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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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District: CEDAR GROVE TWP (760)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $26,755,215
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,636
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,354
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25
2009-10 Total Spending: $27,073,474
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,663.1
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,279
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,279
Revenue Sources, State: 12.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 139.4
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,644
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,330
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 16
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,642
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 21
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $6,877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 54.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $6,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 53.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $6,882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 54.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $6,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 51.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $6,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 51.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $6,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 52%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 95.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,426
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 85.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 85.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,842
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.6%
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): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 87.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 81.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 7.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 53.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $984
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 54.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 52.5%
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): $440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 29.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $36
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $75
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $27
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 9
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $56,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 25
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 9
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $57,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 21
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 67.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 34
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $60,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 13
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 70.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 28
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $62,000
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 13
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 139.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 19
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $132,510
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 41
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 187.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 4
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 25
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 12.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 24
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 2
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $1,360,949
2008-09 Actual: $-332,611
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $1,028,338
2009-10 Actual: $744,399
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $21,572
Actual Excess (2009-10): $247,316
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