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District: WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL (5550)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $43,095,460
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,205.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,536
2014-15 Total Spending: $44,893,301
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,228.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,148
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,148
Revenue Sources, State: 13.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 68.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 15%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 93.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 148.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,233
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,521
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,846
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 17|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,778
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,621
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,746
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $33
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 84.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,889
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,018
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|46
% 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): 42.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 38.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 41.1%
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): $668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $710
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $811
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $194
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $28
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $37
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): 17|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $69,723
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $72,165
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 93.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $84,295
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 88.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $90,650
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 44|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 148.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 16|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $137,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 144.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $139,234
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,857,601
2013-14 Actual: $1,176,113
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,033,714
2014-15 Actual: $745,221
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $479,765
Actual Excess (2014-15): $500,130

* 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.