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District: CARTERET BORO (750)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $65,537,210
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,828
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,120
2014-15 Total Spending: $62,135,704
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,823.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,250
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,250
Revenue Sources, State: 55%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 41.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 120.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 195.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,157
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 15|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,573
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 5|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,464
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 10|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 71.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 71%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 67.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 67.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $345
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 75.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 77.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $872
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 51.2%
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): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $38
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $34
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $72,944
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 81|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $73,578
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 84|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 120.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $91,251
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 88|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 117.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $91,996
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 96|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 195.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $132,324
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 72|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 176.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $128,690
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,349,234
2013-14 Actual: $-3,381,419
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $-32,185
2014-15 Actual: $2,185,564
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* 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.