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District: MIDDLESEX BORO (3140)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $37,401,869
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,091.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,879
2015-16 Total Spending: $39,106,706
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,078.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,818
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,818
Revenue Sources, State: 34.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 60.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 2.7%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 62.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 147.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,658
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,409
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,287
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 41|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,521
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,526
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|69
% 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): 52.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 47.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|71
% 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): 46.6%
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): $362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $52
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $13
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $18
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,891
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 31|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $65,604
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 62.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $63,291
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 69.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 51|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $66,959
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 26|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 147.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $120,788
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 172.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 20|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $126,213
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,028,757
2014-15 Actual: $-552,720
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,476,037
2015-16 Actual: $-676,718
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $647,641
Actual Excess (2015-16): $876,060

* 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.