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District: NORTH PLAINFIELD BORO (3670)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $62,628,597
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,412
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,356
2014-15 Total Spending: $65,445,555
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,448.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,978
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,978
Revenue Sources, State: 49.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 47.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 70
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 166.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,174
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,443
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 43|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,865
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 40|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,418
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,024
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,313
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $137
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 84.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,089
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 86.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,234
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 89.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 59.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 61.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 58.9%
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): $271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $182
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $179
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $83
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $60,735
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,635
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 70
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $67,130
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 69.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $71,665
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 34|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 166.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $136,398
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 125.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $138,925
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $7,038,169
2013-14 Actual: $154,933
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $7,193,102
2014-15 Actual: $-638,391
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,574,833
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,361,553

* 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.