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District: SOUTH BRUNSWICK TWP (4860)
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: $145,816,638
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,879.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,421
2014-15 Total Spending: $155,355,774
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,761.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,732
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,732
Revenue Sources, State: 23.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 65.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.3%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 93
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 201.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,994
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,154
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,897
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 15|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,515
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 89.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,803
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $937
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 50.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.4%
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): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $199
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $79
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $30
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $70
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $69,402
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $72,330
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 80|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 93
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $75,470
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 90.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,646
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 48|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 201.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 39|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $109,522
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 176.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $110,371
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|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): 14.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $23,091,565
2013-14 Actual: $-1,124,606
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $21,966,959
2014-15 Actual: $-7,360,329
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,722,515
Actual Excess (2014-15): $3,293,983

* 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.