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District: HIGH BRIDGE BORO (2140)
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type K-8 / 0 - 400 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $8,231,515
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 378.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,723
2015-16 Total Spending: $8,545,361
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 375
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,785
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,785
Revenue Sources, State: 29.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 67.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 54.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 85.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,171
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|75
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,160
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|75
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,605
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 48|75
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,502
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 90.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $783
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 67|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,855
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 21.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 20.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,006
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 78.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,682
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 72|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $38
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 65%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,665
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,011
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $756
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 45.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $833
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 41.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,032
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 55.5%
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): $112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $38
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $125
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|75
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $67,505
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|75
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $65,905
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 59|75
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 54.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|75
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $54,905
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 45.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 62|75
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $53,455
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 24|75
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 85.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|75
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $95,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 78.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|75
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $101,990
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|75
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|75
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,391,377
2014-15 Actual: $283,463
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,674,840
2015-16 Actual: $280,221
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.