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District: SOUTH PLAINFIELD BORO (4910)
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: $60,778,517
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,597.7
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,894
2013-14 Total Spending: $62,343,047
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,496.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,830
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,830
Revenue Sources, State: 24.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 73.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 83.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 157.3
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,962
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,150
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,714
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 50|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 89.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,917
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,548
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $54
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 78%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 77.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 7%
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): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 29.1%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $187
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $65
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $19
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 65|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $63,547
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 44|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $62,732
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 83.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 36|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $77,807
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 65|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 82.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $73,906
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 45|10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 157.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 75|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $116,264
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 30|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 149.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 89|10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $115,325
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 15.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 71|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 92|10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $6,102,539
2012-13 Actual: $1,411,104
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $7,513,643
2013-14 Actual: $-996,442
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $906,745
Actual Excess (2013-14): $926,879
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