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District: METUCHEN BORO (3120)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $40,213,133
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,142.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,766
2014-15 Total Spending: $40,990,492
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,182.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,784
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,784
Revenue Sources, State: 14.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 93.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 143.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,378
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,271
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,694
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 22|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,467
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,074
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|69
% 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): $772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 56%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 56.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $785
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.6%
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): $393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 28.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $2
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $69
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $140
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,941
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,593
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 93.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $81,243
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 95.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,052
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 37|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 143.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $102,277
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 149
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $106,479
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,449,101
2013-14 Actual: $-634,610
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,814,491
2014-15 Actual: $551,279
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $490,844

* 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.