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District: WATCHUNG BORO (5540)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $14,640,182
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 671.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,806
2015-16 Total Spending: $15,151,484
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 684.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,128
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,128
Revenue Sources, State: 15%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 65.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 216.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 16%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,065
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|65
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,399
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|66
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,841
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 32|66
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,064
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 51.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 88.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $657
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,674
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,798
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 72.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 66.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 63.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,732
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,843
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,502
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,528
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,721
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|66
% 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): $946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 57.6%
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): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.3%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 36%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $127
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $89
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $174
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|66
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,495
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|66
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 24.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|66
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $63,390
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 65.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|66
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $81,644
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|66
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 103.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 12|66
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $81,175
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 58|66
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 216.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|66
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $109,116
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|66
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 234.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 9|66
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $100,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 22.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|66
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 50|66
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,090,574
2014-15 Actual: $-32,333
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,058,241
2015-16 Actual: $-50,316
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $188,351
Actual Excess (2015-16): $125,445

* 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.