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District: PERTH AMBOY CITY (4090)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending: $189,895,079
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,695.8
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,754
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 69
2011-12 Total Spending: $187,155,250
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 10,689.5
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,508
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,508
Revenue Sources, State: 83.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2011 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 92.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 264.4
10/15/11 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 7.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,736
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 73
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,135
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,663
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 67
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8,819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 93
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 64.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 65.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $9,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 63.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $8,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 93
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 62.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 97.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $8,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 63.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 96.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $8,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 94.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,777
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $2,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,518
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 80.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,403
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 79%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 75.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,071
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $886
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2011-12): 81.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $942
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 82.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 52.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 55.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $894
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 53.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $106
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.7%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 44.5%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 37.4%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 38.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $44
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $47
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $507
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 13.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 43
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $57,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 20
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 35
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $62,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 50
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 92.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 35
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $70,350
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 29
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 86.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 32
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $75,150
Salary Ranking (2012-13): 57
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 264.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 4
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $123,380
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 55
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 218.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 22
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $122,117
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 52
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 23.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 7
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 19.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 26
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $22,784,054
2010-11 Actual: $3,300,795
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $26,084,849
2011-12 Actual: $50,962,170
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2010-11): $12,265,109
Actual Excess (2011-12): $60,942,980
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