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District: BOUND BROOK BORO (490)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $29,254,507
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,720.6
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,002
2014-15 Total Spending: $29,228,115
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,840.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,879
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,879
Revenue Sources, State: 39.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 48.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 66.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 163.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,170
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: N.A.
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,511
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: N.A.
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,435
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 5|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 54.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 49.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,805
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 85.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,644
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 80.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 45.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $782
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 50.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 53.2%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.A.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $268
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $28
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,720
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,348
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 66.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $66,820
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 66.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,015
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 36|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 163.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 158.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $106,496
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $6,159,967
2013-14 Actual: $-1,309,431
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,850,536
2014-15 Actual: $-552,305
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $224,123
Actual Excess (2014-15): $283,548

* 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.