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District: BRANCHBURG TWP (510)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $46,227,324
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,443.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,920
2014-15 Total Spending: $47,617,760
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,343.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,322
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,322
Revenue Sources, State: 12%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 63
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 142.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,714
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 62|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,934
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,470
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 73|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,440
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,949
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 72|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,648
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 81.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 28.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 32.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 29.7%
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): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $221
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $219
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $189
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $62,525
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,445
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 63
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $76,747
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 61.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,376
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 65|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 142.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $123,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 183.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $131,479
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 22.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,738,930
2013-14 Actual: $-267,005
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,471,925
2014-15 Actual: $-959,643
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $17,476

* 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.