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District: CRANBURY TWP (0970)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $18,367,163
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 771.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,814
2015-16 Total Spending: $18,942,977
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 768.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,653
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,653
Revenue Sources, State: 9.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 5.8%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 82.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,837
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,286
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 65|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $21,927
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 66|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $13,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,785
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 90.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,050
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,550
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 85.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,909
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $97
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 83.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,751
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 35.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 60|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 41.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 44%
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): $350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $52
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 8.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $62,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 32|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 82.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $67,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 55.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 50|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $69,000
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 46|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 82.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $112,755
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 77.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 63|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $115,010
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 57|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,819,809
2014-15 Actual: $-336,172
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,483,637
2015-16 Actual: $770,674
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.