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District: CRANBURY TWP (0970)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $17,935,342
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 848
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,151
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59
2012-13 Total Spending: $17,719,883
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 810.4
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,866
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,866
Revenue Sources, State: 8.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 89.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.6%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 80.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 110.8
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,033
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,383
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,460
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 57
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $9,887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $10,495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $9,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,040
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 55.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 90.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $9,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 87.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 89.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $90
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 85.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 85.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 42.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 40.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 39.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 31.4%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 30.2%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 33.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $52
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 10.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 51
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $56,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 19
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 10.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 50
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $57,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 20
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 80.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 33
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $64,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 39
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 89.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 19
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $62,000
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 30
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 110.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 56
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $117,637
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 52
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 136.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 35
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $115,892
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 52
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 12.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 48
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 29
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $3,074,852
2011-12 Actual: $-222,174
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $2,852,678
2012-13 Actual: $423,586
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $0
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0