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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)
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: 27
2010-11 Total Spending: $23,389,663
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,519.4
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,394
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,394
Revenue Sources, State: 34.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 52.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 7.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 90.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 191.5
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,379
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 19
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,668
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,076
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 21
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
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 actual costs): $6,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 54%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
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 actual costs): $6,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 52.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $6,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 49.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 91.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
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 actual costs): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 17
% 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 actual costs): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 83.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 83.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 82.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 26
% 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 actual costs): $669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 41%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 42.2%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 33.1%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 33.2%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 38%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $67
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $69
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $59
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 14.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 5
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $58,325
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 24
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 13.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 4
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $56,620
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 17
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 90.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 11
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $74,045
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 33
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 88.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 14
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $69,035
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 26
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
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): 32
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 178.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 6
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $125,806
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 38
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 15.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 8
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 15
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 13
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $2,953,595
2009-10 Actual: $-829,578
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $2,124,017
2010-11 Actual: $1,140,985
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
Actual Excess (2010-11): $432,781
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