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District: HUNTERDON CENTRAL REG (2300)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: HUNTERDON
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $61,730,178
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,971.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,773
2014-15 Total Spending: $61,354,767
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,974.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,630
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,630
Revenue Sources, State: 16.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 75.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 6.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 156.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,498
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,433
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,689
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 29|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,657
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,855
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,917
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,306
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 96.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 95%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,032
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 81.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|46
% 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): $940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 48%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,089
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 48%
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): $715
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $192
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $189
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $121
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): 17|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $65,805
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,070
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 73.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,170
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 74.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $70,205
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 14|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 156.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $132,054
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 163.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $132,885
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $22,216,478
2013-14 Actual: $2,161,850
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $24,378,328
2014-15 Actual: $4,320,449
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $4,367,991
Actual Excess (2014-15): $3,964,834

* 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.