Late last month, the Barnegat Township Board of Education approved the 2021-22 budget, totaling $60,789,877. Steve Brennan, business administrator and board secretary, said the $1.1 million in additional tax levy represents an overall impact to the taxpayer of 0.7 cents per $100 assessed value.

A home assessed at the township average of $250,000 would see an increase of $1.58 per month.