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District: JAMESBURG BORO (2370)
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: $14,184,159
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 940.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,086
2014-15 Total Spending: $14,393,236
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 946.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,201
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,201
Revenue Sources, State: 42.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 54.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 166.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,511
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|62
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,968
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 3|65
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,816
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 1|65
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 85%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $255
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,073
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 80.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 67.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $889
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 65.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,850
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 81.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,479
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $862
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 55.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.8%
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): $2
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 32.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 38.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 15.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|65
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,246
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|65
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|65
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $55,182
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|65
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 71.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|65
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $68,357
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|65
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 141.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|65
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,007
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 49|65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 166.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|65
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $108,650
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 147.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|65
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $110,823
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|65
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|65
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|65
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $833,486
2013-14 Actual: $234,079
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,067,565
2014-15 Actual: $147,539
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.