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District: SOMERVILLE BORO (4820)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $44,790,988
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,417.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,531
2015-16 Total Spending: $46,656,537
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,434.4
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,166
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,166
Revenue Sources, State: 25.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 48%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 22.9%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.6%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 145.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,849
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,125
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 32|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,179
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 39|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,377
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,941
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,129
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,590
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,741
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 90.3%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,764
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 83.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $544
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 43.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 43.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $621
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 45.3%
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): $496
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 27.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $129
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $40
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $344
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $63,121
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $64,690
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 32|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 73.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $79,469
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 79.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 39|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $72,850
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 42|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 145.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $127,675
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 130.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 58|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $128,849
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 49|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,817,907
2014-15 Actual: $820,283
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $6,638,190
2015-16 Actual: $734,271
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $749,947
Actual Excess (2015-16): $391,241

* 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.