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District: DUNELLEN BORO (1140)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $17,200,797
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,177.2
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,611
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 3
2012-13 Total Spending: $18,029,237
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,169.3
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,418
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,418
Revenue Sources, State: 38.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 56.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.3%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 111.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 140.4
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 6.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,303
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,803
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,457
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 3
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $6,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 58.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $6,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $5,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 97%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $6,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,515
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 82.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 82.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 82.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 88.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 17.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 18.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 17.6%
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): $304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 27.7%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $23
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 27
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $50,355
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 3
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 20
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $51,759
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 4
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 111.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 3
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $51,680
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 4
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 99.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 7
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $52,909
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 3
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 140.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 17
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $106,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 11
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 158.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 6
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 25
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 13.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 24
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $869,659
2011-12 Actual: $541,714
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $1,411,373
2012-13 Actual: $177,627
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $218,213
Actual Excess (2012-13): $200,000