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District: BRANCHBURG TWP (0510)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $47,617,760
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,343.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,322
2015-16 Total Spending: $47,603,444
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,243.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,218
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,218
Revenue Sources, State: 12.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 86%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 61.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 183.1
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,934
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,897
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,436
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 64|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $10,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10,077
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 73|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,802
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 63|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 92.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,721
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 67|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 91.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,906
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,794
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 81.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 80.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 79.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|79
% 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): 32.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 30.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 30.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 32.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 33.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 38.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $219
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $234
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $235
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,445
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 72|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $62,795
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 61.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,376
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 64.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 57|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $76,632
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 58|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 183.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $131,479
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 146.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 52|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $122,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 22.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 17.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,471,925
2014-15 Actual: $-959,643
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $4,512,282
2015-16 Actual: $1,063,954
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $17,476
Actual Excess (2015-16): $209,106

* 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.