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District: BEDMINSTER TWP (0240)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $17,289,671
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 850.5
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,329
2013-14 Total Spending: $17,456,933
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 827.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,088
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,088
Revenue Sources, State: 10.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 87.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 47.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 111.8
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,450
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|62
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,626
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53|62
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,743
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 54|62
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,778
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 63.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 58|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $10,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 56|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 56|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 57|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $10,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 57|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 16|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 34|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 55|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 61|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 55|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 52|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 51|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 57|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 51|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 54|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 78.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 31|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 31|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 23|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 56|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 48|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 49|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 42|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 47|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 35|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 48|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 49|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $736
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 40|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 35|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 41.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 31|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 40.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): |62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 55|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 49|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 52|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 23%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $126
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $30
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 59|62
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $64,465
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 38|62
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|62
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $66,610
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|62
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 47.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 62|62
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $69,335
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 49|62
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 47.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|62
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $63,130
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 32|62
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 111.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 51|62
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $114,148
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 46|62
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 108.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|62
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $116,441
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|62
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 33|62
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|62
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $1,187,688
2012-13 Actual: $312,277
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,499,965
2013-14 Actual: $448,584
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0