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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending July 2012

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District: SOMERSET CO VOCATIONAL (4810)
Operating Type VOC
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type VOC Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $17,850,247
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 493.9
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $36,143
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20
2010-11 Total Spending: $15,490,875
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 512.9
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $30,204
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 19
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $30,204
Revenue Sources, State: 16.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 75.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 4.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 54.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 61.8
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $30,584
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,384
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,123
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 19
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $15,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 51.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $11,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 45.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $9,623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 47.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $14,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 48.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $10,898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 42.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8,698
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 43.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 90.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $917
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $5,870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 19.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $3,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $5,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 17.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $3,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,759
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 95.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $4,277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $4,660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 18.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $3,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 17.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $3,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $4,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,923
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 84.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $4,049
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $4,845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 19.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $3,888
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 19.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 39.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 38.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 35.6%
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): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 37.9%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 40.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $31
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $115
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 18
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $59,875
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 21
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $61,205
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 11
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 54.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 21
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $80,854
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 15
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 50.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 21
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $79,236
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 15
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 61.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 21
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $113,119
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 65.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 21
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $107,813
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 7
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 6.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 17
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 8.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 17
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $1,067,879
2009-10 Actual: $-493,043
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $574,836
2010-11 Actual: $63,852
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
Actual Excess (2010-11): $0
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