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District: NEW BRUNSWICK CITY (3530)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $221,738,535
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,013.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,143
2015-16 Total Spending: $234,678,090
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,280.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,828
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,828
Revenue Sources, State: 80.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 15.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 69.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 184.1
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,437
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 73|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,645
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 75|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,102
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 62|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 85|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,978
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 74%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,801
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 76%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,433
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 69.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 67|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 91|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 49.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 45%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 79|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 48.7%
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): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 38%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $46
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $45
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $14
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): $63,860
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 15.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $62,456
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 69.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $87,188
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 84|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 82.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 43|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $84,262
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 75|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 184.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $124,708
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 180.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $123,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 39|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 78|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $31,215,392
2014-15 Actual: $-7,608,208
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $23,607,184
2015-16 Actual: $-2,171,966
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.