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District: SPOTSWOOD BORO (4970)
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 0 - 1800 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $29,246,195
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,800.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,243
2014-15 Total Spending: $29,808,904
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,780.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,740
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,740
Revenue Sources, State: 30.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 51.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 16.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10
  Student/Support Ratio: 64.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 210.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,674
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|49
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,823
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|49
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,621
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 5|49
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $97
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,995
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 80.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 80.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,025
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 83.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 81.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.1%
% 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): $1,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $889
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 63.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $938
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 60%
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): $337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $45
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $89
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $105
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|49
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $54,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|49
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|49
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $57,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 64.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|49
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $71,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|49
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 67.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|49
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,350
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 36|49
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 210.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|49
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $122,975
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|49
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 149.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|49
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $117,812
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|49
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 24.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|49
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 16.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|49
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,747,899
2013-14 Actual: $346,720
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,094,619
2014-15 Actual: $946,029
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $295,379
Actual Excess (2014-15): $590,090

* 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.