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District: EDISON TWP (1290)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $237,312,294
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 14,673
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,173
2014-15 Total Spending: $246,433,300
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 14,873.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,569
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,569
Revenue Sources, State: 17.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 105.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 248.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,344
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,444
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,806
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 14|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 66.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 66.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 67.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,969
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,472
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,443
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 86.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 74.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 76.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $827
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 64%
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): $149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 22.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $167
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $220
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $82
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $88,855
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 99|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $92,194
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 102|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 105.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $96,955
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 95|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 106.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $90,321
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 93|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 248.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $133,059
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 241.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $134,017
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 21.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $15,356,776
2013-14 Actual: $618,620
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $15,975,396
2014-15 Actual: $970,767
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,281,608
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,325,346

* 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.