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District: SOUTH AMBOY CITY (4830)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $18,946,993
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,116.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,966
2015-16 Total Spending: $19,850,122
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,102.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,010
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,010
Revenue Sources, State: 45.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 133.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,229
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|50
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,606
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|49
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,676
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 4|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,657
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,756
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
% 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): $1,680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 86.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 63.2%
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): $256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $48
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $35
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $69,172
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|49
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $75,662
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 73.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,942
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 79.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|49
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $77,122
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 40|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 133.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $133,206
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 149.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 11|49
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $138,441
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,521,320
2014-15 Actual: $-20,115
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,501,205
2015-16 Actual: $-158,324
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $187,318
Actual Excess (2015-16): $10,333

* 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.