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District: PRINCETON (4255)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MERCER
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $85,461,879
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,472
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,614
2014-15 Total Spending: $88,779,657
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,604
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,634
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,634
Revenue Sources, State: 15%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 78.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 5.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 58.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 136.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,484
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 97|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,287
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 99|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $19,333
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 99|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,975
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,970
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $10,360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,907
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 84|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $163
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 88.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 86|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $71
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 94|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,938
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,889
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,981
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 80|103
% 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): 55.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.6%
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): $439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $436
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 25.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $31
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $9
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $75,090
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 84|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 86|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $79,471
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 95|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 58.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 97|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $76,671
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 56.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 101|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $81,527
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 76|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 136.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 95|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $147,408
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 96|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 138
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 89|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $148,677
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 98|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 92|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 79|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $9,024,778
2013-14 Actual: $127,513
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,152,291
2014-15 Actual: $-758,396
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $446,108
Actual Excess (2014-15): $147,897

* 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.