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District: SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL (4815)
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: $42,896,669
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,043
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,997
2014-15 Total Spending: $43,804,437
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,059.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,265
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,265
Revenue Sources, State: 12.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 74.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 11.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 71.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 145.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,845
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,079
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,567
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 49|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,925
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,917
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.9%
%% 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): $339
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $88
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $107
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,660
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,640
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,642
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,643
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,411
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,615
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 50.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|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): 51.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|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): 49.2%
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): $573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $45
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $69,055
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 71.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $76,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 66.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $71,680
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 35|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 145.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $135,827
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 60|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 154.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $143,556
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 13
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,896,595
2013-14 Actual: $-738,649
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,157,946
2014-15 Actual: $119,257
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $929,463
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,320,448

* 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.