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District: CRANFORD TWP (0980)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $64,771,112
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,927
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,494
2013-14 Total Spending: $64,412,254
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,904.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,496
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,496
Revenue Sources, State: 13%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 166.4
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,394
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 44|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,685
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,815
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 32|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $96
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,849
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,443
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,532
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 89.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 89%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 88.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $816
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $833
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 63.1%
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): |103
% 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): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 28.3%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $58
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $11
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 53|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $63,767
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 46|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,648
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 73.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 59|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $65,311
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 14|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 79.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $66,199
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 14|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 166.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 64|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $128,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 66|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 160.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $120,440
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 16.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 63|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $4,073,409
2012-13 Actual: $-1,385,592
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,687,817
2013-14 Actual: $-1,677,506
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $736,000
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0