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District: SOUTH PLAINFIELD BORO (4910)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $56,336,818
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,669.1
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,354
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11
2012-13 Total Spending: $60,778,517
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,597.7
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,894
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,894
Revenue Sources, State: 25.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 71.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 81.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 162.0
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,349
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,962
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,043
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 20
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 61.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,443
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 60.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 97.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 90.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 89.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 80.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 83%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 73.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $96
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $96
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 7.9%
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): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 31.5%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 29.1%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 34.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $24
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $187
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $321
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 48
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $63,612
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 34
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 50
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $63,547
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 36
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 81.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 37
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $78,037
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 83.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 32
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $77,807
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 162.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 38
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $114,093
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 17
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 157.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 34
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $116,264
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 25
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 15.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 31
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 15.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 22
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $4,300,039
2011-12 Actual: $1,802,500
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $6,102,539
2012-13 Actual: $1,411,104
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $775,393
Actual Excess (2012-13): $906,745