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District: MIDDLESEX CO VOCATIONAL (3150)
Operating Type VOC
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type VOC Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $49,497,258
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,183.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,666
2014-15 Total Spending: $50,789,123
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,144.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,685
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,685
Revenue Sources, State: 35.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 59.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 72.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 162.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 23.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,329
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|21
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,718
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14|21
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,236
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 7|21
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 46.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 47.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,654
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 47.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 41.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 89.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 42.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 42.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 89.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 94.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,951
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,086
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,833
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 20.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,555
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 44%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 46.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 45.5%
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): $2
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 16.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|21
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,206
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|21
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|21
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,570
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|21
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 72.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|21
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $66,595
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|21
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 59.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|21
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $67,620
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 8|21
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 162.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|21
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $134,583
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|21
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 105.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|21
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $121,875
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|21
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|21
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|21
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,009,859
2013-14 Actual: $-198,072
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,811,787
2014-15 Actual: $-23,236
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $68,978
Actual Excess (2014-15): $89,349

* 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.