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District: BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG (555)
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: $158,036,763
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,644.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,282
2014-15 Total Spending: $161,942,384
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,550.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,939
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,939
Revenue Sources, State: 16%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 82.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 70.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 188.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,774
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,277
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,539
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 59|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $227
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,894
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,782
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,894
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,003
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 21.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 21.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 21.8%
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): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 32.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $89
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $68
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $25
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $66,990
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 86|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,273
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|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): $78,140
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 70.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $78,140
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 64|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 188.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $137,673
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 83|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 197.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $137,111
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 84|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 20.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $23,725,916
2013-14 Actual: $-383,589
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $23,342,327
2014-15 Actual: $568,581
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $6,780,860
Actual Excess (2014-15): $5,950,000

* 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.