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District: NEW BRUNSWICK CITY (3530)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $206,594,541
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,502.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,741
2014-15 Total Spending: $221,738,535
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,013.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,143
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,143
Revenue Sources, State: 80.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 15.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.5%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 68.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 218.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,161
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 85|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,437
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 73|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $16,747
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 84|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,146
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,627
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,443
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 76.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,978
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 74%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 78.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,526
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 85.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $965
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 69.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,367
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,636
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 42%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 49.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 46.5%
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): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 34%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $46
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $15
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $62,178
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,860
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 68.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $85,251
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 69.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $87,188
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 86|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 218.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $125,447
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 184.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $124,708
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 21.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $29,489,324
2013-14 Actual: $1,726,068
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $31,215,392
2014-15 Actual: $-7,608,208
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.