In March, it looked as if the Stafford Township School District was going to be forced into making drastic cuts to its staff after the state Department of Education released the details of its aid allocations for the 2023-24 school year. Fortunately, it didn’t turn out as badly as it could have for Stafford.

“We thought it would be a bloodbath,” said Superintendent George Chidiac several days after the Stafford Board of Education on April 27 approved the district budget for next year.