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District: PERTH AMBOY CITY (4090)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $187,040,377
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,689.5
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,498
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50
2012-13 Total Spending: $209,035,821
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,676.9
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,578
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,578
Revenue Sources, State: 83.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 11.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.1%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 88.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 227.7
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,135
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,160
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 65
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,759
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 65.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 65.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $9,850
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 78
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 63.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 96.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 62.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $9,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 90
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 79%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,472
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 75.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 81.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 81
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 55.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,058
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 54.1%
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): $101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 37.4%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 37.5%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 38.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $47
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $519
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $800
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 33
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $62,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 50
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 10
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $63,650
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 44
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 88.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 32
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $75,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 57
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 95.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 18
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $79,112
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 227.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 21
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $121,738
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 205.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 28
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $123,771
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 54
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 20.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 21
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $26,084,849
2011-12 Actual: $50,962,170
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $77,047,019
2012-13 Actual: $26,297,225
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $60,942,980
Actual Excess (2012-13): $5,958,070