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District: SOUTH PLAINFIELD BORO (4910)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $62,343,047
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,496.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,830
2014-15 Total Spending: $63,041,088
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,612.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,452
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,452
Revenue Sources, State: 25.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 73.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.7%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 149
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,150
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,764
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,483
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 42|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,571
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,712
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,732
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $315
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): $195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $176
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,081
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,767
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,548
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,706
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 78%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 83|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 80.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 8.2%
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): $397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 97|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $329
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 87|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $65
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $99
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $62,732
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,282
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 82.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $73,906
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 81.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,576
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 41|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 149
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 90|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $115,325
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 160.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $124,948
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 93|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $7,513,643
2013-14 Actual: $-996,442
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,517,201
2014-15 Actual: $-724,201
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $926,879
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,214,259

* 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.