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District: SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL (4815)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $43,804,437
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,059.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,265
2015-16 Total Spending: $45,136,918
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,028.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,256
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,256
Revenue Sources, State: 14.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 73.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 10.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 66.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 154.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,079
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,745
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,399
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 54|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,057
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,873
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,778
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 82%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 85.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|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): 51.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 49.9%
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): $631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 26%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $45
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $13
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $44
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): 23|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 47|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,410
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 50|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 66.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $71,680
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 57.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 67|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $74,310
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 45|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 154.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $143,556
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 142.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $141,999
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,157,946
2014-15 Actual: $119,257
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $4,277,203
2015-16 Actual: $-20,095
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,320,448
Actual Excess (2015-16): $950,279

* 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.