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District: JAMESBURG BORO (2370)
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: $14,393,236
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 946.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,201
2015-16 Total Spending: $14,448,145
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 934.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,468
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,468
Revenue Sources, State: 42.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 54.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 141.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 147.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,968
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 3|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,990
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 3|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,250
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 2|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,941
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $5,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5,778
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 83.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $715
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 67.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 65.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 77.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,850
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $77
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 76%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 76%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 55.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 54.2%
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): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 7|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 38.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $4
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $68
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $55,182
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 14.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $56,733
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 11|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 141.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,007
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 92.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $58,715
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 23|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 147.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $110,823
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 125.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $104,550
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 25|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 59|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,067,565
2014-15 Actual: $147,539
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,215,104
2015-16 Actual: $477,580
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.