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District: PERTH AMBOY CITY (4090)
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: $225,914,572
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,745.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,024
2015-16 Total Spending: $241,354,405
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,930.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,082
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,082
Revenue Sources, State: 85.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3%
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: 86.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 166.3
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,089
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,620
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 73|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,674
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 87|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 93|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 92|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 99|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 76|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 79.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 80.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,949
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 75.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,001
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 85.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,040
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,056
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $938
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 54.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 81|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 57.7%
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): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|103
% 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): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 36.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 38.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 45.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $335
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $333
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $333
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): $62,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 58|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $68,300
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 86.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $79,112
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 81.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $86,200
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 79|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 166.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $111,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 177.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 50|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $120,989
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 32|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 50|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $129,202,203
2014-15 Actual: $10,553,057
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $139,755,260
2015-16 Actual: $2,654,029
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $9,539,313
Actual Excess (2015-16): $18,846,864

* 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.