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District: EDISON TWP (1290)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $239,528,718
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 14,567.6
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,443
2013-14 Total Spending: $237,312,294
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 14,673
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,173
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,173
Revenue Sources, State: 15.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 102.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 248.5
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,259
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,344
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,631
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 13|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 66.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 66.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 64.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 97.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 89.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,472
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 76.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 74.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 78.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $798
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 65.6%
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): $153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 22.2%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $191
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $167
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $78
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 25|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $87,052
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 103|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $88,855
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 99|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 102.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 9|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $96,455
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 100|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 105.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $96,955
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 95|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 248.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 5|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $130,984
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 74|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 248.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $133,059
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 21.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 8|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 21.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $15,077,143
2012-13 Actual: $198,063
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $15,356,776
2013-14 Actual: $618,620
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $440,976
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,281,608