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District: CRANBURY TWP (970)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $17,256,956
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 798.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,621
2014-15 Total Spending: $18,367,163
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 771.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,814
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $23,814
Revenue Sources, State: 9.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 90%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 85.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,677
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,837
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $20,084
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 63|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $12,090
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $621
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $590
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $343
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,066
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,843
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 80.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 87.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,636
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $88
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,511
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,751
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 41.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $973
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 35.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 40.8%
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): $315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 29.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $7
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $10
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $59,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 73.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $63,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 82.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $67,600
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 44|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 85.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $110,544
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 82
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $112,755
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,276,264
2013-14 Actual: $543,545
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,819,809
2014-15 Actual: $-336,172
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.