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District: SOUTH AMBOY CITY (4830)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $18,628,112
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,161.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,037
2014-15 Total Spending: $18,946,993
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,116.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,966
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,966
Revenue Sources, State: 45.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.1%
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: 77
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 153.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,502
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,229
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,590
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 4|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|49
% 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): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,732
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 84%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
% 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): $1,147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $685
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $721
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 61.2%
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): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $137
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $48
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $32
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): 5|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $66,882
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $69,172
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 77
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $73,751
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 73.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,942
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 38|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 153.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $124,766
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 133
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $133,206
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,369,779
2013-14 Actual: $151,541
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,521,320
2014-15 Actual: $-20,115
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $166,053
Actual Excess (2014-15): $187,318

* 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.