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District: HUNTERDON CENTRAL REG (2300)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $63,146,137
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,076.8
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,523
2013-14 Total Spending: $61,730,178
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,971.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,773
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,773
Revenue Sources, State: 15.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 72.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 9.4%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.4%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 74.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 151.0
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,626
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|46
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,498
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|46
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,316
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 32|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,025
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $9,456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,617
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 52.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 19.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,855
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 44|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 18.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 44|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 8|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,023
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,818
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 25|46
% 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): 49.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 28|46
% 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): 48%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 48.1%
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): |46
% 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): |46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $715
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 36.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $111
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $192
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $163
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 18|46
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $65,131
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 17|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $65,805
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 74.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 33|46
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $67,035
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 9|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 73.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,170
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 10|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 151.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 11|46
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $131,484
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 36|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 156.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $132,054
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 14.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 7|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $19,070,853
2012-13 Actual: $3,145,625
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $22,216,478
2013-14 Actual: $2,161,850
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $4,585,854
Actual Excess (2013-14): $4,367,991