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District: CEDAR GROVE TWP (760)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $29,440,628
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,694.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,371
2014-15 Total Spending: $31,138,018
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,693.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,385
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,385
Revenue Sources, State: 12.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 146.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,229
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 19|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,558
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,626
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 24|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,922
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,933
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 78.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 75.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,841
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 80.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 61%
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): $446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $95
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $8
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $21
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,151
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,860
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 71.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $68,576
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 73
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,665
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 31|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 146.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $115,438
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 133.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $118,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,117,843
2013-14 Actual: $477,405
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,595,248
2014-15 Actual: $-52,676
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $794,329
Actual Excess (2014-15): $759,664

* 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.