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District: SOMERSET CO VOCATIONAL (4810)
Operating Type VOC
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type VOC Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $16,622,619
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 492.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $33,732
2015-16 Total Spending: $16,105,139
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 511.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $31,485
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $31,485
Revenue Sources, State: 19.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 69%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 8.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 48.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 51.1
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 18.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $28,230
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|21
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $26,061
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|21
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $28,853
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 21|21
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $13,379
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 47.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $12,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 48.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $13,898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 48.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 41.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 87.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $11,154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 42.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 88.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $12,281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 42.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 88.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $613
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $757
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 92.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $5,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5,798
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 20.1%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,386
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 84.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,718
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,971
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 37.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,640
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|21
% 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): 39.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,817
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 36.7%
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): $390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $368
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 31.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $86
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $203
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|21
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,829
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|21
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 8.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|21
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $66,794
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|21
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 48.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|21
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,169
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|21
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 43.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|21
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $73,471
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 16|21
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 51.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|21
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $97,834
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|21
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 49.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|21
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $103,271
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|21
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 6.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|21
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 7.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 20|21
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,530,128
2014-15 Actual: $36,706
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,566,834
2015-16 Actual: $1,254,650
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $214,590
Actual Excess (2015-16): $998,589

* 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.