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District: NEW BRUNSWICK CITY (3530)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $181,833,657
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,002.2
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,199
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 84
2012-13 Total Spending: $208,719,270
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,241
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,586
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 93
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,586
Revenue Sources, State: 74.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 16.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 6%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 67.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 190.7
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,273
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 85
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,032
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 89
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,592
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 96
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $10,181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 94
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 72
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 53.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 84
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 91.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $9,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 93
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 95
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 94
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 95
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 78.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,963
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 78%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 76.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,538
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 89
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 84%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 83
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,451
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 94
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,686
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 97
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 90
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 50.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 46.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 44.2%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 34.6%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 31.6%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $145
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $282
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $81
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 75
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $66,156
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 70
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 79
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $65,262
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 55
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 67.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 81
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $84,981
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 82
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 65.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 87
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $86,188
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 83
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 190.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 49
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $112,889
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 22
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 192.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 38
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $128,341
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 66
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 19.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 32
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 20.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 18
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $17,328,670
2011-12 Actual: $17,263,060
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $34,591,730
2012-13 Actual: $-5,102,406
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $0
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0