Highest equalized school tax rates: Essex County, NJ 2026-27

Equalized school tax rates across 18 Essex County, New Jersey school districts, 2026-27. West Orange Public Schools leads at 1.667 per $100. NJ DOE; ranked by…

Districts ranked

18

Period

2026-27

Publication floor

8 districts

Tie rule

Equal values share a rank; the next rank skips.

County definition

The county holding the largest share of the district's land area (NCES EDGE, 2024–25).

NJ DOE User-Friendly Budget Line L: the total school levy over the estimated equalized valuation. This is the figure to use when comparing one New Jersey district's school tax burden with another's.

Measure: Equalized total school tax rate.

Source: NJ DOE.

For Winfield Township (11.6 per $100), NJ DOE's 2026–27 file reports a $1,920,487 total school tax levy (Line D) on a $16,550,150 estimated equalized valuation (Line H, as of 01OCT25) and a $16,566,700 estimated net taxable valuation (Line B).

Ranked districts

• 1. West Orange Public Schools — 1.667 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 2. Glen Ridge Public School District — 1.276 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 3. Verona Public School District — 1.236 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 4. Nutley Public School District — 1.193 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 5. Montclair Public School District — 1.151 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 6. Livingston Board of Education School District — 1.122 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 7. Bloomfield Township School District — 1.045 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 8. Belleville Public School District — 1.034 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 9. Millburn Township School District — 0.752 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 10. East Orange School District — 0.714 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 11. North Caldwell School District — 0.629 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 12. Essex Fells School District — 0.604 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 13. Cedar Grove Township School District — 0.545 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 14. ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District — 0.496 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 15. Roseland School District — 0.473 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 16. Newark Public School District — 0.463 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 17. Fairfield Public School District — 0.36 per $100 of equalized valuation
• 18. Irvington Public School District — 0.348 per $100 of equalized valuation

Not ranked

• Caldwell-West School District — This district levies across 2 municipalities, each with its own valuation and therefore its own rate. New Jersey publishes no single district-wide figure and we do not average one. The municipal apportionment is listed below.
• South Orange-Maplewood School District — This district levies across 2 municipalities, each with its own valuation and therefore its own rate. New Jersey publishes no single district-wide figure and we do not average one. The municipal apportionment is listed below.
• West Essex Regional School District — This district levies across 4 municipalities, each with its own valuation and therefore its own rate. New Jersey publishes no single district-wide figure and we do not average one. The municipal apportionment is listed below.