{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-7f-50","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:7F-50","heading":"Calculation of weighted enrollment for each school district.","body":"8. a. The weighted enrollment for each school district and county vocational school district shall be calculated as follows:\nWENR = (PW x PENR) + (EW x EENR) + (MW x MENR) + (HW x HENR)\nwhere\nPW is the applicable weight for kindergarten enrollment;\nEW is the weight for elementary enrollment;\nMW is the weight for middle school enrollment;\nHW is the weight for high school enrollment;\nPENR is the resident enrollment for kindergarten;\nEENR is the resident enrollment for grades 1 - 5;\nMENR is the resident enrollment for grades 6 - 8; and\nHENR is the resident enrollment for grades 9 - 12.\nFor the purposes of this section, ungraded pupils shall be counted in their age-equivalent grade.\nb.\tThe base cost for each school district shall be calculated as follows:\nBC = BPA x WENR; and\nthe base cost for each county vocational school district shall be calculated as follows:\nBC = BPA x WENR x 1.31\nwhere\nBPA is the base per pupil amount; and\nWENR is the weighted enrollment of the school district or county vocational school district.\nL.2007, c.260, s.8.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"01a4fd4be477c9ae3e801cb5dbedea37ef1d1b95ddba1202432b8f2493357796","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-7f-49","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-7f-51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}