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District: BERNARDS TWP (350)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $99,615,768
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,788.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,210
2014-15 Total Spending: $104,156,149
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,723.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,197
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,197
Revenue Sources, State: 14.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 1.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 70.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 183.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,043
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,315
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 30|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,390
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 40|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $489
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 91%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,978
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,047
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 89.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,040
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,074
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 6.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $12
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $20
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $22
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,536
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,690
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 70.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $71,476
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 80.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,539
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 40|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 183.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $127,443
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 170.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $130,635
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $14,476,066
2013-14 Actual: $2,347,747
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $16,823,813
2014-15 Actual: $807,535
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,184,310
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,845,330

* 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.