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District: PRINCETON (4255)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MERCER
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $82,216,002
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,454
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,803
2013-14 Total Spending: $85,461,879
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,472
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,614
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,614
Revenue Sources, State: 13.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 78.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 50.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 117.9
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,736
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 95|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,484
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 97|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,845
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 101|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10,697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $11,687
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $10,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 56.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $11,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 17.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,815
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,831
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 89.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 90|103
% 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): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 86.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,800
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,938
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.6%
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): $1,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.5%
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): |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): $449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $81
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $2
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 94|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $76,671
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 94|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $75,090
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 84|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 50.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 101|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $85,784
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 82|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 58.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 96|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $76,671
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 62|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 117.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 98|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $148,598
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 101|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 136.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 95|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $147,408
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 96|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 84|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 91|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $7,783,672
2012-13 Actual: $1,241,106
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $9,024,778
2013-14 Actual: $127,513
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $333,711
Actual Excess (2013-14): $446,108
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