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District: BOUND BROOK BORO (490)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $24,670,529
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,547.2
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,945
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21
2009-10 Total Spending: $26,246,236
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,542.8
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,012
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,012
Revenue Sources, State: 30.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 51.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 12.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 75.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 137.5
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,123
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,379
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 17
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,129
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 14
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $6,426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $6,794
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $6,591
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 54.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $5,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 48.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $6,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 50.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 92.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $6,260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 51.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 95%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 84.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 83.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 80.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,049
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 17.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $789
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 38.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 44.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $909
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 43.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 33.1%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 34.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $145
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $67
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $28
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 4
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $56,105
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 23
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 14.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 4
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $58,325
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 25
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 75.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 24
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $70,343
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 29
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 90.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 9
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $74,045
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 33
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 137.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 21
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $115,868
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 23
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 191.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 2
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $121,456
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 30
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 12
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 32
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 7
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $3,145,858
2008-09 Actual: $-192,263
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $2,953,595
2009-10 Actual: $-829,578
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $770,000
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
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