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District: NEW PROVIDENCE BORO (3560)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $41,069,393
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,379
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,263
2015-16 Total Spending: $41,136,970
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,420.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,998
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,998
Revenue Sources, State: 13.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 84.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 175.8
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,358
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 23|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,709
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,725
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 16|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,711
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,629
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,875
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,995
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,771
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 91.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,661
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 90.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,611
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,692
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $110
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 80.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 79.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 68.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $788
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 68.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 69.1%
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): $510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 51|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 29.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $116
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $61
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $109
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,286
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $69,402
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 49|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 73.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $67,729
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 73.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 46|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $73,752
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 43|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 175.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $138,034
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 178.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $131,328
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 54|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 16.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,921,414
2014-15 Actual: $-826,190
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,049,802
2015-16 Actual: $624,205
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $168,945
Actual Excess (2015-16): $426,403

* 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.