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District: SOMERVILLE BORO (4820)
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: $45,191,764
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,434
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,567
2014-15 Total Spending: $44,790,988
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,417.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,531
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,531
Revenue Sources, State: 24.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 48.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 23.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 86.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 161
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,459
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 29|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,619
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,720
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 38|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,755
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,078
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,885
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,494
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 84%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $515
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 43%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 43.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 45%
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): $484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 27.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $167
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $129
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $45
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $59,798
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,121
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 86.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $81,435
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 73.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $79,469
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 51|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 161
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $126,049
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 45|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 145.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $127,675
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,490,906
2013-14 Actual: $327,001
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,817,907
2014-15 Actual: $820,751
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $769,865
Actual Excess (2014-15): $749,947

* 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.