The Barnegat Township Board of Education is proposing a $67,276,825 school district budget for 2023-24, an increase of $2.6 million from the spending plan currently in effect.

The school tax rate (not including municipal and county taxes) would increase by 6 cents per $100 assessed value. Steve Brennan, business administrator, said as a result, the owner of a home assessed at $300,000 would see an increase of $15 per month, or $180 for the year.