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District: WOODBRIDGE TWP (5850)
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: $219,851,495
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 13,603.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,161
2014-15 Total Spending: $229,085,670
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 13,784.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,619
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,619
Revenue Sources, State: 21.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 75.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 110.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 235
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,281
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 16|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,301
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 14|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,641
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 12|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,831
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,744
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 94%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 81.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 15%
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): $196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $106
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $56
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $72,179
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $72,726
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 110.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $87,119
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 82|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 107.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $90,283
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 92|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 235
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $132,311
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 231.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $136,335
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 82|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 20.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $24,573,280
2013-14 Actual: $2,512,472
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $27,099,160
2014-15 Actual: $898,151
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $10,055,368
Actual Excess (2014-15): $11,390,338

* 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.