There’s no gentle way to say it: Tuckerton homeowners will have a huge tax increase supporting their elementary school in the 2024-25 school year.

An owner of a $190,000 house paid $1,460.31 in elementary school taxes for the 2023-24 school year. That same owner will have to pay $1,718.19 this coming school year, an increase of $257.88, or $21.39 monthly. That’s a 17.64% increase.