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District: WATCHUNG BORO (5540)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $14,344,895
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 692.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,714
2014-15 Total Spending: $14,640,182
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 671.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,806
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,806
Revenue Sources, State: 13.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 72.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 172.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,116
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,065
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,911
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 30|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,047
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 89.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $506
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $621
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,848
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 72.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 63%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,732
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,502
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,570
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,721
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|62
% 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): 55.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.6%
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): $144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $74
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $127
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $59,385
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,495
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 72.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $82,289
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 65.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $81,644
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 61|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 172.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $122,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 216.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $109,116
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 22.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,357,098
2013-14 Actual: $-266,524
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,090,574
2014-15 Actual: $-32,333
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $185,626
Actual Excess (2014-15): $188,351

* 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.