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District: OLD BRIDGE TWP (3845)
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: $154,736,702
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,966
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,258
2014-15 Total Spending: $159,413,645
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,107.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,503
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,503
Revenue Sources, State: 39%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 58.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 98.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 242.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,359
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,570
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,365
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 39|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 62%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
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): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,610
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,732
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|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): $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): $1,044
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,029
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 26.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 26.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 26%
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): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $126
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $95
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $129
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,981
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,651
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 98.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $75,098
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 97.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $76,616
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 58|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 242.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $144,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 91|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 234.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $146,366
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 96|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 21.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 21
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $15,634,966
2013-14 Actual: $2,515,900
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $18,150,866
2014-15 Actual: $1,696,452
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $3,248,052
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,637,848

* 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.