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District: BEDMINSTER TWP (240)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $17,456,933
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 827.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,088
2014-15 Total Spending: $19,007,110
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 836
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,737
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,737
Revenue Sources, State: 10.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 87.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 47.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 108.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,626
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,365
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 62|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,507
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 55|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,212
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,714
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,537
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,274
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 79%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,057
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 41.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $716
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 36.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 40.1%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $30
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $21
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $66,610
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,440
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 47.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $63,130
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 48.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,725
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 53|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 108.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $116,441
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 114.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $123,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,499,965
2013-14 Actual: $448,584
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,948,549
2014-15 Actual: $-618,261
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* Districts that did not report any values (N.R.), and those that moved from a different enrollment group (N.A.) are excluded from the rankings.