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District: PRINCETON (4255)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MERCER
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $88,779,657
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,604
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,634
2015-16 Total Spending: $93,024,887
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,590.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,910
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,910
Revenue Sources, State: 16.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 75.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.5%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 56.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 138.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,287
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 99|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,844
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 98|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,964
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 99|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,970
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 99|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,822
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $11,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 100|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.8%
%% 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): $364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 89|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 97|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 97|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 88.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,646
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 80|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 80|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 84.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,889
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,098
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 55.7%
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): $436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $502
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 98|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $31
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $46
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $19
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 85|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $79,471
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 93|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 91|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $78,923
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 93|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 56.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 99|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $81,527
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 59.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 97|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $80,332
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 64|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 138.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 87|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $148,677
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 96|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 137.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 91|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $149,574
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 97|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 69|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,152,291
2014-15 Actual: $-758,396
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $8,393,895
2015-16 Actual: $-333,086
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $147,897
Actual Excess (2015-16): $711,742

* 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.