New Jersey has around 600 school districts and some of the highest property taxes in the nation.
That prompted one viewer to post this question on our Ask Away web page: “Should New Jersey move to merge local school districts to reduce administrative costs and broaden the tax base?”
“One of the real stumbling blocks can often be property taxes because one community will have a higher tax rate than another and there will be winners and losers,’” said Lynne Strickland, partner at SchoolHouse Strategies.
Source: Ask Away: Should NJ Move to Merge Local School Districts?
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