The Little Egg Harbor School District’s 2025-26 budget was introduced at the board of education’s March 11 meeting. Taxpayers are not going to be happy.

The average local home is assessed at $208,000. The owner may have to pay $1,447 in elementary school taxes, up from $1,274 in 2024-25. That’s an increase of $176. A home assessed at $308,000 would see an increase of $260; a house assessed at $408,000 would pay $354 more.