New Jersey is sliced up in various ways: Congressional districts (13), Legislative districts (40), counties (21) and municipalities (566). Each one corresponds to a different form of government. New Jersey also has school districts and fire districts that are governmental entities. Each school district is an independantly chartered entity, which, except in a few cities, elects its own Board of Education. School districts usually, but not always, comprise one municipality. Typically, school taxes far exceed municipal and county taxes and make up over half a resident's tax bill.


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