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District: PISCATAWAY TWP (4130)
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: $116,253,583
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,360.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,795
2014-15 Total Spending: $119,558,699
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 7,330.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,309
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,309
Revenue Sources, State: 23.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 73.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 94.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 203.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,884
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,093
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 9|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,275
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 17|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,004
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,032
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,759
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $836
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 78.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 77.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 75.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|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): 54.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.9%
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): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $137
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $130
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $106
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $72,287
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $76,215
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 91|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 94.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $76,591
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 91.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $77,393
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 62|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 203.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $113,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 169.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $114,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 84|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $8,035,950
2013-14 Actual: $3,830,399
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $13,705,743
2014-15 Actual: $2,357,819
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $3,608,029
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,933,605

* 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.