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District: W WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO REG (5715)
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: $183,304,016
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,814.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,677
2015-16 Total Spending: $180,515,827
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,749.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,515
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,515
Revenue Sources, State: 14.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 80.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 4.3%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 85.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 200.2
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,982
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,151
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,394
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 28|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 97.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,942
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,144
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,792
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,005
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 93.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
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): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,041
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 83.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 84.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 36|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 80.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $97
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 7.5%
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): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $307
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 72|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $97
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $113
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $108
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $79,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 94|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 39|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $77,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 88|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 85.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $82,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 85.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $81,360
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 70|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 200.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $135,044
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 78|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 201.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 26|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $136,369
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 79|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 18.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $48,926,109
2014-15 Actual: $-3,099,661
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $45,826,448
2015-16 Actual: $5,567,995
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $9,888,922
Actual Excess (2015-16): $8,441,573

* 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.