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District: SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD REG (4670)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $92,271,288
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,555.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,610
2014-15 Total Spending: $92,399,842
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 5,506.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,781
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,781
Revenue Sources, State: 13%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 97.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 202.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,045
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,465
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 16|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,728
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 24|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,252
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,958
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.4%
%% 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): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 79%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $943
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 86.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,663
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,066
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 63.4%
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): $266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $46
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $64
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $103
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $63,410
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,807
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 97.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $67,078
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 97.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $65,325
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 13|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 202.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $127,542
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 190.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $128,733
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $13,990,184
2013-14 Actual: $182,196
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $14,172,380
2014-15 Actual: $4,396,826
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,000,000
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,000,000

* 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.