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District: MONROE TWP (3290)
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: $115,863,716
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,181.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,742
2014-15 Total Spending: $118,921,778
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,382.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,632
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,632
Revenue Sources, State: 11.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 3.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 88.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 254.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,709
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,313
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,101
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 32|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,768
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 89.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 89%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,006
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $964
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,006
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 60.1%
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): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 37.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $3
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $17
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): $52,848
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $52,532
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 88.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $76,609
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 89.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,034
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 36|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 254.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $106,653
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 269.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $108,509
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 22.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 23.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $10,963,341
2013-14 Actual: $-212,924
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $10,750,417
2014-15 Actual: $1,145,123
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $3,852,471
Actual Excess (2014-15): $5,010,411

* 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.