (6,007 pupils): $172.98 millionPaterson Public School District (27,595 pupils): $169.62 millionJersey City Public Schools (29,113 pupils): $162.78 millionElizabeth Public Schools (29,021 pupils): $102.30 millionPassaic City School District (14,358 pupils): $90.42 millionUnion City School District (13,754 pupils): $77.12 millionTrenton Public School District (15,694 pupils): $70.0 millionAtlantic City School District (6,921 pupils): $54.72 million See the full list of schools compiled by the AP here. And read more about how the funding impacted New Jersey across the board here. Keep up to date with what's happening in your community by subscribing to your local Patch newsletter here.