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District: BLOOMFIELD TWP (0410)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $104,034,739
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,371.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,328
2015-16 Total Spending: $106,197,892
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 6,361.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,694
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,694
Revenue Sources, State: 29.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 66.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.4%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 81.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 203.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,877
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 7|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,304
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,277
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 14|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,800
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 76.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 74.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 79.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,591
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 77.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 78.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,676
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $671
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 39.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $42
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $83
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $118
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $61,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 81.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $54,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 1|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 94.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $56,200
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 1|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 203.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $132,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 198.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $132,576
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 66|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,742,048
2014-15 Actual: $4,008,604
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $11,750,652
2015-16 Actual: $5,171,117
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,207,910
Actual Excess (2015-16): $2,510,443

* 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.