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District: RAHWAY CITY (4290)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $74,361,931
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,836.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,381
2015-16 Total Spending: $76,571,806
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,837.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,954
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,954
Revenue Sources, State: 39.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 57%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 86.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 149.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,135
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,276
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 47|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,675
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 33|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,629
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,050
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,290
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,371
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,917
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,969
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 83%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 81.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 78.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $892
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 60%
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): $314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 81|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 28.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 30.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $6
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $67,679
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 17.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $66,760
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 43|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 86.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,097
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 105.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $67,247
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 15|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 149.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 80|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $119,736
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 190.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $119,368
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 85|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 91|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,063,083
2014-15 Actual: $29,090
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $6,092,173
2015-16 Actual: $8,729
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,479,371
Actual Excess (2015-16): $975,737

* 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.