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District: SOUTH RIVER BORO (4920)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $34,093,379
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,347.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,524
2014-15 Total Spending: $34,952,226
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,304.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,170
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,170
Revenue Sources, State: 48.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 46.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 85.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 217.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,218
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,661
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 3|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,571
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 1|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 97%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,097
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 97.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,505
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 79.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 88.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 87.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 24.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 21.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 21.1%
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): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.9%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $20
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $53,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,950
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 85.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $54,859
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 77.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $57,969
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 4|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 217.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $121,460
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 157.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $118,801
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|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): $2,388,866
2013-14 Actual: $37,772
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,426,638
2014-15 Actual: $539,075
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $226,725
Actual Excess (2014-15): $518,892

* 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.