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District: BRANCHBURG TWP (0510)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $45,168,476
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,513
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,974
2013-14 Total Spending: $46,227,324
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,443.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,920
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,920
Revenue Sources, State: 11.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 68.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 181.8
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,832
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59|82
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,714
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 62|82
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,908
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 62|82
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 65|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,700
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 64|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 60|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 66|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 62|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 58|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 61|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 59|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 68|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 66|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 63|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 74|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 16.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 72|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 71|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 72|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 36|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 38|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 65|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 78.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 65|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 79.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,493
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 64|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 80.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,032
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 11|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 13|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 30|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 29.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 11|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 28.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 15|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 30.9%
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): |82
% 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): |82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 53|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 9|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 53|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 31%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $187
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $221
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $202
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 10.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 75|82
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $60,685
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 36|82
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 76|82
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $62,525
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|82
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 68.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 54|82
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $85,821
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 77|82
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 63.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|82
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $76,747
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 65|82
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 181.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 30|82
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $137,232
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 73|82
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 142.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|82
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $123,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|82
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 20.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 14|82
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|82
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $5,182,182
2012-13 Actual: $556,748
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,738,930
2013-14 Actual: $-267,005
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $218,037
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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