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District: MIDDLESEX BORO (3140)
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: $35,366,664
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,122.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,663
2014-15 Total Spending: $37,401,869
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,091.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,879
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,879
Revenue Sources, State: 32.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 59.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Other: 3.3%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 65.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 160
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,868
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,658
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,735
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 39|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,670
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $66
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,980
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,751
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,961
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 88.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,039
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,526
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 83.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,387
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 53.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|69
% 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): 52.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $793
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 47.2%
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): $346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $26
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $52
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $24
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): $63,851
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,891
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 65.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $68,051
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 62.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $63,291
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 15|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 160
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $118,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 147
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $120,788
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,428,480
2013-14 Actual: $600,277
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,028,757
2014-15 Actual: $-552,720
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $792,738
Actual Excess (2014-15): $647,641

* 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.