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District: HILLSBOROUGH TWP (2170)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $125,947,039
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,262.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,341
2014-15 Total Spending: $129,386,646
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,285
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,761
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,761
Revenue Sources, State: 30.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 67.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 232
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,469
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,653
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,515
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 43|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,025
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 98.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 98.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,872
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 98.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|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): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 81.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 54.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $657
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|103
% 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): 56%
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): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $35
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $29
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $78
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 84|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $69,845
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 72|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 92|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $70,785
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 73.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $75,565
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 73.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $77,030
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 60|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 232
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $116,232
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 204.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $124,459
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 24.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 21.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $9,967,841
2013-14 Actual: $-1,096,761
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $8,871,080
2014-15 Actual: $876,051
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,359,751
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,622,898

* 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.