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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.

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)
2016-17 Total Spending: $49,039,864
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,370
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,693
2017-18 Total Spending: $48,698,305
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,370
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,552
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,552
Revenue Sources, State: 28.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 48.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 20.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.9%
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 75.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 126.8
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.26%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,670
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|74
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,065
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|75
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,241
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 28|75
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 43|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 59.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $9,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 59.3%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,270
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94.26%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 56.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 95.09%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 26|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 93.64%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 40|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $237
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 55|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $235
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.8%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 28|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 30|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.2%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 37|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 91.93%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,061
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 45|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 93.09%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 91.05%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 62|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 60|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 12.6%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 49|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,549
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 61|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.36%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 84.41%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 55|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 82.28%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 10|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 8.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 10|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 8.9%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 15|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 42.38%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 16|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 44.32%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): 622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 15|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): 45.77%
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): N.R.
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 63|74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 66|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 63|75
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.8%
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 24.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 24.3%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 29.4%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $373
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $91
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $75
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 11.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 37|75
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $64,536
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 31|75
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 47|75
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $64,434
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 25|75
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 75.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 34|75
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $72,289
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 36|75
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 66.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 55|75
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $70,709
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 32|75
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 126.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 60|75
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $128,849
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 49|75
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 126.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 58|75
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $132,070
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 48|75
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 12.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 64|75
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 13.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 51|75
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $7,372,461
2016-17 Actual: $-722,627
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $6,649,834
2017-18 Actual: $1,490,351
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): $605,661
Actual Excess (2017-18): $32,756