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District: PRINCETON CS (7540)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: MERCER
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $5,574,360
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 343.7
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,219
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44
2012-13 Total Spending: $5,875,178
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 344.1
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,074
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,074
Revenue Sources, State: 20.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 78.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 348.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 77.0
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 2.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,339
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,892
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,316
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 67
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,882
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 70
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 69.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 54.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 4.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 43.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 53.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 52.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $3,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 27.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 27.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 22.7%
Legal Services (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%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 52%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 52.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 72.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 0%
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): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.6%
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): $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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 16.6%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 17.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $103
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $207
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $58
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): 29
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $60,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 64
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 56
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $60,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 84
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 348.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 8
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $65,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 52
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 348.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 5
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $67,000
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 68
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 77.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 40
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $111,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 59
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 128.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 23
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 6.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 44
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 12.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 20
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $151,389
2011-12 Actual: $290,126
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $441,514
2012-13 Actual: $29,777
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $0
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0